Copyscape - Preventing Plagiarism of Your Online Content

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against plagiarists, it's important to be both vigilant and proactive. These four easy steps can help protect your content from being stolen:</p> <ol class="spaced"> <li>Place a <a href="banners.php">plagiarism warning banner</a> on each of your pages in order to deter plagiarists from stealing your work.</li> <li>Include copyright notices on your pages to assert ownership over your content. To create a © symbol in HTML code, use:   <code>&copy;</code></li> <li>Use the automatic <a href="signup.php?pro=0">Copysentry</a> service to detect illegal copies of your content as they appear.</li> <li>If your content has been copied without permission, take <a href="respond.php">immediate steps</a> to have it removed.</li> </ol> <h2 class="doublegap">Copyscape Search</h2> <p>To perform a free Copyscape search on your content, enter the URL of your original web page below:</p> <div id="search" class="no_top"> <div id="form"> <form name="query" method="GET" action="./"> <input id="name" type="text" name="q" value="http://" /> <input id="button" type="submit" value="Go" /> </form> </div> </div> <p>Click <a href="about.php">here</a> for more information on Copyscape and the terms and conditions of use.</p> <p class="disclaimer">Indigo Stream Technologies does not provide legal advice or make legal recommendations. 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