Posted on 07/06/2006 9:36:05 PM PDT by churchillbuff
Universal Press Syndicate issued a statement this afternoon saying it might look into the plagiarism allegations against Ann Coulter in two possible ways.
"We'll see what we can find on our own," said Kathie Kerr, the syndicate's director of communications, noting that Universal would use the information referenced in Sunday's New York Post article. That story quoted John Barrie, creator of the iThenticate plagiarism-probing system, who said he had easily found several examples of alleged plagiarism in Coulter's new "Godless" book and in her Universal columns from the past year. Several blogs had earlier found these and other examples.
Kerr added that Universal may also use a plagiarism-finding tool from Barrie's company.
The Universal spokeswoman said Barrie has yet to return her call (he hasn't returned E&P's calls either), but added that she did hear from a sales-division person at the iParadigms company with which Barrie is affiliated. Kerr said she was told that iParadigms wasn't sure if it "could provide the same information about Coulter as was given to the Post," but that the syndicate "could subscribe to the service that provided the information" to that newspaper.
"This tool is a service sold through subscription on LexisNexis," said Kerr. "We use the research tool on LexisNexis quite a bit. The plagiarism tool is called Copyguard and is about a year old. We'll want to set up a trial period and of course get pricing on this tool, but it sounds like something that would benefit us. I don't know how long it will take to get a trial period set up."
Universal syndicates Coulter's column to more than 100 newspapers.
..."They are just DESPERATE to find something -- anything! -- to stop people from buying this book..."
And, most specifically, to keep Ann from writing another book. They cannot intimidate her. She knows their game.
I really don't care if she did refer to other articles, I read the book and it is very informative, where ever she got her information. Keep up the good work Annie. We love you.
They are using Ann's book to hype their software. Ann should ask for a share of the company - by suing them for slander.
Here is a cut and paste from one of your links. The author is absurd. How else does one write a list of scientific achievements, except by writing in scientific terms.
"Restore bone marrow in cancer patients (using stem cells from umbilical cord blood)," says the Website.
"Restoring bone marrow in cancer patients using stem cells from umbilical cord blood," Coulter writes.
You are exactly correct. A fact in an encyclopedia or otherwise "common knowledge" does not need attribution.
This list on page 197 of Godless, which Ann has in bullet point style is endnoted to an article by Michael Fumento, "Adult Stem Cells Provide New Life for Livers," Scripps Howard News Seervice, October 20, 2005. She does not mention Illinois Right to Life, but I bet Michael Fumento is not plagierizing from them either. Perhaps, they printed a copy of his article in their newsletter.
Looks like they booted your sorry liberal @$$.
Somehow I have a hard time imagining that she would think she could get away with something like this. Has she made a comment on the charges?
We're forgetting something. Can't authors and publishers make use of plagiary-detecting software BEFORE publication, as in fact-checking and spell-checking? This kind of software will ultimately benefit conservatives more than liberals, because we care more truthfulness and getting it right. Liberals only care about appearances.
That makes me all tingly inside.
But, you didn't albabspell it right: It's "Dos An Colter need a spaking?"
Energy Alley is to Free Republic what Zarqawi is to Iraq.... a smoldering crater.
That is one-tenth of one percent.
The charge is ludicrus. I probably could be accused of plagiarism in this very post at that sort of threshold.
He's history.
Are they saying she copied from her own column?
Over and over again, they have to go after her methods, since they can't argue against her words: Just how she uses those words.
Amazing how the left is forced to do just that: Look how they silenced Gary Aldrich.
Mark
We have A TROLL! 2/07/06. Welcome to FR ...
Most humans learn by reading and listening to many individuals throughout our lifetime and are unaware that we are actually repeating what others have said or are quoting something that we have read or experienced through some other form of media!
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Just another way to shut us up !!
Apparently, if someone else said it in the 2000+ years of world history we can not say it again !!!
S'cuse me while I barf !!!
This organization that provided the analysis for the NY Post story is an operative ith Moveon.org...
BERGER, STEVEN
BERKELEY,CA 94705
IPARADIGMS LLC/MANAGER
8/5/2004
$1,000
Moveon.org
http://www.iparadigms.com/about_us/contact_us.html
More on IParadigms. They are run by anti-American moonbats.
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Steven
Berger,
Chairman,
IParadigms, LLC
San Francisco
CA
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Berger,
Chairman,
IParadigms, LLC
San Francisco
CA
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