[WikiEN-l] Copyright Violation Bot

Fri Nov 24 18:10:10 UTC 2006

The fact that people continually insert copyvios into articles is very
distressing.

On 11/24/06, Earle Martin <wikipedia at downlode.org> wrote:
>
> On 23/11/06, Chris Picone <ccool2ax at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If I can't finish this, would any of you Wikipedians be so kind as to
> > write a script for me to run? Thanks,
>
> Sure. Try this:
> http://downlode.org/Code/Perl/Wikipedia/copyviofinder.txt
>
> It's a little rough and ready, but seems to work. A couple of random
> examples:
>
> [[USS Dale (DD-290)]]
> Search phrase: Dale operated with Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting Fleet,
> on the Atlantic
> Found:
>   http://www.historycentral.com/navy/destroyer/DaleIIIdd290.html
>   http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/dd-290.htm
>   http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd290txt.htm
>
> [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
> Search phrase: The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American
> football team based
> Found:
>   http://www.jazzsportsnews.com/nfl/teams/64.html
>
> http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Cincinn
> ati_Bengals
>   http://www.acheapseat.com/cincinnati_bengals_tickets.html
>   http://www.blinkbits.com/bits/viewforum/cincinnati_bengals_bio?f=2552
>   http://www.frontrowking.com/football/cincinnati_bengals_tickets.html
>   http://www.ticketstogo.com/sport/nfl/Cincinnati-Bengals.html
>   http://www.free-picks.org/nfl/articles/bengals.html
>   http://www.foxboroticketking.com/vscincinnatibengals.html
> [lots more URLs snipped]
>
> Whether the copyvio is an inward or outward bound one in each case is
> sadly beyond the scope of my programming skills, so I leave that to
> you.
>
> --
> Earle Martin
>             http://downlode.org/
> http://purl.org/net/earlemartin/
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