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What do you do when someone passes your code off as theirs? [modified]

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  • G GuyThiebaut

    I realise this probably happens all the time - I have found someone passing off code I published in an article on codeproject as their own - they could not even be bothered changing the name of the app :laugh: I was just merrily googling my applications, being the narcissist that I am :-\ and found this Clickety Suggestions for what fate should await them gratefully received...

    Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

    modified on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:41 AM

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    GuyThiebaut
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    Just want to say thanks to everyone for their suggestions and comments. I never expected to get so many suggestions so quickly - I think this is what I appreciate about codeproject... :)

    Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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    • G GuyThiebaut

      I realise this probably happens all the time - I have found someone passing off code I published in an article on codeproject as their own - they could not even be bothered changing the name of the app :laugh: I was just merrily googling my applications, being the narcissist that I am :-\ and found this Clickety Suggestions for what fate should await them gratefully received...

      Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

      modified on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:41 AM

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      Nagy Vilmos
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      Hit the mother with plenty of comments...


      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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      • G GuyThiebaut

        I realise this probably happens all the time - I have found someone passing off code I published in an article on codeproject as their own - they could not even be bothered changing the name of the app :laugh: I was just merrily googling my applications, being the narcissist that I am :-\ and found this Clickety Suggestions for what fate should await them gratefully received...

        Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

        modified on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:41 AM

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        peterchen
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        Point out the obvious bugs to the boss? How do you prove you aren't the pirate?

        Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
        | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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        • G GuyThiebaut

          I realise this probably happens all the time - I have found someone passing off code I published in an article on codeproject as their own - they could not even be bothered changing the name of the app :laugh: I was just merrily googling my applications, being the narcissist that I am :-\ and found this Clickety Suggestions for what fate should await them gratefully received...

          Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

          modified on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:41 AM

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          Nagy Vilmos
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          You did not write this - I did by guy On January 22, 2010 Anyone who visits CodeProject will realise that you did not write this application - as I am the author. Passing code off as your own is unethical and you will be found out by your peers! Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 Yes, you are right i forgot to add your reference ! Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 No. Adding a reference implies that this is a derivative work when it is in fact a straight copy. Big up and delete this article along with anything else you stole. Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 don't use bad words okay ! my one friend gave this article to me to upload i did not know okay i will delete this !!!!!! Re: Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 If you do not know the providence of the code, don't claim it. Scrub that. DON'T CLAIM OTHER'S CODE - IT IS FRAUD Understand?


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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          • D Dan Neely

            Date of publication. :)

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            0x3c0
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            Just beat me to it :)

            OSDev :)

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            • P peterchen

              Point out the obvious bugs to the boss? How do you prove you aren't the pirate?

              Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
              | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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              Dan Neely
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              Date of publication. :)

              3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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              • P peterchen

                Point out the obvious bugs to the boss? How do you prove you aren't the pirate?

                Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
                | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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                0x3c0
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                Article post dates? It seems to be a fairly safe metric.

                OSDev :)

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                • N Nagy Vilmos

                  You did not write this - I did by guy On January 22, 2010 Anyone who visits CodeProject will realise that you did not write this application - as I am the author. Passing code off as your own is unethical and you will be found out by your peers! Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 Yes, you are right i forgot to add your reference ! Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 No. Adding a reference implies that this is a derivative work when it is in fact a straight copy. Big up and delete this article along with anything else you stole. Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 don't use bad words okay ! my one friend gave this article to me to upload i did not know okay i will delete this !!!!!! Re: Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 If you do not know the providence of the code, don't claim it. Scrub that. DON'T CLAIM OTHER'S CODE - IT IS FRAUD Understand?


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                  0x3c0
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                  Nikhil:

                  Are you not able to understand in one time... listen i am deleting this

                  I don't think he did.

                  OSDev :)

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                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                    You did not write this - I did by guy On January 22, 2010 Anyone who visits CodeProject will realise that you did not write this application - as I am the author. Passing code off as your own is unethical and you will be found out by your peers! Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 Yes, you are right i forgot to add your reference ! Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 No. Adding a reference implies that this is a derivative work when it is in fact a straight copy. Big up and delete this article along with anything else you stole. Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 don't use bad words okay ! my one friend gave this article to me to upload i did not know okay i will delete this !!!!!! Re: Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 If you do not know the providence of the code, don't claim it. Scrub that. DON'T CLAIM OTHER'S CODE - IT IS FRAUD Understand?


                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                    GuyThiebaut
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                    If you are ever in Cambridge,get in touch and I will buy you a beer :)

                    Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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                      Just beat me to it :)

                      OSDev :)

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                      Dan Neely
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                      Plagiarist. :rolleyes:

                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                      • G GuyThiebaut

                        If you are ever in Cambridge,get in touch and I will buy you a beer :)

                        Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        For free beer, I can be there in [checks watch] four hours... I might actually be that way in a month or so when the weather isn't so brass monkey.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                        • G GuyThiebaut

                          He has just responded quickly with an email. "Yes you are right Guy Thiebaut i will add your reference ...i forgot to add." Forgetting to add a reference is very different to claiming to have written it yourself when you have lifted the entire codebase. Makes you wonder how many other things he has nicked and claimed as his own...

                          Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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                          Dan Neely
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                          Anyone have time to google the rest of his posts and see if they were ripped off as well?

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                            You did not write this - I did by guy On January 22, 2010 Anyone who visits CodeProject will realise that you did not write this application - as I am the author. Passing code off as your own is unethical and you will be found out by your peers! Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 Yes, you are right i forgot to add your reference ! Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 No. Adding a reference implies that this is a derivative work when it is in fact a straight copy. Big up and delete this article along with anything else you stole. Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Nikhil On January 22, 2010 don't use bad words okay ! my one friend gave this article to me to upload i did not know okay i will delete this !!!!!! Re: Re: Re: Re: You did not write this - I did by Vilmos On January 22, 2010 If you do not know the providence of the code, don't claim it. Scrub that. DON'T CLAIM OTHER'S CODE - IT IS FRAUD Understand?


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                            No need to hang him by his ****s from this years's Christmas tree then?* *Taken from a blooper by John Boy Walton*

                            Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                              For free beer, I can be there in [checks watch] four hours... I might actually be that way in a month or so when the weather isn't so brass monkey.


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                              GuyThiebaut
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                              The offer will still be there... and hopefully I won't have a stinking cold like I do at the moment X| :laugh:

                              Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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                              • G GuyThiebaut

                                I realise this probably happens all the time - I have found someone passing off code I published in an article on codeproject as their own - they could not even be bothered changing the name of the app :laugh: I was just merrily googling my applications, being the narcissist that I am :-\ and found this Clickety Suggestions for what fate should await them gratefully received...

                                Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)

                                modified on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:41 AM

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                                David Crow
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                                He's listed as a Microsoft MVP. You might let his lead know, and maybe the owner of c-sharpcorner.com.

                                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                                  Nikhil:

                                  Are you not able to understand in one time... listen i am deleting this

                                  I don't think he did.

                                  OSDev :)

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                                  Kenneth Ballard
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                                  Neither do I. Along with uploading it to C-Sharp Corner, he also has it posted on his blog[^], you should definitely target him there as well. It really does make me wonder what else he's trying to proffer as his own.

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                                    He's listed as a Microsoft MVP. You might let his lead know, and maybe the owner of c-sharpcorner.com.

                                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                    "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                                    Nish Nishant
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                                    DavidCrow wrote:

                                    He's listed as a Microsoft MVP. You might let his lead know, and maybe the owner of c-sharpcorner.com.

                                    Really? His profile says CSharpCorner MVP (not Microsoft MVP).

                                    Regards, Nish


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                                    My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                      DavidCrow wrote:

                                      He's listed as a Microsoft MVP. You might let his lead know, and maybe the owner of c-sharpcorner.com.

                                      Really? His profile says CSharpCorner MVP (not Microsoft MVP).

                                      Regards, Nish


                                      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                      My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                      David Crow
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                                      My bad. I saw too many Ms. :-O

                                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                      "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                                        He's listed as a Microsoft MVP. You might let his lead know, and maybe the owner of c-sharpcorner.com.

                                        "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                        "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                        "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                                        daniilzol
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                                        I don't think he has Microsoft MVP, he has passed Microsoft certifications (or so he claims) but that's different than Microsoft MVP. However, he does have MVP from c-sharpcorner.com and yes, I would email owner of c-sharpcorner.com and ask him to remove his MVP status.

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                                        • N Nish Nishant

                                          Guy, Tell him you want that article removed from that site. Also link to this thread so he sees that he's getting some unexpected publicity. Plagiarists are only a level above spammers, that too barely. :|

                                          Regards, Nish


                                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                          Gary Wheeler
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                                          As far as I'm concerned, plagiarists are worse than spammers. A spammer is an impersonal offender. A plagiarist has direct contact with the offended person whose work he's stolen.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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