The Global Web Rights campaign is dedicated to helping you defend your site against content theft and copyright violations on the web. Click on the topics below to learn more: Defending Your Site with Banners Preventing Plagiarism Detecting Plagiarism Responding to Plagiarism Understanding Your Rights Learning from Others About Copyscape   Defending Your Site with Banners The first step in defending your site is warning potential plagiarists that they will be caught. You should place a Plagiarism Warning Banner on each of your web pages to deter potential content thieves. Some sample banners are shown below. Click to see the full selection.       Preventing Plagiarism It is best to prevent plagiarism before it happens. This simple Guide to Preventing Plagiarism will help you prevent plagiarism of your site.   Detecting Plagiarism Copyscape provides a free service that lets people easily search for plagiarism online and identify instances of content theft. You can use Copyscape to find sites that have copied your content without permission, as well as those that are quoting your site. Simply type in the URL of your original content, and Copyscape does the rest. Your page:   Responding to Plagiarism If you discover that someone has stolen your content, it is best to act quickly. This practical Guide to Responding To Plagiarism lists some of the actions you can take to track down the perpetrators and ensure that your content is removed from the offending site.   Understanding Your Rights The Global Web Rights Resource Center will help you understand your rights and the laws that regulate online plagiarism. Since copyright laws vary from place to place, the list also includes links to copyright information for different countries.   Learning from Others The Copyscape Forum provides a central place to share experiences, post questions and tips, and discuss how best to deal with web plagiarism with people who face similar issues around the world.   About Copyscape Copyscape is dedicated to protecting content rights online and defending against the threats of plagiarism and content theft. The Web is built on the hard work of honest people who devote their time and energies to creating original content for the benefit of all. The global epidemic of content theft violates people's hard-earned rights and discourages the creation of new web content. Copyscape was created as a free public service to address this growing problem. For more information about Copyscape, click here.