A side-by-side comparison of text published online by two separate authors. You be the judge on whether unethical behavior occurred.

1. “Top Ten Rules of
Genealogy”
A Case in Plagiarism
©2013 Michael Hait
All rights reserved

2. Proof of Copyright

3. Originally posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.
Cached webpage dated 29 June 2008.
Accessed through Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, 6 July 2013.

4. The same article posted in blog on Genealogy Wise on 8 July 2009.
http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/top-ten-rules-of-genealogy
Accessed 6 July 2013.

5. The same article posted in blog on Genealogy Wise on 8 July 2009.
http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/top-ten-rules-of-genealogy
Accessed 6 July 2013.

6. The same article reprinted (with permission) in an August 2009 newsletter.
Lorain County Computer Users Group, Interface, Volume 21, no. 8 (Aug 2009), 5–6.
Available online at http://www.lccug.com/newsletters/200908.pdf : accessed 6 July

7. • Randy Seaver, “Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 5-11, 2009,” Genea-Musings
blog, posted 12 July 2009 (http://www.geneamusings.com/2009/07/best-of-
genea-blogs-july-5-11-2009.html : accessed 6 July 2013).
• Dawn Watson, “A Sunday Walk Around the Blogs,” Genealogical Research: A
Hobby or an Obsession? (now Digging in the Roots: A Genealogical Odyssey)
blog, posted 26 July 2009 (http://genealogical.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/a-
sunday-walk-around-the-blogs-3/ : accessed 6 July 2013).
• Randy Seaver, “Interesting Genealogy Blog Articles,” Chula Vista Genealogy
Café blog, posted 11 August 2009
(http://cvgencafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/interesting-genealogy-blog-
articles.html : accessed 6 July 2013).
Mentions of the article in other
blogs

8. Current location of the article:
http://haitfamilyresearch.com/geneTips.htm
Accessed 6 July 2013.

9. Proof of Violation

10. Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.
Compare with this post dated 24 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/978-barry-s-gentips-199-document-your-sources :

11. Compare with this post dated 24 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/978-barry-s-gentips-199-document-your-sources :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

12. Compare with this post dated 26 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/979-barry-s-gentips-200-review-your-sources :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

13. Compare with this post dated 28 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/980-barry-s-gentips-202-know-the-source-of-
information :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

14. Compare with this post dated 28 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/980-barry-s-gentips-202-know-the-source-of-
information :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

15. Compare with this post dated 30 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/981-barry-s-gentips-203-get-local :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

16. Compare with this post dated 30 November 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/981-barry-s-gentips-203-get-local :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

17. Compare with this post dated 2 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/982-barry-s-gentips-204-use-original-records :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

18. Compare with this post dated 4 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/983-barry-s-gentips-205-use-derivative-and-secondary-
sources :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

19. Compare with this post dated 4 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/983-barry-s-gentips-205-use-derivative-and-secondary-
sources :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

20. Compare with this post dated 6 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/985-barry-s-gentips-206-never-assume-anything :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

21. Compare with this post dated 6 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/985-barry-s-gentips-206-never-assume-anything :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

22. Compare with this post dated 8 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/986-barry-s-gentips-207-not-every-problem-can-be-
solved :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

23. Compare with this post dated 8 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/986-barry-s-gentips-207-not-every-problem-can-be-
solved :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

24. Compare with this post dated 10 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/987-barry-s-gentips-208-remember-why-you-do-it :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

25. Compare with this post dated 10 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/987-barry-s-gentips-208-remember-why-you-do-it :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

26. Compare with this post dated 10 December 2012, from
http://barrysblog.mygenshare.com/posts/987-barry-s-gentips-208-remember-why-you-do-it :
Original text, as posted at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/genetips.aspx in 2007.

27. You be the judge.
Plagiarism?