So, you know those articles I’m proofreading at work? One of them contained a fact that looked questionable, so I decided to fact-check it really quick. I went to Google, typed in the subject, and just pulled up the first page. The good news is, the fact was correct. The bad news is, large parts of the article were word-for-word the same as the article I fact-checked against. (For the sake of the company that wrote the content, I’m not going to disclose anything.)

The best part? The article is on trademark law.

Now, bear in mind, it’s not like there’s a ton of original content and they just plagiarized two paragraphs. Well, there might be. The point is that I just don’t know. This is the first piece I’ve found without even looking for it. So now, I’ve got to stop proofing the articles and start checking them for plagiarism.

Did I mention that all of the articles deal with patents, copyrights, and trademarks?

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