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That was my first thought, although i'm not sure why you refer to them as 'poor-mans copyright', seems like a pretty smart way of adding an additional layer of
by heyitsnick 14y ago
That was my first thought, although i'm not sure why you refer to them as 'poor-mans copyright', seems like a pretty smart way of adding an additional layer of protection in cases of plagiarism dispute.
These are also referred to as mountweasel's or 'nihil articles' (http://www.omniglot.com/blog/?p=6187 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/?p=6187) and turn up in dictionaries, maps, charts and other reference works.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry for a long list, including fictitious german politician Jakob Maria Mierscheid in most official parliamentary listings.
- sbirchall 14y ago> although i'm not sure why you refer to them as 'poor-mans copyright' just a misunderstanding, I was searching my brain for the phrases you mention and out popped 'poor mans copyright'[1]. You are indeed correct this is a totally different thing and "Mountweasels" (fictitious artifacts) are a very sound method of establishing the originality of certain work... I have to wonder if "Mountweasels" hasn't krept into our language in just such a manner though! [1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_man%27s_copyright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_man%27s_copyright]