WritersBeware
May 16, 2009 | #1
WARNING: If you use Viper / Raptor Plagiarism Scanner, you will be waiving your inherent copyright to your own property, as well as all rights to compensation from the third-party commercialization of your property!
I have one, simple question:
"Why would an essay company that thrives on selling essays make an anti-essay-selling, plagiarism-detection site that is FREE to the public?"
If you have thought about using the "Viper" and/or "Raptor" plagiarism detection software provided by ScanMyEssay.com, I advise you to think twice! Here are 5 simple reasons why:
1. The owner of Raptor is "Academic Answers Limited," a UK company owned by Barclay and notoriously marketed in this forum by his cohort, "Jennifer."
2. The owner of ScanMyEssay.com, the non-essay-selling site that markets Raptor, is also "Academic Answers Limited."
3. The owner of the UKEssays.com essay bank is, once again, "Academic Answers Limited."
4. UKEssays.com falsely claims that it is does NOT have an essay bank, currently advertising, "We're not a paper mill, essay bank or essay cheats service."
SOURCE:
Home Page of ukessays.com
In case the ukessays.com home page "suddenly changes" after this posting, here is a screen capture of the time/date-stamped copy of Yahoo's cached version of the ukessays.com home page from May 16, 2009, proving that ukessays.com has falsely claimed to NOT be an essay bank. (Note the humorous and possibly ironic display of a "Be an essay scam buster" graphic.):

Contrary to what the UKEssays.com site now conveniently claims, it absolutely IS an essay bank. In fact, its dedicated "Essay Bank" section is located on the following page:
ukessays.com/essay-bank.php
Again, in case the UKEssays.com "Essay Bank" page suddenly changes or disappears after this posting, here is a screen capture of the time/date-stamped copy of Google's cached version of the UKEssays.com "Essay Bank" page from May 16, 2009:

Full-screen version:

5. Not surprisingly, the disclaimer at ScanMyEssay.com does NOT inform potential users that Academic Answers Limited owns essay banks, including but not limited to UKEssays.com. However, the very same disclaimer DOES, quite carefully and explicitly, afford ScanMyEssay.com the LEGAL PROTECTION to publish, commercialize, and repeatedly sell YOUR papers-forever-without paying you a penny! From the disclaimer page:
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In addition, in no event shall Academic Answers Limited, or its principals, shareholders, officers, employees, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, or parent organisations [including but not limited to UKEssays.com's essay bank], be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages whatsoever relating to the use of RAPTOR, or to your relationship with Academic Answers Limited.
By using the RAPTOR software you acknowledge that Academic Answers Limited will retain any document processed by the program for the purpose of marketing RAPTOR or any associated website of the Company [including, but not limited to, the Company's essay bank at UKEssays.com] and you agree that any right you may have to remuneration for the use of documents to which you hold the copyright is waived.
By using the RAPTOR software you acknowledge that Academic Answers Limited will store a copy of all documents processed by the program and documents submitted by other users will be compared to such copies and you agree that any right you may have to remuneration for such use of documents to which you hold the copyright is waived.
This Licence is the complete statement of the agreement between the parties on the subject matter, and merges and supersedes all other or prior understandings, purchase orders, agreements and arrangements.
This Licence shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all matters relating to this Licence shall be in courts located in the United Kingdom, and you consent to such jurisdiction and venue. There are no third party beneficiaries of any promises, obligations or representations made by Academic Answers Limited herein.
Any waiver by Academic Answers Limited of any violation of this Licence by you shall not constitute or contribute to a waiver of any other or future violation by you of the same provision, or any other provision, of this Licence.
Copyright 2008 by Academic Answers Limited. All rights reserved.
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Screen capture of disclaimer from May 16, 2009:

I have one, simple question:
"Why would an essay company that thrives on selling essays make an anti-essay-selling, plagiarism-detection site that is FREE to the public?"
If you have thought about using the "Viper" and/or "Raptor" plagiarism detection software provided by ScanMyEssay.com, I advise you to think twice! Here are 5 simple reasons why:
1. The owner of Raptor is "Academic Answers Limited," a UK company owned by Barclay and notoriously marketed in this forum by his cohort, "Jennifer."
2. The owner of ScanMyEssay.com, the non-essay-selling site that markets Raptor, is also "Academic Answers Limited."
3. The owner of the UKEssays.com essay bank is, once again, "Academic Answers Limited."
4. UKEssays.com falsely claims that it is does NOT have an essay bank, currently advertising, "We're not a paper mill, essay bank or essay cheats service."
SOURCE:
Home Page of ukessays.com
In case the ukessays.com home page "suddenly changes" after this posting, here is a screen capture of the time/date-stamped copy of Yahoo's cached version of the ukessays.com home page from May 16, 2009, proving that ukessays.com has falsely claimed to NOT be an essay bank. (Note the humorous and possibly ironic display of a "Be an essay scam buster" graphic.):

Contrary to what the UKEssays.com site now conveniently claims, it absolutely IS an essay bank. In fact, its dedicated "Essay Bank" section is located on the following page:
ukessays.com/essay-bank.php
Again, in case the UKEssays.com "Essay Bank" page suddenly changes or disappears after this posting, here is a screen capture of the time/date-stamped copy of Google's cached version of the UKEssays.com "Essay Bank" page from May 16, 2009:

Full-screen version:

5. Not surprisingly, the disclaimer at ScanMyEssay.com does NOT inform potential users that Academic Answers Limited owns essay banks, including but not limited to UKEssays.com. However, the very same disclaimer DOES, quite carefully and explicitly, afford ScanMyEssay.com the LEGAL PROTECTION to publish, commercialize, and repeatedly sell YOUR papers-forever-without paying you a penny! From the disclaimer page:
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In addition, in no event shall Academic Answers Limited, or its principals, shareholders, officers, employees, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, or parent organisations [including but not limited to UKEssays.com's essay bank], be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages whatsoever relating to the use of RAPTOR, or to your relationship with Academic Answers Limited.
By using the RAPTOR software you acknowledge that Academic Answers Limited will retain any document processed by the program for the purpose of marketing RAPTOR or any associated website of the Company [including, but not limited to, the Company's essay bank at UKEssays.com] and you agree that any right you may have to remuneration for the use of documents to which you hold the copyright is waived.
By using the RAPTOR software you acknowledge that Academic Answers Limited will store a copy of all documents processed by the program and documents submitted by other users will be compared to such copies and you agree that any right you may have to remuneration for such use of documents to which you hold the copyright is waived.
This Licence is the complete statement of the agreement between the parties on the subject matter, and merges and supersedes all other or prior understandings, purchase orders, agreements and arrangements.
This Licence shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all matters relating to this Licence shall be in courts located in the United Kingdom, and you consent to such jurisdiction and venue. There are no third party beneficiaries of any promises, obligations or representations made by Academic Answers Limited herein.
Any waiver by Academic Answers Limited of any violation of this Licence by you shall not constitute or contribute to a waiver of any other or future violation by you of the same provision, or any other provision, of this Licence.
Copyright 2008 by Academic Answers Limited. All rights reserved.
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Screen capture of disclaimer from May 16, 2009:


