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Update: December 9, 2008 – The two plagiarized poems had been deleted. Thanks to the site administrator/owner of Buzzle.com for doing me a favor. I really appreciate it. Thank you also to all who commented.
This is the second time I am posting about my poems being plagiarized. For the past few days, I’ve been collecting screenshots of different sites where you can see my plagiarized poems. I will be posting them in the coming days.
First in the list is my Saying Goodbye poem. Somebody copied the poem, and what’s worst, she’s claiming it’s hers. She even has the nerve to tell me she made the poem long time ago before I was born, that I was the one who took it from her because she has many poems in many places and that she has awards to prove it. Dream on, libre lang yan.
Duh! I don’t care if she is the best poet around or whatever. I also have lots of awards diba Nilo? haha, tingnan sa mga tags and awards category, nyek!
Seriously, I was googling my poem and was surprised to see 5 or more copycats. The other ‘offenders’ copied my poem as is, but didn’t bother to mention where they copied it from. But this person who submitted her poems in Buzzle.com plagiarized my Saying Goodbye poem. She copied it, changed the title, and now claim it’s hers, ako pa ang pinapalabas na nangopya, ang kapal!
I wrote Saying Goodbye on March 26, 1995 when I was 18 years old. Huwag nyo ng itanong kung bakit ko isinulat yan, haha!
She submitted the poem on July 8, 2008 with the title “I could see we were on the edge“. But as you can see it’s more than 90% plagiarized from my poem Saying Goodbye. The underlined words are her own, while the underlined you’re is my grammatical error, which I then corrected to your in my poem.
I already sent email to Buzzle.com but haven’t received any reply from them. 
I commented on the page and said, I am glad she liked my poem. When I visited the site after few days, I saw there’s no reply so I commented again. But this time, I said “This is my poem…You copied it from my site and you just changed the title… I’m glad that you like it.”
She replied and said “SORRY TO INFORM YOU THAT I MADE THIS POEM LONG TIME AGO MAYBE BEFORE YOU WAS BORN YOU TOOK IT FROM ME CAUSE I HAVE POEMS IN MANY PLACES EVEN AWARDS TO PROVE IT THANK YOU VERY MUCH”
I was expecting that she would admit she copied my poem, but she did not. Talagang pinapanindigan nya na sa kanya yun, haha! So I commented again, but she or somebody else deleted it today. I should have made a screen capture last night when I was still able to read my last comment.
I don’t exactly remember what I said except that I mentioned that LYING LIPS ARE ABOMINATION TO THE LORD – Proverbs 12:22; and A RIGHTEOUS MAN HATETH LYING – Proverbs 13:5.
I am not being self-righteous here, I am as evil as whoever and I also lied many times before but I do NOT claim somebody else’s work!
I am not bothered much by those people who copied my poems directly and not adding me as the author. But I am extremely offended that some people copy my poems and put their names on them.
December 3, 2008 Update. I just want to add this screenshot of the same poem, but this time it has different title, I Could See We Won’t Last Long. Of course, same plagiarist pa rin, Carmen Santiago!
Same poem, different title. Click to view larger image
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dotsky on November 29, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Hi Amor,
grabe naman sya d na lang aminin… oh well mapapahiya rin kasi sya
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Yun nga sis eh. Mas mapapahiya pa sya kapag di nya inamin and yet the truth is shouting at her na.
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melody on November 30, 2008 at 12:10 am
pasaway naman yun..
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
pasaway talaga sis, haha!
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reyna elena on November 30, 2008 at 12:25 am
those bloody assholes! they did it to me many times! yong mga biz articles ko ninanakaw at kanila na lahat these people are a bunch of morons and they claim that they wrote it! pathetic bloggers!
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Nabasa ko nga yung post mo about your biz articles. Nakakainis itng mga ito, akala yata PLR yung mga articles/poems natin at pinagkukopya na’t inako na nila.
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YoungCanWalk on November 30, 2008 at 12:40 am
sa susunod pa copy right mo na lol… o patent bwehehe… parang sa secret window ah
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
hahah…oo nga no, kaya nga I am ‘hunting’ her na for justice kuno ala Secret Window.
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diwatang_byaning replied on December 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
Pa voodoo mo sa Reyna lols madami yang munyika!
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FickleMinded on November 30, 2008 at 4:38 am
what a lying bitch she is!!! you shouldn’t play nice with her,but instead just tell it straight to her face that she is a THIEF!!
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Thanks Willa. I was playing nice with her nga at first pero when she claimed it’s her poem, aba iba na ito. When I told her she’s lying, she deleted my comment. Here, I can say whatever I want to tell her, and she has no power to delete it haha… And yes, you’re right, Carmen Santiago if that’s her real name is a liar and a plagiarist!
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Camper on November 30, 2008 at 7:24 am
Writing poems is quite a fascinating thing. You get healed tapos may collection ka pa:D
But this thing.. plagiarism, is nothing new. Get over it
You are a poet and no one can take that from you.
Sana lang, mamaga ang kamay ng magnanakaw na un hihihihi.
Don’t worry, once the owner of the site reads your message, they will make actions at once or else they get bugged by your fans. US bwahahaha
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
But I can’t get over it. haha…..
Thanks Camper, you’re also a poet, have you checked if you’ve been plagiarized na rin? Kasi 2-3 poems in my submitted poems category may copy na rin, ayun hindi rin nilagay name nung author.
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Camper replied on December 1st, 2008 at 7:44 am
Naranasan ko na siya.The funny thing is, I placed in my previous website a note: You may use them in your personal blog… But it’s never a note giving a permission na angkinin niya ang poem ko. Happened 5 times. Yung 4 inalis sa website. Yung isa, di ko na alam kung ano ang nangyari. Nag-email nga ako sa may-ari ng site.. Sabi ko I can trace your hosting provider and ask them to shut down his site because of plagiarm kasi mahigpit ang providers pagdating sa ganyan ::D
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Camper replied on December 1st, 2008 at 7:56 am
Tsaka isa pa, you just have to bug them..They will end up erasing the post or else they become notorious.. famous no more hahahhahahaha . But don’t forget to use a proxy like hidemyass.com and hide your IP.. or you’ll be the loser =))
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Royal Blog Santacruzan WE 11/30/08 | bancodereyna.com on November 30, 2008 at 8:00 am
[...] so many times and it really pisses the shit out of me. Guess what, it happened to Amor also, in her Plagiarized Poem. I’m telling you, morons are also blogging. And stealing. They don’t have brains. [...]
Pandacan1011 on November 30, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Common practice ng leeches .. naghahanap ng articles para magkaron ng content ang site nila.
Di bale Amor, lamang ka naman ng tatlumpung ligo sa Carmen na yan. Hehehe.
*dancing banana*
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
You mean to say hindi sya naliligo? haha…salamat Kiko.
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Roy on November 30, 2008 at 1:17 pm
yan lang ang hirap ng nagpo-post sa internet. we can’t do anything about those who ’steal’ our poems. makes me want to search for my poems too…
by the way, if you haven’t been tagged yet, i would like to invite you.. i tag you in my latest post in REFLECTIONS, see it here.
http://reflectionsbyroy.blogspot.com/2008/11/prayer-brigade-for-future-philippine.html
thanks!
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Amor replied on December 1st, 2008 at 2:13 am
You better search for your poems na po.
Mahirap talagang mapigilan ang mga magnanakaw na yan.
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Jimi on November 30, 2008 at 2:35 pm
hayaan mo na iyon Amor…
mamamatay rin iyon sa kakanakaw niya!
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Amor replied on November 30th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Marami syang poem doon, hindi ko alam kung lahat yun ninakaw nya or yung sa akin lang.
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Marlene on December 1, 2008 at 5:41 am
Ang kapal nga ng apog niya, hahaa! Baka di nga yan makasulat-sulat ng biography niya, poem pa kaya. “Before you WAS born???” Simple sentence nga lang sa reply niya sa yo, mali pa.
Sue her! Sue her!
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Amor replied on December 1st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Makapal talaga sis, and you know what, just to see kung hindi lang ako ang ninakawan nya, I tried searching some of her poems and I was right. Ayun, isinumbong ko sa original author ng poem, sinabi ko yung link, sabi nya iko-contact daw ng attorney nya yung site. Nagcomment din sya pero binura din ng bruha pag check ko ngayon.
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jessie on December 1, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Hay naku, ang daming ganyan fren. Mga pasaway!
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Amor replied on December 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 am
Eh pasaway din ako friend, kaya hindi ko sya tatantanan.
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Bogie on December 2, 2008 at 1:32 am
Go girl!!! It’s okay if she won’t admit that it’s yours. Just tell her, “all liars will go to hell!”…
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Amor replied on December 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
Mukhang sanay sya sa hell sis, haha! Joke!
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Fatherlyours on December 2, 2008 at 11:58 am
Kaya pala tama sina Ka Freddie Aguilar, kinakanta na muna niya ang tula niya. kapag may manggaya siguradong huli. hehehe
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Amor replied on December 2nd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Mabuti nga po sa mga kanta lalo na sa mga sikat, minsan kahit walang author, alam mo kung sino ang original owner, singer o compositor. Di tulad sa poem, madali lang nakawin, unless kilala kang poet. Eh kung tulad naming nameless, kapag napunta sa ibang site at iba ang nakapangalang owner iisipin ng iba yun talaga ang may-ari, kaya nga hindi ko tatantanan yung magnanakaw na yun hanggat di nya close or delete yung page na yun.
Thanks po sa pagbisita.
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Joy on December 2, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Yaiks..mahilig din pa naman ako gumawa ng poem pero wala ako paki kung may komopya kasi komokopya din ako pero diko naman inaari na akin oy..sama naman ng babaeng yun..Sue her! or Sew her!
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Amor replied on December 2nd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Okay lang din nmn kung may kopya sis, kasi ibig sabihin that person likes your poem kaya kinopya, pero sana man lang ilagay yung author diba? Tapos ito ngang babaeng ito, inaari nyang sa kanya. Pipiliin ko na lang yung sew her, gusto ko syang tahiin… haha!
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fatherlyours on December 2, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Siguro kalahi niya nag inbento ng xerox o kaya kaya nagradweyt yan kaka kopya.hehehe
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Amor replied on December 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Mukha nga po and looks like she’s proud to be a second rate trying hard copy cat hehe.
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Nilo on December 3, 2008 at 2:16 pm
ganun talaga siguro ang punong maraming bunga, hinahangaan pero binabato… para makuha ang mga bunga nito.
Yung sa akin nga hanggang ngayon wala ng nangyari, marami kasi kumukuha nung mga photoshop works ko tulad nung Military Squirrel pero ganun talaga sa internet open field kaya pasensya na lang.
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Amor replied on December 3rd, 2008 at 9:56 pm
OO nga Nilo, marami ka ring original Photoshop works na napunta ang credits sa iba. Ito din kasi problema sa internet, hindi natin mapipigilan mga taong gustong mangopya.
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Madel on December 3, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Kapal naman nya no
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Amor replied on December 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Oo nga sis, mas makapal pa sa hair nya haha!
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janleemark on December 3, 2008 at 10:02 pm
If that’s makes her living, what an awful shame for her. You are the author and you’ll always be the author of your creation. She knew it. Wow, shame on her…..
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Amor replied on December 3rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
She’s such a liar and a plagiarist. I just hope she’s reading my post. Shame on her talaga!
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No Right Click » Amor’s Blog on December 4, 2008 at 1:43 am
[...] Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 1:42 am Filed under Personal • Site Related I would like to thank all of you who commented on my previous post about my plagiarized poem. [...]
Royal Blog Santacruzan WE 11/30/08 | reyna elena dot com on December 5, 2008 at 9:41 pm
[...] so many times and it really pisses the shit out of me. Guess what, it happened to Amor also, in her Plagiarized Poem. I’m telling you, morons are also blogging. And stealing. They don’t have brains. [...]
Shanker Bakshi on December 6, 2008 at 12:36 am
This is Hight of ……. I am very sad to see all this.
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Amor replied on December 9th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I am sad as well, Shanker. I already emailed the site owner but sad to say, haven’t received any reply yet.
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the philippine daily idiot on December 8, 2008 at 6:32 pm
is she still actively posting?
her punishment is we now know her face and name. hehehe.
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Amor replied on December 9th, 2008 at 1:01 am
I think she is. She has the nerve to put her real name and picture tapos plagiarist naman pala sya.
Thanks pala for linking this post in your 25 rules of blogging.
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Amor on December 9, 2008 at 3:59 am
Update: The two plagiarized poems had been deleted. Thanks to the site administrator of Buzzle.com for replying to my ‘demands’. I really appreciate it. Thank you also to all who commented.
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the philippine daily idiot on December 9, 2008 at 11:01 pm
welcome, amor. thy name is love. naks.
yup, i just checked, theyr’e all gone. the nerve. she really should change her name to carmen soo or — maybe claim that she is your alter ego in a parallel universe. it’s the only way out. hehehe.
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Amor replied on December 10th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I emailed the site administrator few days ago. He replied yesterday and said that the two poems have been deleted and the poster notified of such action. He mentioned that I can contact him for further help. So I made sumbong the other poem that Carmen copied from Avis Pope. I checked it again and it’s also deleted na
Sana nga ma-delete na rin yung page nya doon eh, haha! My bad! Suits her kasi makapal naman sya eh. 
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jennyL on December 18, 2008 at 2:55 pm
grabe naman to Amor.. the nerve ha mas malala ito kesa don sa nag copy kay YEn.. tsk tsk mga tao talaga oo.. nakopya na inangkin pa
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Amor replied on December 19th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
OO Jenny, kaya nga di ko sya tinantanan dahil sa ginawa nya. Okay lang siguro kung kinopya nya lang pero yun nga sya daw nagsulat!
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Lizeth on February 25, 2009 at 10:26 pm
aww. that’s bad. ang panget niya kasi kaya super kopya siya. hehehe. no brain definitely no beauty kaya ganun! nakakaawa and nakakajiya siya. wahahahahaha.
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Amor replied on February 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
hi Lizeth, welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting. Wla na akong balita sa kanya hehe, hindi ko na kasi napupuntahan site nila, baka may bago na naman syang kinopyahan.
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MOses on March 12, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I understand what you feel….
ganyan talaga ang buhay…ako din…when I wrote my Article “I dream to become a great man” kinopya din at di man lang ako binigyan ng credit as an author. It hurts, it hurts you know!
Mabuti nalang I am the active member of Ezine articles.com…at na convinced ko ung webmaster ng isang website na idelete ung article na kinopya sa akin.
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Rose on March 15, 2009 at 1:05 pm
That’s one reason I don’t post my poems on my blog, nonetheless I can’t understand why people feel that there is nothing wrong in stealing a poem and passing it off as there own.
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Amor replied on April 14th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
hi Rose, thanks for your comment and for visiting.
I agree with you, I can’t understand why some people think it’s okay to steal a poem and act as if they own it.
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elmot on April 22, 2009 at 4:12 pm
kakahiya naman tong babaeng to. ako i write poems din and this is really so darn stupid.
oks lang naman yun eh, basta irecognize ang author…
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Amor replied on June 30th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Korek ka jan, ang importante naman kasi i-recognize ang author at huwag akuin ang hindi sa yo, hehe. Pasensya na ngayon ko lang napansin hindi pala ako nakapag reply sa comment mo, anong petsa na. Anyway thanks for visiting.
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Zorlone on June 5, 2009 at 5:34 pm
This is bothersome. As a fellow poet, it would have been distasteful for someone to claim that the original work you made was theirs. Plagiarism is a crime either she removes it or asks permission from you to paste it at her site. Of course, without tampering any of the words.
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Amor replied on June 11th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Thanks for the visit and comment Doc Z. I am truly honored.
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Andrew on October 16, 2009 at 1:14 am
Plagiarism is the dark side of the internet. It’s difficult to do something to protect texts, poems etc.
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jan geronimo on January 29, 2010 at 11:26 am
Mahirap talagang makipag usap sa site owner. Babaligtarin ka pa na ikaw ang nangopya. Or your comments will not be published. A good alternative is to contact the web host and provide them with your evidence. Web hosting is a business and it’s in their interest not tolerate being known for coddling plagiarists. A good resource on how to handle plagiarism and ways to combat them ? Jonathan Bailey has a blog – Plagiarism Today – that deals exclusively about this problem..
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