Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!)

Zappex · 6th April 2011, 21:40

If they keep ignoring you try contacting a competitor for support. They would love to print such a story in their next issue.

Imagine them printing: "Our competitor OD steals and modifies travelogue"

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Originally Posted by roy_libran

If the matter is going sub-judice you may want to consider a stop to discussing this on a public forum.

+1 to that, Tanveer please think about this.

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Originally Posted by SirAlec

Incidentally he was assigned this particular section when he was there. I am so glad he left before this mess.

Maybe you could ask him how OD goes about this section, This would precisely clarify on who is to blame.

ajman28 · 6th April 2011, 22:32

@ TSK: This is really a shocking news. We are there with you on your fight against such unethical behavior.

I was just thinking; there must be OD/Goodyear employees on this forum right? Probably the very ones who "flicked" the article from here will be keeping a close track on the developments in this thread. So I feel TSK should draw first blood quickly (probably in the form of a legal notice). The more this is delayed, greater the advantage for OD.

tsk1979 · 7th April 2011, 11:18

discussions are going on guys. As soon as an outcome is reached, I will let you know. however, as many members said, usually there is lot of stonewalling and blame shifting in such cases.

traveloholic · 7th April 2011, 12:33

Tanveer, as everyone said Good going, go ahead and ensure that OD & GoodYear pay back what you & your TL's are worth of. On the Intellectual Property and Copyright things, I would ask you to contact Ravveendrra (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/members/ravveendrra.html) once. He is into IP & Copyrights stuff and can surely throw in more than 2 cents of his own.

livyodream · 7th April 2011, 16:07

Guys, flood the TBHP link in the overdrive community on FB. how many people can they block ?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Overdrive/26711484094?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/pages/Overdrive/26711484094?sk=wall

MODS: delete if inappropriate.

@tombum · 7th April 2011, 16:43

Posted on FB on OD and BSM's page:

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tburman · 7th April 2011, 21:42

Dear Team-BHP Members,

We appreciate you bringing to our notice the issue with the travelogue in the latest issue of our magazine. While our response to you has been delayed, we have been in touch with Tanveer from the instant the matter was escalated to us. We are treating this matter with utmost seriousness and working as hard and as fast as we can to resolve it. The matter has been explained, a solution offered and we have been waiting for Tanveer to respond.

What we want to state very strongly is that we take pride in the effort that goes into generating the stories that we do and take our integrity and credibility very seriously.

Regards,
Team OVERDRIVE

PS: Nitin Yadav: The images used in the Desert Storm story were supplied for print use by the organizers of the event - Northern Motorsport. I suggest you take up the images issue with them - they are our sole source of event images for printing and have accordingly been credited.

SirAlec · 7th April 2011, 23:31

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

discussions are going on guys. As soon as an outcome is reached, I will let you know. however, as many members said, usually there is lot of stonewalling and blame shifting in such cases.

What blame shifting, Its a theft period. And we are with you on and offline.

-K

Dry Ice · 8th April 2011, 00:11

@tombum: OD has been repeatedly deleting all such posts on their wall. They have even banned fellow members who posted the link more than once!

See this through tsk! All the best!

esteem_lover · 8th April 2011, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

discussions are going on guys. As soon as an outcome is reached, I will let you know. however, as many members said, usually there is lot of stonewalling and blame shifting in such cases.

Unless you have a competent lawyer, you will have to start munching peanuts very soon, there is no substitute for law as a lawyer.

tatsago · 8th April 2011, 07:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAlec

What blame shifting, Its a theft period. And we are with you on and offline.

-K

Well said SirAlec. I am with you guys..

pawan_pullarwar · 8th April 2011, 10:59

Does autocarindia and bsmotoring has FB page, we will post it there.

mallumowgli · 8th April 2011, 11:04

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Originally Posted by pawan_pullarwar

Does autocarindia and bsmotoring has FB page, we will post it there.

I dont think rival magazines will support us in this cause. They would maintain a 'dignified' silence in this issue and pretend they had not heard or seen anything

Sheel · 8th April 2011, 11:08

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Originally Posted by mallumowgli

I dont think rival magazines will support us in this cause. They would maintain a 'dignified' silence in this issue and pretend they had not heard or seen anything

+100. They are a close knit association and as Team-Bhp is pulling out all stops with reviews, they won't stand for Tanveer (He being a mod won't help the cause much)

I like auto mags & read them, interact with editorial staff on & off, but this plagiarism isn't winning any new friends for me any more.

sapna gurukar · 8th April 2011, 13:23

This is indeed shocking TSK. Completely unexpected from a reputed magazine like OD. I was in a related field and from what my knowledge goes, writing to them or the other media will not help. You should directly send them a notice with the help of a competent lawyer. It will definitely make them sit up in their seats. All the best and we are with you in this!!!

6th April 2011, 22:32	#167
ajman28 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 281 Thanked: 24 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) @ TSK: This is really a shocking news. We are there with you on your fight against such unethical behavior. I was just thinking; there must be OD/Goodyear employees on this forum right? Probably the very ones who "flicked" the article from here will be keeping a close track on the developments in this thread. So I feel TSK should draw first blood quickly (probably in the form of a legal notice). The more this is delayed, greater the advantage for OD.
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7th April 2011, 11:18	#168
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) discussions are going on guys. As soon as an outcome is reached, I will let you know. however, as many members said, usually there is lot of stonewalling and blame shifting in such cases.
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7th April 2011, 12:33	#169
traveloholic BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TrafficJamaBad earlier known as Hyd Posts: 750 Thanked: 238 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) Tanveer, as everyone said Good going, go ahead and ensure that OD & GoodYear pay back what you & your TL's are worth of. On the Intellectual Property and Copyright things, I would ask you to contact Ravveendrra (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/members/ravveendrra.html) once. He is into IP & Copyrights stuff and can surely throw in more than 2 cents of his own.
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7th April 2011, 16:07	#170
livyodream BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: blr-manipal Posts: 557 Thanked: 152 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) Guys, flood the TBHP link in the overdrive community on FB. how many people can they block ? http://www.facebook.com/pages/Overdrive/26711484094?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/pages/Overdrive/26711484094?sk=wall MODS: delete if inappropriate.
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7th April 2011, 16:43	#171
@tombum BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 67 Thanked: 17 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) Posted on FB on OD and BSM's page: Overdrive \| Facebook Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More
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7th April 2011, 21:42	#172
tburman Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 20 Thanked: Once	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) Dear Team-BHP Members, We appreciate you bringing to our notice the issue with the travelogue in the latest issue of our magazine. While our response to you has been delayed, we have been in touch with Tanveer from the instant the matter was escalated to us. We are treating this matter with utmost seriousness and working as hard and as fast as we can to resolve it. The matter has been explained, a solution offered and we have been waiting for Tanveer to respond. What we want to state very strongly is that we take pride in the effort that goes into generating the stories that we do and take our integrity and credibility very seriously. Regards, Team OVERDRIVE PS: Nitin Yadav: The images used in the Desert Storm story were supplied for print use by the organizers of the event - Northern Motorsport. I suggest you take up the images issue with them - they are our sole source of event images for printing and have accordingly been credited.
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8th April 2011, 00:11	#174
Dry Ice Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: -- Posts: 3,552 Thanked: 7,262 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) @tombum: OD has been repeatedly deleting all such posts on their wall. They have even banned fellow members who posted the link more than once! See this through tsk! All the best!
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8th April 2011, 10:59	#177
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) Does autocarindia and bsmotoring has FB page, we will post it there.
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8th April 2011, 13:23	#180
sapna gurukar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sakleshpur, Hasan Posts: 36 Thanked: 35 Times	re: Overdrive Magazine plagiarizes my Travelogue (now resolved!) This is indeed shocking TSK. Completely unexpected from a reputed magazine like OD. I was in a related field and from what my knowledge goes, writing to them or the other media will not help. You should directly send them a notice with the help of a competent lawyer. It will definitely make them sit up in their seats. All the best and we are with you in this!!!
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