plagarism of spikes poetry. please read.

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i wanted to draw attention to this because, correct me if im wrong and ill take it all back, but this person is trying to pass off the poem spike recites in not fade away as his own.

from the buffy vs angel website:

Cut to:
17 INT. BAR - DAY
Spike is sitting on a stool on a stage, talking into a hand-held microphone.
The spotlight is on him as he performs a poetry reading. Behind him is a
sign that reads "Poetry Slam, Thursdays 4:00". Holding the mic
in his left hand, he's got his right hand draped over the mic stand, holding
a glass of whiskey in his fingertips. The audience is silent.
SPIKE
"My soul is wrapped in harsh repose,
midnight descends in raven-colored clothes,
but soft...behold!
A sunlight beam
cutting a swath of glimmering gleam.
My heart expands,
'tis grown a bulge in it,
inspired by your beauty...
effulgent."
MAN IN THE AUDIENCE
Yeah!
The audience applauses. Spike receives a standing ovation.
MAN IN THE AUDIENCE
That was great, man.
SPIKE
(standing, smiling)
Thank you. That was for Cecily. All right. This next one's called
"The Wanton Folly of Me Mum."
 
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alexa
welcome to BB rep
My soul is wrapped in harsh repose
Midnight decends in raven colored clothes
But soft. Behold.
A sunlight beam...
Cutting a swath of glittering gleam
My heart expands
'Tis grown a bulge in it.
Inspired by your beauty...
Effulgent

"My soul is wrapped in harsh repose,
midnight descends in raven-colored clothes,
but soft...behold!
A sunlight beam
cutting a swath of glimmering gleam.
My heart expands,
'tis grown a bulge in it,
inspired by your beauty...
effulgent."

That is the one from the show and the one from the site.

They are exactly the same.

He won an award for stealing
 
Eurgh. From a creative viewpoint, absolutely disgusting.

There's a "report copyright violation" option which, surely, this must be?!

Edit:

Bored of the Dead said:
Where abouts in the UK you from HTB?
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The West Midlands! Sans a Brummie accent 🙂
 
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Edmund Blackadder
Where abouts in the UK you from HTB?
I'm suprised that
1) anyone would do something that supid
2) there seem to be no buffy fans on that "creative-poems" site
3) no one googled the poem just to find out if it's for reals or just plagarism
 
He did change "glimmer" to "glitter". So he's an editor, not a poet. And a bad one at that. C'mon guy, everyone knows gleam glimmers, heh. Which Buffy writer penned the original?
 
I tried to register to give them a piece of my mind, but they won't send me an authentication email. Chicken-dropping, Mickey Mouse software.
 
nerd4hire said:
I tried to register to give them a piece of my mind, but they won't send me an authentication email. Chicken-dropping, Mickey Mouse software.
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yep, same here...i registered hours ago, and i'm still waiting! lol
but if they've pulled the thing down, then problem solved, right? i still can't believe he actually thought he could get away with it. one of the comments he received said something like 'And you said your poems were bad!' lmao

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goldenboy said:
Which Buffy writer penned the original?
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Well, 'Fool For Love' was written by Douglas Petrie and 'Not Fade Away' was writen by Joss Whedon and Jeffery Bell, so one of those guys probably wrote the poem...but i think my money'd be on Joss.
 
I have something that may shed some light🙂

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So, if you would, please reply to this email so that I know our site
can transmit to your email address. Certain features of the site
depend on that.

When I receive your reply, I will activate the account.

Regarding the plagarism, it is our policy (in the Terms of Service
agreement) to remove all instances that are found or reported and to
suspend or delete the accounts of offenders.

Unfortunately, our five moderators do not always detect it. So, we
rely on our users to report plagiarism, using the site tools designed
for that purpose, so that it can be investigated and dealt with.

We appreciate your report of this work. Appropriate action will be
taken following investigation.

Thank you for your help and interest in Creative-Poems.com

Sincerely,
Rich
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Hehe - NOBODY messes the the Spike Poetry
 
Well that was quick, lol. It's gone now. I missed all the drama. I guess that guy thought there weren't many Buffy/Angel fans around anymore
 
Lyri said:
Well, 'Fool For Love' was written by Douglas Petrie and 'Not Fade Away' was writen by Joss Whedon and Jeffery Bell, so one of those guys probably wrote the poem...but i think my money'd be on Joss.
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My money's on Petrie. That guy's a genius! Not that Joss is not a genius... I'm just sayin.
 
I loved that poem because it managed to sound completely silly at one point and wonderful at another. And I liked that episode for showing us that Spike had continued to write poetry--just another piece of the Spikey puzzle.
 
I wonder if it means anything that the 2 vampires with souls are creative. Angel draws. Spike writes poetry.
 
I think that it may have been a collaboration between Petrie and Joss. Doug mentions in the commentary that he was really proud of the making the rhyme with "tis grown a bulge in it" but my thoughts would be Joss probably tweaked it as well.
 
nerd4hire said:
I wonder if it means anything that the 2 vampires with souls are creative. Angel draws. Spike writes poetry.
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didn't Spike draw too? during 'Crush' when Buffy finds Spike's little shrine to her, there are pencil drawings of her. i know we never actually see him draw anything, if memory serves, but i doubt the drawings are leftover from Angel's time...they all seem recent.
 
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