Plagiarism is the illegal use and theft of someone else's
published work or written material. Material like, academic
papers, articles, web content and books are considered as the
spiritual properties of the creator. These properties are
actually protected by the copyright laws and it is forbidden for
everyone to take advantage or to use them without the consent of
the author. Plagiarism takes place when a person copies someone
else's published work and use it as his own. Copying and then
pasting the same work from internet has now become a menace. Not
only it hampers an individual's creativity, but it also taints
the writing abilities of the plagiarists. The problem of
plagiarism exists in different forms for many years. With the
development of World Wide Web, plagiarists have found perfect
places for their crimes. Internet being the most diverse and
popular source of all kind of information has now become the
base and home of the plagiarists. If they think that it is
impossible to trace their paths, then th