New problem on Netflix: plagiarism?

A Netflix review of mine was blatantly plagiarized. It even appears directly below my own. Given the site's occasional hiccups, I first gave the benefit of the doubt that it was doubled on the page due to a back-end glitch. Then I noticed the user copied my review word-for-word except the last sentence -- they apparently did not understand my grammar and attempted to correct it.

Here's a screenshot with notes.

Based on the user's profile and ratings, they seem to like pop mainstream movies (Spice World, The Swan Princess). My review is for Black Night, an extremely avant garde and difficult to follow film. It doesn't seem like something they would want to watch or be associated with, so why did they steal my review?

Could plagiarism of user reviews turn into a growing problem?

Tags: plagiarism, problems, reviews

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Permalink Reply by Ed8r on September 2, 2008 at 10:29am: Read back a few pages in this thread. You'll see that this particular reviewer not only plagiarizes from imdb.com but has persistently circumvented Nflx's attempts to curb their activities. Some of us here just want to be sure Nflx is made aware that illegal copies are being posted as reviews.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Headcheese on September 2, 2008 at 10:47am: Yup, keep up the good work Ed8r! I think it's awful that he's taking reviews from imdb. Those people aren't aware of it and that's a shame and whoever is doing this should be stopped from this behavior.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on September 3, 2008 at 6:20am: This idiot is pathetic! That's not even a full copy - why stop in mid paragraph?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robowriter on September 3, 2008 at 7:48am: Ees not de feerst time...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on September 3, 2008 at 7:52am: Must be some type of disease.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Evil Herbivore on September 3, 2008 at 9:09pm: more effectively & aggressively working on it; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces (Chaoshawk) on September 4, 2008 at 5:55am: 2nd new (105th counting the first group) new documented plagiarized review
from ID dynasty squares - the ID formerly known as obv 1671975, Herr Klauz, Robot Tina, RobotsTina and Fay, zombie holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust
- (Blast of Silence) from IMDB:

Published by Netflix as an original work here:
http://www.netflix.com/MoreReviews?prid=365414754&pgnum=1

Originally published on IMDB Here: (7th on page)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054687/usercomments

Feel free to submit your own complaints to problemreview@netflix.com.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed8r on September 4, 2008 at 8:06am: This has really gotten tiresome.

Is there nothing Nflx can do? Like decline his/her posting privileges? Or hold every review until it's been verified as NOT a copy of someone else's?

Ah, wait . . . I see Evil Herbivore has responded on the previous page, promising us that she's stepped up her vigilence.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, EH!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed8r on September 4, 2008 at 8:23am: Or, did EH take those down and now there's already 2 more added?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces (Chaoshawk) on September 5, 2008 at 6:00am: 3rd new (106th counting the first group) documented plagiarized review
from ID dynasty squares - the ID formerly known as obv 1671975, Herr Klauz, Robot Tina, RobotsTina and Fay, zombie holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust
- (The Skull) from IMDB:

Published by Netflix as an original work here:
http://www.netflix.com/StrangerReviews?prid=365414754&lnkctr=fs...

Originally published on IMDB Here: (last 2 sentences of 2nd review)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059727/usercomments?start=10

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Permalink Reply by Aces (Chaoshawk) on September 6, 2008 at 4:47pm: Last night this members reviews "went on vaction again" but true to some plagiarizer code he/she lives by a new one posted today. A bit ironic that he/she copied a review that is questioning the originality of the movie.

1st (109th counting the first 3 groups - they went on vacation) new documented plagiarized review from ID dynasty squares - the ID formerly known as obv 1671975, Herr Klauz, Robot Tina, RobotsTina and Fay, Shatranj Khilari, zombie holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust
- (Storm) from IMDB:

Published by Netflix as an original work here:
http://www.netflix.com/StrangerReviews?prid=365414754&lnkctr=fs...

Originally published on IMDB Here (5th on page)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446476/usercomments?start=10

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Permalink Reply by Headcheese on September 6, 2008 at 4:54pm: It's utterly amazing. Then he doesn't even have the sense to correct the language and grammar, he's choosing a review that isn't properly written in the first place! What a maroon! (that's that Bugs Bunny word); ▶ Reply to This