tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post5973747099661034690..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: PlagiarismCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86186440438254672472006-12-11T08:53:00.000-06:002006-12-11T08:53:00.000-06:00Sometimes it seems to me that many folks just don'...Sometimes it seems to me that many folks just don't "get" that plagiarism is a problem. Our educational system is falling short there, as on quite a few other things.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71681197006411200362006-12-11T08:19:00.000-06:002006-12-11T08:19:00.000-06:00In the light of that Brown comment, the Vanity Fai...In the light of that Brown comment, the Vanity Fair article of a few months back on Brown, Lewis Purdue and that entanglement is interesting reading.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-66762985563705751932006-12-10T21:26:00.000-06:002006-12-10T21:26:00.000-06:00I read a quote from Dan Brown's publicist recently...I read a quote from Dan Brown's publicist recently, to the effect that plagiarism is an "obsolete" concept. Her attitude seems to be a trend. Unfortunately, it is so difficult to get the courts to convict, that plagiarism may indeed become a "quaint" concept. What I find most incredible is how many people's anger is directed not at the plagiarist, but at the whistleblower.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6306749489186553542006-12-10T13:20:00.000-06:002006-12-10T13:20:00.000-06:00So what you're telling me in an indirect way is to...So what you're telling me in an indirect way is to quit ripping you off. God..all ya hadda do was ask.<br /><br />Plagarism. I think the most appalling example of someone ripping off someone's intellectual property is how Hollywood pimps writers. One writer, who sent a script to Hollywood, saw his work on the screen almost scene for scene, with chunks of his dialogue, and no credit, no pay. The court actually ruled in his favor, but many writers have struggled to get their due. The courts have pretty much held to the idea that ideas can't be copyrighted, and so Hollywood has hidden behind that defense. <br /><br />Ironic, don't you think, considering all those ads Hollywood had trying to make people feel guilty for downloading films.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37685564046136908632006-12-10T12:48:00.000-06:002006-12-10T12:48:00.000-06:00The case about the Harvard student in whose work s...The case about the Harvard student in whose work substantial portions of paraphrased material appeared also comes to mind. <br /><br />What a mess things can become.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.com