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  1. 4/19/07 - Copy This Book — Jonathan Lethem on Life as a Copyfighter -
    Added Apr 23, 2007 by katiebda
    Over the course of Jonathan Lethem's new indie rock novel, You Don't Love Me, we discover that none of Monster Eyes' songs come from one author. They're cobbled together out of pop culture, history, conversations & the ephemera of everyday life. One character tries to claim copyright on the songs after contributing some lyrics, and Lethem characterizes his actions as "manipulative" and "bullying."
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  2. 3/29/07 - McLean Students Sue Anti-Cheating Service - washingtonpost.com
    Added Apr 10, 2007 by trustteam and 1 other
    Two McLean High School students have launched a court challenge against a California company hired by their school to catch cheaters, claiming the anti-plagiarism service violates copyright laws. "You can't take a person's work and run it through a computer and make an honest person out of them," Wade said. "My son's major objection is that he does not cheat, and this assumes he does.
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  3. 1/11/07 - Why do we care about plagiarism? - By Meghan O'Rourke - Slate Magazine
    Added Feb 07, 2007 by trustteam and 1 other
    This blog entry argues that we react so intensely against plagiarism for 2 primary reasons: 1) we value originality & creativity (that's why we tolerate Shakespeare's creative "copying") 2) we value a just distribution of labor (it's not fair for someone to get credit for someone else's hard work). Other considerations: our market economy values individualism; Americans value myth of hard work.
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