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"Any text is woven entirely with citations, references, echoes, cultural languages, which cut across it through and through in a vast stereophony. The kernel, the soul—let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances—is plagiarism. If we cut-and-paste our selves, might we not forgive it of our artworks? -
1voteOver 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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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. -
2voteAs kids today plagiarize more & more from the Internet...It's time for schools & educators to recognize the truth: The term paper is dead. The problem isn't due to a dramatic decline in young people's moral character, nor the rise of the Internet & its endless bounty. The problem is that schools have relied too long & too heavily on the paper as the most significant method of evaluating students.
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