tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post114597592574969414..comments2023-10-17T12:07:59.225+02:00Comments on Sam's Spot: a half a million for plagiarySamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1146118207076608752006-04-27T08:10:00.000+02:002006-04-27T08:10:00.000+02:00I read the Blue Bicycle only because I started it ...I read the Blue Bicycle only because I started it and wanted to see how far the plagiarising went. It was really awful.<BR/>I have no idea why people do this - laziness, egomania, a feeling of superiority?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1146089199344756702006-04-27T00:06:00.000+02:002006-04-27T00:06:00.000+02:00You read The Blue Bicycle? I've read excerpts but...You read The Blue Bicycle? I've read excerpts but nothing more. (In an essay about plagiarism by Florence King, who herself was plagiarized more than once, most notably by Molly Ivins.) <BR/><BR/><BR/>Plagiarism. Just plain bad. I agree, a couple of times I've written a line or a joke and had to wonder if I'd read it somewhere first. Google is pretty invaluable, but so is my actual memory. If I think about it long enough, I can usually remember.<BR/><BR/>Why would you want to take credit for someone else's work?Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1146003396183167972006-04-26T00:16:00.000+02:002006-04-26T00:16:00.000+02:00*shaking my head over this one*Once, maybe twice s...*shaking my head over this one*<BR/><BR/>Once, maybe twice such a thing could happen. After that, in the same piece of work? ack. Not when it's almost verbatim.Bobbie (Sunny) Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10039523903143674505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1145990022469127422006-04-25T20:33:00.000+02:002006-04-25T20:33:00.000+02:00I can't get this link to work - is it about anothe...I can't get this link to work - is it about another plagiarism case? <BR/><BR/>Harvard says that it's not responsible - I tend to agree.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1145987766434876472006-04-25T19:56:00.000+02:002006-04-25T19:56:00.000+02:00This reminds me a lot of the Brad Vice case. He w...This reminds me a lot of the Brad Vice case. He was ultimately denied tenure and fired. The situation in terms of Harvard's options seems different, but the type of plagiarism is the same:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nypress.com/18/48/news&columns/RobertClarkYoung.cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com