Thanks for the solid advice, Kaye. Yes, indeed; plagiarism is taken very seriously in other parts of the world, also. Almost thirteen years ago, German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was obliged to resign. Apparently parts of his doctoral dissertation were plagiarized. I believe he was also stripped of his degree. [Of course, Joe Biden's problems with plagiarism were well documented back in the 1980s, and look where he lives today. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-18-mn-5748-story.html]
Permit me to add a rather perverse note. Thanks to those accursed algorithms, one may be falsely accused of plagiarism. Someone told me about the problems of an author who apparently took something from his own self-published work and recycled it in a second work, prompting a charge of copyright infringement. Amazon apparently threatened to close his account altogether, and it took quite a while for him to resolve the issue.
Bottom line, though: authors should do everything they can to avoid plagiarism. Simple precautions will generally suffice.
Wow! Kay, you hit the mark every time! When Roger and I taught screenwriting and also when we ran our former film festival, we came upon examples of plagiarism. We put in our submission rules that they were required to get clearance or be aware of plagiarism rules. Did that make a difference? No - They still plagiarized. I think people think because everything is accessible on the internet, that they have the right to use it regardless of whether it's in the public domain or not!
Great work Kay!
Shelley (who is now back in Arizona. A story for a private discussion...)
Had not heard about Biden and he lives a mile from my house in Delaware. It did not seem to slow him down. Like you said, taking precautions seems wise. Thank you for sharing, Lenny.
It is pretty insane on the internet, but I still think how hard is it to put quotations marks around things or give authors names, links, etc.? Not so hard at all. Give me a call some time. I'd love to chat.
Thanks for the solid advice, Kaye. Yes, indeed; plagiarism is taken very seriously in other parts of the world, also. Almost thirteen years ago, German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was obliged to resign. Apparently parts of his doctoral dissertation were plagiarized. I believe he was also stripped of his degree. [Of course, Joe Biden's problems with plagiarism were well documented back in the 1980s, and look where he lives today. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-18-mn-5748-story.html]
Permit me to add a rather perverse note. Thanks to those accursed algorithms, one may be falsely accused of plagiarism. Someone told me about the problems of an author who apparently took something from his own self-published work and recycled it in a second work, prompting a charge of copyright infringement. Amazon apparently threatened to close his account altogether, and it took quite a while for him to resolve the issue.
Bottom line, though: authors should do everything they can to avoid plagiarism. Simple precautions will generally suffice.
Wow! Kay, you hit the mark every time! When Roger and I taught screenwriting and also when we ran our former film festival, we came upon examples of plagiarism. We put in our submission rules that they were required to get clearance or be aware of plagiarism rules. Did that make a difference? No - They still plagiarized. I think people think because everything is accessible on the internet, that they have the right to use it regardless of whether it's in the public domain or not!
Great work Kay!
Shelley (who is now back in Arizona. A story for a private discussion...)
Had not heard about Biden and he lives a mile from my house in Delaware. It did not seem to slow him down. Like you said, taking precautions seems wise. Thank you for sharing, Lenny.
It is pretty insane on the internet, but I still think how hard is it to put quotations marks around things or give authors names, links, etc.? Not so hard at all. Give me a call some time. I'd love to chat.