Academic

Plagiarising ?plagiarism?
On the eternal question of what constitutes plagiarism, via Critical Mass, a post that speaks for itself: Welcome to the desert of the real I know you ask yourself constantly: “What does plagiarism look like in the age of simulacrum?” Now we know: In 2007, after several high-profile plagiarism scandals, Southern Illinois University released a 17-page report on [...

Super-competent plagiarism?
The world of games brings us the concept of "super-competent plagiarism," but what would the Harvard Business Review say?-->I agree with Cross that it seems somewhat wrong to adore "a game that?s really just super-competent plagiarism," but there's certainly plenty to celebrate about the familiar when it's done really, really well ? 'super-competent plagiarism' or no.

Attorneys and Plagiarism
Rules regarding citation and plagiarism are not just a problem for students and academics...

Plagiarism no big deal to Mark Cunningham
Mark Cunningham, expert witness on behalf of Brian Nichols, doesn't think plagiarism is a big deal...

A new perspective on curbing student plagiarism
This week's edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education has a pair of interesting columns on student plagiarism...

Plagiarism Detection No Copyright Violation
Here's a link to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on a case involving the use of plagiarism search engine to detect adademic dishonesty...

Plagiarism: intent in the eye of the beholder?
Glenn Poshard of SIU is lucky he didn't do his thesis at the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) which notes:For flagrant acts of plagiarism where the intent to plagiarize is clear, such as turning in another student's work as one's own or copying significant portions of published material without documenting sources, the faculty member may assign a grade of "0" on the work and request that the case proceed immediately to the Academic Standards Board for disciplinary action...

"Can law students get away with plagiarism?"
One expected the article in the Times-online titled Can law students get away with plagiarism? to have a line, Ask Joe Biden, but it didn't...

TechDirt: plagiarism as re-imagination and collaboration
On the subject of inevitability, TechDirt has a post titled Is It Really So Bad If A Student Plagiarizes A Speech? specifically on the Palo Alto High plagiarism matter, but definitely extend-able...