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

Will "VP candidate Biden" walk the plank on plagiarism?
IPBiz notes the following text concerning the possible impact of Biden's plagiarism on his possible role as VP candidate:On the other hand, while it might be a minor political liability, I think the old "plagiarism" charges are of little substantive significance -- the idea of "plagiarism" in a context where nobody expects you to write your own words in the first place is nonsensical...

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...

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...

Inadvertent plagiarism again
An IPBiz reader gave a link to another case involving the invocation of"inadvertent plagiarism...

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I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

Should I return a phone call from a collection agency that doesn't name their client in the message?
In the county of the state where I live in the US, I am able to go to the websit...

My bank scheduled a funds transfer from the wrong account. Who's Responsible?
According to this situation, the only person to be held accountable is the bank ...

Online Ticket Vendor
Buying Tickets Online That Never Arrive

Kimkins
alleging false advertising of online dieting.

Online Medication Sites
Prescription Drugs Sold Without Prescriptions

Zonisamide
FDA Issues Information on Risk for Metabolic Acidosis

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.