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Are Authorship and plagiarism outmoded concepts from a book-based
civilization which will disappear in the web-based society?Dear White Mackay,
No. Authorship and plagiarism are values - not connected to a certain
era or medium. Authorship could exist also on non-printed material.
Authorship could be defined as: "The act, fact, or occupation of
writing"(SOURCE: Dictionary definition of authorship, The American
Heritage? Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
), something that has to do
with creativeness.
Technology enables, sadly, more cases of plagiarism ("Literary theft.
Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language
or ideas and then calls the work his or her own", Dictionary
definition of plagiarism, ibid,
). However, it doesn't dimish
the value of authorship. In fact, at the same time, technology enables
more of us to publish and create - though blogs, personal homepages
and discussion groups/forums.
In fact, plagiarism and authorship have both become much more
important material since the popular introduction of the Internet.
Further Reading:
Miguel Roig, Ph.D., "Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other
questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing",
I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarification on this answer before you rate it.well i am having a debate on this topic and i have to speak for it so
i need help, as i also found the writing which u pasted well would you
be able to help me put a bit more thank youHere are several other resources. Please note, that $5 questions
should be usually answered with a link or two, and that your original
question has already been answered:
Plagiarism Thread
(a debate with points on academic plagiarism)
The Shakespeare Authorship Page - Dedicated to the Proposition that
Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare
Did Shakespeare write his works?
Howard, Rebecca Moore. "Toward a Pedagogy of (Re)Formative
Composition." Introduction to Standing in the Shadow of Giants:
Plagiarists, Authors, Collaborators. Stamford, Conn.: Ablex Publishing
Corporation, 1999. - "Building on recent work in the theory of
authorship, Howard argues that "patchwriting" is a legitimate step in
mastering the language and ideas of a field, and instructors should
treat it as part of the learning process rather than a transgression.
She approaches plagiarism as a construction that serves the interests
of those in power."
(See more resources at: Michael Rawson, "Plagiarism: Curricular
Materials for History Instructors, AHA Website,
).
Steven Dutch, "The Plagiarism Witch Hunt Hall of Shame",
- against what he
calls "plagiarism witch hunt" and a more levelled approached towards
plagiarism. Several very original arguments that you might want to use
(or prepare yourself against).
Henry, " and attribution",
Richard Posner, "On Plagiarism: In the Wake of Recent Scandals Some
Distinctions Are in Order," Atlantic Online
(July 30,
2003).
Joel Bloch, Review: Howard, Rebecca Moore. (1999). Standing in the
shadow of giants: Plagiarists, authors, collaborators. Stamford,
Conn.: Ablex Pub.
Authorship and Plagiarism Online
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