Kirby Ferguson: Embrace the remix. Larry Lessig: Laws that choke creativity. Plagiarism. Plagiarism is not a crime per se but in academia and industry, it is a serious ethical offense,[6][7] and cases of plagiarism can constitute copyright infringement. Etymology[edit] In the 1st century. the use of the Latin word plagiarius (literally kidnapper), to denote someone stealing someone else's work, was pioneered by Roman poet Martial, who complained that another poet had "kidnapped his verses.
" This use of the word was introduced into English in 1601 by dramatist Ben Jonson, to describe as a plagiary someone guilty of literary theft.[6][8] The derived form plagiarism was introduced into English around 1620.[9] The Latin plagiārius, "kidnapper", and plagium, "kidnapping", has the root plaga ("snare", "net"), based on the Indo-European root *-plak, "to weave" (seen for instance in Greek plekein, Bulgarian "плета" pleta, Latin plectere, all meaning "to weave"). Legal aspects[edit] Plagiarism is not the same as copyright infringement. In academia and journalism[edit] Academia[edit] Plagiarism.org. Plagiarism Checker for Students | WriteCheck powered by Turnitin.
Watch. What is Plagiarism When Everything is a Remix? Pic via Brainpickings "The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe only in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic movement. " wiki Is it time to rethink what Plagiarism is? If you ask me: Yes! I just listened to the EDC week 03 Hangout and I think +Jeremy Knox touched on a very important topic concerning the digital artefact assignment. I have been seeing posts popping up discussing plagiarism and cheating. The really important thing for me is, if there is synthesis in a piece of art / work. There is only one thing I call plagiarism and that is not naming your sources. But even here there are exceptions (traditionals even!) Fun intermisson: I think our new digital tools are actually providing us with something earlier scholars and artists would have died for: diving in an incredible vast pool of knowledge and being able to create through learning (copying and referencing) at this scale!
Some other things I would like to mention: