Re: Cartoon Plagiarism - Opinions?

[Blake Carver <lists@LISNEWS.COM>]

I'm not sure where "weapons of mass instruction" was first written, but it
seems to have been widely used since. A quick search turns up several
thousand uses.
I don't think using such a phrase, in this example, is plagiarism, but would
fall under fair use, or perhaps even be more of a parody.

While it's true the need to remain vigilant and read critically for
plagiarism is important, it's even more important that we, as librarians,
understand how fair use, and intellectual property rights are being eroded.
I'd suggest reading the Information Commons Project of The American Library
Association web site at:
http://www.info-commons.org/
Especially, The Information Commons, New Technology, and the Future of
Libraries issue.
Plagiarized information is a problem, but it will be far worse if we use
fair use.

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Blake Carver
LISNews.com
http://www.lisnews.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacqueline Henry" <jhenry@GANANDA.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 5:14 PM
Subject: Cartoon Plagiarism - Opinions?


> Today's version of the cartoon "Shoe" by Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins =
> caught my eye (Sunday, July 27).  I am always looking for "real life" =
> examples of plagiarism - particularly outside the strictly academic arena.
=
>  This certainly is an interesting example of possible plagiarism.  The =
> cartoon is basically an email joke that I have received both at home and =
> at school several times in the past few months.  I am wondering if the =
> cartoonists will be called to account for this?  Or is it possible that =
> they ARE the originators of the joke?  To see the comic go to
> http://www.ucomics.com/shoe/index.phtml
>
> It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.  I am sure that =
> thousands of people reading the cartoon will recognize it as an email =
> joke.  The need to remain vigilant and read critically becomes more =
> important by the second.  Plagiarised information ranges from the =
> "sublime?!(Jayson Blair/NY Times) to the "ridiculous" (The Sunday comics)!
>
> Jacquie

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