Re: [LM_NET] Anti plagerism programs and copyright: a legal opinion

[Barbara COMBES <b.combes@ECU.EDU.AU>]

Here is one such article - think there has been more than one case.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/21/ctv.plagiarism/

:)
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Brisco, Shonda
Sent: Friday, 28 January 2005 6:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Anti plagerism programs and copyright: a legal
opinion

I think I remember Carol Simpson saying something last year about there
being a lawsuit (or people are gearing up for a lawsuit) against
Turnitin.com because of this--submitting / taking students' works and
placing them in the company databases without the students' permission,
in order to check against past / future problems of plagiarism.

However, I may have been dreaming this....<g>


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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Barber Ray
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:49 PM
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Subject: [LM_NET] Anti plagerism programs and copyright: a legal opinion

A former staff member sposed the question below on the State Listserv, I
passed it on the a lawyer for an answer and found the answer
enlightening.
---------- Forwarded Message -----------
From: "Rogers Jack" <jarogers@penncharter.com>
To: "Barber Ray" <rbarber@penncharter.com>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:39:34 -0400
Subject: Re: Fw: Turnitin and Intellectual Property

Ray

I think that this wrong. From a legal standpoint, I think that students
should be able to give a paper to a teacher with the expectation that it
is not given to anyone else. JackOn Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:35:37 -0500,
Barber Ray wrote
> Jack,
>
> As a lawyer, what do you think of this?
>
> Ray
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> From: "Ramsey,Joseph" <Ramseyj@NPENN.ORG>
> To: SCHOOLS@hslc.org
> Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:31:42 -0500
> Subject: Turnitin and Intellectual Property
>
> I am going to open a can of worms.
>
> When using a plagiarism detection service such as Turnitin, student 
> papers are submitted to the service for comparison to other papers 
> already in the database, and these new papers are then themselves 
> added to the database for comparison with future submissions.  (Do you

> see where this is going?  Does it make you queasy?)  Have any of you 
> looked into the possible infringement of students' intellectual 
> property rights as a result of their work being given to a for-profit 
> business to become a part of that company's assets?  (The company's 
> database of student papers is clearly one of the main assets that 
> allows them to make
> money.)  Have any of your districts or schools had their solicitors 
> look at this question?  Anyone happen to know of guidance on this 
> issue from AASL or other organizations?
>
> Sorry to ask an ugly question!  Thanks!
>
> Joe Ramsey
> North Penn High School Library
> North Penn School District
> Lansdale PA
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