What's the opposite of plagiarism?

[Vintage Paw]

I feel sorry for the plagiarists caught out by software. You aren't even able to rip off someone else thoroughly enough to fool a fucking machine

When I started my masters we had a 2 hour lecture on the evils of plagiarism. This guy stood at the front of the lecture theatre and handily went through, step-by-step, examples of how the software could catch us out. He then went on to describe how you create a log in on the software, how you create folders to keep student essays, how you flag things - basically an in-depth explanation of how to use the software.

At the end of the 2 hours he said to those of us who weren't asleep, 'of course, you won't be using the software, it's just for your lecturers'.

He then went on to drone about deep and surface learning. We were praying for swine flu at that point.

 

[boskysquelch]

We were praying for swine flu at that point.

embellishment.

 

[soulman]

Whatever happened to 'artistic licence'?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Hm. Plagiarism is pretending that you created something, when in fact you didn't.

So the opposite would be pretending you hadn't created something, when in fact you had.

So making stuff up, and falsely attributing it to someone else is kind of the opposite of plagiarism.

But not just altering a quote, that's just lying.

Actually, you're quite right

 

[laptop]

So the opposite would be pretending you hadn't created something, when in fact you had.

I still think my opposite is more apposite than your opposite



For those who are interested enough: UK law provides that not crediting someone is a civil wrong (the "moral right of attribution" is infringed).

Unlike other laws on authors' rights, UK law provides a separate civil wrong of "false attribution" - and it's hedged about with fewer exceptions and get-outs than failure to attribute.

Non-English-speaking law generally provides that failure to attribute correctly is a civil wrong, with no get-outs. Which is why TV news in much of joined-up Europe names camera-people, editors and reporters in a strap across the bottom of each story.

 

[Santino]

Whatever happened to 'artistic licence'?

Guardian-reading PC Brigaders outlawed it due to Health and Safety legislation.

 

[ouchmonkey]

Guardian-reading PC Brigaders outlawed it due to Health and Safety legislation.

quite the opposite. artists never felt the need for a licence to practice, only bureaucrats who saw art as merely a way to improve property values rather than the mind or soul, so no-one ever bought one. except Guardian-reading PC Brigaders who saw it as a form of Health and Safety legislation guaranteeing beige art-by-committee for public spaces.

 

[DotCommunist]

quite the opposite. artists never felt the need for a licence to practice, only bureaucrats who saw art as merely a way to improve property values rather than the mind or soul, so no-one ever bought one. except Guardian-reading PC Brigaders who saw it as a form of Health and Safety legislation guaranteeing beige art-by-committee for public spaces.

actually, art is commodified now. As soon as the petit bourgeoisie were able to access it via modern tech means it became something to package and sell. But you are broadly correct.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

actually, art is commodified now. As soon as the petit bourgeoisie were able to access it via modern tech means it became something to package and sell. But you are broadly correct.

only art as a product surely art as a concept can never be commodified as it cannot be defined

<walks slowly away from the thread mine he's planted and sweats a little />

 

[laptop]

* pisses on little sputtering fuse of home-made threadmine *

 

[mrs quoad]

‘gain staff support of a new initiative’ by ‘includ[ing] them in the decision making process’

What's that [ing] doing, then?

I wondered to myself.

 

[Santino]

What's that [ing] doing, then?

I wondered to myself.

It's making the sentence grammatically correct but acknowledging that the 'ing' was not in the original text.

 

[wanizame]

Out of interest, there are rules on self plagiarism..no I'm not kidding.if something you submitted previously relating to a previous related piece of coursework bears too much resemblance, you can fail from self plagiarism...

 

[FiFi]

Out of interest, there are rules on self plagiarism..no I'm not kidding.if something you submitted previously relating to a previous related piece of coursework bears too much resemblance, you can fail from self plagiarism...

I believe this is "recycling".
At least, it is according to my student handbook.

 

[wanizame]

|Recycling if fine.. You can cite.mention/quote your previous. Hit enuff to bother a transcript recorder and the system will fail; return a copy/fail! Is kinda disturbing