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Yes. First of all, if you "can't work with" the guy, maybe start by writing your own story instead of stealing his. If you're getting involved with a Mark Twa
by rdiddly 9y ago
Yes. First of all, if you "can't work with" the guy, maybe start by writing your own story instead of stealing his.
If you're getting involved with a Mark Twain project, you have to know ahead of time that you're going back 150 years to a time when slavery was still a thing, racism against the natives was still prevalent, etc., and on top of it, Twain was at times trying to be intentionally provocative even in that environment. You either take that body of work and look at it in its historical context, or you stay the heck away from it. Sounds like they couldn't resist the urge to sanitize the unsavory parts of history.
- mikeash 9y agoWhat's the opposite of plagiarism? If there's isn't a term for it, maybe we should coin one just for this.
- grzm 9y ago> What's the opposite of plagiarism? Original authorship? Or am I misunderstanding what you're getting at? (It wouldn't be the first time :)
- diggernet 9y agoI'm guessing they are asking about "attributing your words to others" rather than "claiming another's words as your own".
- grzm 9y agoAh. That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. Edit to add: Forgery seems in the ballpark, but doesn't feel quite right.
- mikeash 9y agoThe clarification is correct, just for the record. I agree that "forgery" doesn't quite seem right for this, although it's close. If they had claimed to have an original Twain work that was being published unedited, but was in fact a new creation, then it would fit, but they're not really hiding the fact that it's been altered.... "Appropriation" and "misrepresentation" both fit, but are overly general.