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Plagiarism? Really? They didn't copy the text of the article, did they? They wrote their own, based on the original source. That's hardly unusual. I'm not even
by DaveChild 16y ago
Plagiarism? Really? They didn't copy the text of the article, did they? They wrote their own, based on the original source. That's hardly unusual. I'm not even sure it's unethical. At most it warrants an attribution, but this witch-hunt is way over the top.
- _delirium 16y agoIf it were a crime to rewrite/summarize an article without attributing it, about half of TechCrunch would be illegal. Though perhaps the difference is that we expect "real" newspapers to be better.
- jancona 16y agoAFAIK, no one is claiming that plagiarism is a crime. It's just unethical, and those who do it should be called out.
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoFWIW user 'hazors' is saying this is a case of stealing, ie claiming it to be a crime: "Plagarism isn't just taking things word for word, if you take anyone's ideas without permission, YOU ARE STEALING."
- jancona 16y agoLack of attribution is precisely what TFA is complaining about. Plagiarism is claiming others' work as your own, not necessarily copying. So lack of attribution is really what defines it.
- ErrantX 16y agoCopying text (or close paraphrasing) == Copyright Problem Using someone's ideas/text/research without attribution is plagiarism. They are two different considerations, commonly confused. You can violate copyright without plagiarising, and you can plagiarise without breaking copyright. It's an ethical consideration, certainly, unfortunately it is so persuasive nowadays that no one does anything much but shrug and say "yep, aren't they rude"