Plagiarism
Culture Buzz Authors are coming to the rescue of Ian McEwan. Famous authors like Thomas Pynchon and Margaret Atwood are defending Ian McEwan after accusations that he plagiarised a passage from a 1977 memoir. With the modern age comes new ethical quandaries. Like the Nintendo Wii. Is it really the Wii’s fault that people are idiotically hurting themselves during a rowdy game of fake-boxing? Discuss.
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CBS News fires Katie Couric producer for plagiarism
news.yahoo.com
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Mexican Director Accuses Mel Gibson Of Plagiarizing “Apocalypto”
news.netscape.com
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Jack Shafer, Plagiarism Expert, Weighs in on Ian McEwan Accusations
huffingtonpost.com
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Michael Crook’s Will Make It More Difficult to Fight Plagiarism
10zenmonkeys.com
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Ian McEwan Steals from Romance Novelist
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
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“Homage or Plagiarism?”
thebibliosphere.blogspot.com
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Copying Isn’t Plagiarism
ipkitten.blogspot.com
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Thomas Pynchon Out to Save the Day
projectforanewmythology.blogspot.com
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Bloggers Complain “Lazy Journalists” Are Stealing from Them
arstechnica.com
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