Any chance you can cut and paste in larger relevant sections without violating copyright?
Annette Quoting Miguel Roig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am certain that others have already made this prediction but in the past > I have argued (though perhaps not on TIPS) that one of these days a > graduate who never acquired the level of academic proficiency (e.g., basic > writing skills) expected of a college student will some day sue their > institution for failing to adequately prepare him/her. Well, the following > case, which surprisingly did not happen in the US first, may very well set > the precedent. > > From the Chronicle of Higher Ed: "British Student Says University Was > Negligent For Not Stopping His Plagiarism" > http://chronicle.com/ > > Unfortunately, the article is not in the public area. However, here are > two relevant quotes: > > "A British student who has plagiarized throughout his undergraduate career > is threatening to sue his university for negligence for failing to inform > him that such conduct is against the rules". > > The student claims that he "always used the Internet, cutting and pasting > stuff and matching it with my own points" and never thought "it was a > problem". > > Pretty wild stuff. > > Miguel > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Miguel Roig, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Notre Dame Division of St. John's College > St. John's University > 300 Howard Avenue > Staten Island, New York 10301 > Voice: (718) 390-4513 > Fax: (718) 390-4347 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm > On plagiarism and ethical writing: > http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/ > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
