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
> 
> 
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Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D.
Department of Psychology
University of San Diego 
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
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