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Deirdre,<br>
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You reminded me of an interesting discussion on plagiarism triggered
by the news that 85% of university students in the United States are
involved in some sort of plagiarism. Can 85% of students be wrong?
Should we invest in a better anti plagiarism software or start
considering a new educational paradigm? Like with many other policy
issues, there is a mix of causes and effects. Here is the link to
the discussion from 2007 which is still valid today:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wp.me/p81We-m">http://wp.me/p81We-m</a><br>
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Regards, Jovan <br>
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On 12/14/11 4:12 PM, Deirdre Williams wrote:
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cite="mid:CAMz5XN7VXQjreeZqpTCdn36YaUTe9Q98YEKyKYKv9fgD5ohTqQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">This discussion interests me for a slightly different
reason.
<div>I have been wondering for some time now whether the norm
about plagiarism isn't shifting as the norm about privacy seems
to be doing. Privacy is still important but the things
considered "private" seem to have changed. With the issue of
plagiarism - we are being encouraged to "remix" from the
existing. Does this carry with it the idea that, once published,
information is "free"? When I asked this question on the Diplo
ning I was assured that the "old" rule still obtains - if you
borrow someone else's intellectual property you must acknowledge
where/who it came from.</div>
<div>But now I wonder again - in changing times is plagiarism not
as wicked as it used to be?</div>
<div>Deirdre<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 14 December 2011 10:36, Norbert
Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>></span>
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<div class="im">> Given that the general reaction to this
appointment could not have come as a<br>
> surprise to Mme. Kroes or her staff one really has to
ask why it was made.<br>
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Indeed. And she's legally obligated to give the reasons
(when the<br>
question is formally asked) why such a scandalous person was
chosen<br>
instead of conducting a more normal kind of search for a
well-qualified<br>
and suitable person to fill this role:<br>
<br>
According to Article 41 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental
Rights [1],<br>
which has been ratified by all EU member countries as part
of the<br>
Lisbon Treaty, there is a right to good administration which
includes<br>
in particular "the obligation of the administration to give
reasons<br>
for its decisions".<br>
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Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
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