[governance] A shame for the EC

[Jovan Kurbalija]

Deirdre,

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: http://wp.me/p81We-m

Regards, Jovan

On 12/14/11 4:12 PM, Deirdre Williams wrote:
> This discussion interests me for a slightly different reason.
> 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.
> But now I wonder again - in changing times is plagiarism not as wicked 
> as it used to be?
> Deirdre
>
> On 14 December 2011 10:36, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch 
> <mailto:nb at bollow.ch>> wrote:
>
>     > Given that the general reaction to this appointment could not
>     have come as a
>     > surprise to Mme. Kroes or her staff one really has to ask why it
>     was made.
>
>     Indeed. And she's legally obligated to give the reasons (when the
>     question is formally asked) why such a scandalous person was chosen
>     instead of conducting a more normal kind of search for a
>     well-qualified
>     and suitable person to fill this role:
>
>     According to Article 41 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights [1],
>     which has been ratified by all EU member countries as part of the
>     Lisbon Treaty, there is a right to good administration which includes
>     in particular "the obligation of the administration to give reasons
>     for its decisions".
>
>     [1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/
>
>     Greetings,
>     Norbert
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