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]]> Comment on Internet Plagiarism by billstestblog http://lammal.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/internet-plagiarism/#comment-4 billstestblog Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:10:10 +0000 http://lammal.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/internet-plagiarism/#comment-4 M, Some good points in here, but take a look at what Howard says in response to an interviewer who made a claim that there is more plagiarism now (6). She says, "How would we know? On what basis could comparisons be made?" (7). We can't know because at no time in the history of text has so much text been produced and available. That there are cheaters and plagiarizers out there may be true, but claims of mass-cheating are actually claims about fear--fear that is rooted in a system of ownership and heroic authorship. As DeVoss and Porter show, that idea is being challenged by the filesharing ethic. The answer for all three authors is to address the technologies, not the fear, and look to students to learn more about what is going on. Good post! M, Some good points in here, but take a look at what Howard says in response to an interviewer who made a claim that there is more plagiarism now (6). She says, “How would we know? On what basis could comparisons be made?” (7). We can’t know because at no time in the history of text has so much text been produced and available. That there are cheaters and plagiarizers out there may be true, but claims of mass-cheating are actually claims about fear–fear that is rooted in a system of ownership and heroic authorship. As DeVoss and Porter show, that idea is being challenged by the filesharing ethic. The answer for all three authors is to address the technologies, not the fear, and look to students to learn more about what is going on.

Good post!

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