Selma Wrote:
I have to say Frederick is winning this debate hands down. His arguments are absolutely spot on and he displays a very profound knowledge about the subject of plagiarism and its natural by-product copyright.
Frederick's arguments vis-a-vis plagiarism(not intellectual copyright) miss the mark by a mile. While his arguments might have some merit in the context of forums such as Goanet or informal write-ups, they fly in the face of most accepted academic norms.
He is still considering it from the rather naive perspective of "I would be happy if someone copied my work with or without reference". Current academic research(which is an inetgral part of human advancement) would entirely collapse if researchers were to take such a casual or selfish approach to this serious plague.
Far from profound, his view is from an arm chair perspective.
Go Frederick, go!
I see that you have taken my cheer-leader jibe a tad too seriously. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
