RE: Plagiarism

From: Chris Mohr <chrismohr[_at_]sprintmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:27:16 -0400


Courts have looked unfavorably on copiers that have, for one reason or another not attributed their sources. Fair use is an equitable doctrine. The more the defense can be made to look like a thief, the more the balance tilts in the other direction.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org [mailto:owner-cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org] On Behalf Of Dodi Schultz
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 2:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Plagiarism

Joseph Pietro Riolo writes,

>> How can providing an attribution help any of four factors in Fair
Use
>> Doctrine?

This isn't by any means a *legal* reply, but speaking as an author and having wide acquaintance among other writers, I can tell you that lack of
attribution would definitely be an additional stimulus to bringing action.
(Bad enough to use my work without my permission, but to appropriate my claim to authorship as well--!)

--Dodi Schultz Received on Thu Sep 12 2002 - 13:33:42 GMT

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