Re: Re: Attribution is not required in public domain materials

On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 11:43, Katharine Colgan wrote:
>
> I am a writer. I would never consider using someone else's ideas or
> words--whether in the public domain or not--without attribution. I would
> feel intellectually dishonest, morally dishonest, and like a pathetic writer
> not capable of doing my own work without stealing from others.
>
> Also speaking as a writer, I assure you that I want credit for stuff of mine
> worth using long after I'm dead.

So, if you say to someone, "There's nothing new under the sun", do you cite Ecclesiastes? When you use the word alligator, do you cite Shakespeare (http://www.m-w.com/lighter/shak/words5.htm#alligator)?

And, as Shakespeare himself used many ideas without attribution, do you consider him intellectually and morally dishonest, and a pathetic writer?

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