Plagiarism- Copyright Crisis or Global Challenge.
Challenges are varied in nature, ranging from small ones that may bruise our ego a bit to larger ones that may affect us at a much higher level. One of these challenges is ‘COPYING’ a. k. a. plagiarism. Derived from the Latin word ‘PLAGIARE’ which means ‘to kidnap,’ plagiarism literally means ‘to kidnap’ or copy someone else’s idea and pass it off as their own.
Clichéd though it may sound, credit is often not given where credit is due- indeed a negative outcome of plagiarism. When people come across news items about people who get into trouble over plagiarism, they shake their heads and walk away ‘tut-tutting’ in a disagreeable manner. They don’t realize that they themselves might have plagiarized something and are blissfully unaware of the consequences that they may have to face. Many a time, plagiarism of scientific works result in political animosity and stagnant development. Plagiarism kills imaginative reasoning, leads to loss of intellectual credibility and destabilizes creative minds. Endless arguments on who deserves the credit overshadows the real issue that ought to be addressed.
Most of us are familiar with the Kaavya Viswanathan fiasco. The eighteen year old Harvard student has become notoriously well known due to her book ‘How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild and got a life, which has many parts copied verbatim from novels by Megan McCafferty such as ‘SLOPPY FIRSTS and SECOND HELPING. The poor girl has been defamed to such an extent that one could write a story on her life- How Kaavya Viswanathan Plagiarized, Got Rich , and Fell flat on her face.
Fast emerging as one of the major globally sensitive issues of the world, plagiarism should definitely be nipped in the bud.
Challenges are varied in nature, ranging from small ones that may bruise our ego a bit to larger ones that may affect us at a much higher level. One of these challenges is ‘COPYING’ a. k. a. plagiarism. Derived from the Latin word ‘PLAGIARE’ which means ‘to kidnap,’ plagiarism literally means ‘to kidnap’ or copy someone else’s idea and pass it off as their own.
Clichéd though it may sound, credit is often not given where credit is due- indeed a negative outcome of plagiarism. When people come across news items about people who get into trouble over plagiarism, they shake their heads and walk away ‘tut-tutting’ in a disagreeable manner. They don’t realize that they themselves might have plagiarized something and are blissfully unaware of the consequences that they may have to face. Many a time, plagiarism of scientific works result in political animosity and stagnant development. Plagiarism kills imaginative reasoning, leads to loss of intellectual credibility and destabilizes creative minds. Endless arguments on who deserves the credit overshadows the real issue that ought to be addressed.
Most of us are familiar with the Kaavya Viswanathan fiasco. The eighteen year old Harvard student has become notoriously well known due to her book ‘How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild and got a life, which has many parts copied verbatim from novels by Megan McCafferty such as ‘SLOPPY FIRSTS and SECOND HELPING. The poor girl has been defamed to such an extent that one could write a story on her life- How Kaavya Viswanathan Plagiarized, Got Rich , and Fell flat on her face.
Fast emerging as one of the major globally sensitive issues of the world, plagiarism should definitely be nipped in the bud.
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How Kaavya Viswanathan Plagiarized, Got Rich , and Fell flat on her face.
.... NICE ONE :-) can we expect dat from u
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