Art is either plagiarism or revolution
Even that quote. (Credited to the artist Paul Gaugin, 1848-1903). Sometimes writing is blatant theft, other times its too close to call. Just look at the recent film, '13 going on 30'. Tell me the pitch wasn't 'It's Big, but with a girl...'
Apple's Steve Jobs might have felt aggrieved at the success of Windows, but not half as much as the poor saps at Xerox.
Yet the university student whose years-old PhD thesis about Iraq was lifted word-for-word and presented as UK intelligence - he felt pretty good about that bit of plagiarism. Made his day.
Sometimes the results are good, sometimes bad. Eventually though, the truth will out. It always does.
Apple's Steve Jobs might have felt aggrieved at the success of Windows, but not half as much as the poor saps at Xerox.
Yet the university student whose years-old PhD thesis about Iraq was lifted word-for-word and presented as UK intelligence - he felt pretty good about that bit of plagiarism. Made his day.
Sometimes the results are good, sometimes bad. Eventually though, the truth will out. It always does.