Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves
This past Sunday, October 21, 2012, CBS Morning News aired a brilliant segment on plagiarism. Here’s an excerpt: Accusations of plagiarism have plagued writers for centuries. Shakespeare was accused of it; so was Oscar Wilde. T.S. Elliot famously stated, “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.” The Beatles’ George Harrison was sued for lifting the m