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What Does "Copyfight" Mean?
Copyfight, the Solo Years: April 2002-March 2004
1. Crosbie Fitch on June 21, 2007 9:11 AM writes...
Ducasse evidently doesn't understand the difference between plagiarism and derivation. An identical work results, but only one is honourable.
Then again, perhaps by 'progress' Ducasse means the progress of the author rather than human knowledge, that for a lesser known author to progress, they must pretend to have written the words of those upon whose shoulders they stand.
The children of the unscrupulous shall inherit their fathers' earth.
Permalink to Comment2. drwex on June 22, 2007 8:50 AM writes...
I'm sympathetic to your point but I think Ducasse was speaking from a different time and with different understanding.
Permalink to Comment3. Crosbie Fitch on June 22, 2007 10:16 AM writes...
A 'different understanding', and a different language.
Antique quotes must be inspected using today's language and understanding, otherwise while they may amuse the few, they may mislead the many.
I was being harsh in my criticism of Ducasse with tongue in cheek.
One hopes that by 'plagiarise' Ducasse no doubt meant "To present an improvement of another author's sentence - whilst not disclaiming their contribution", which, as we know, can be fine and dandy.
What though, was your purpose in presenting this QotD, if not for its quaint and questionable use of the word 'plagiarise'?
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