Plagiarising... myself??
There has been a lot of talk in my university about plagiarism; if found guilty a zero is awarded on that paper. Using some sophisticated software, they prowl the net on search of clues that any student is plagiarising and not using their own effort.......
Now my question niggling in my mind is this: What if I were to post something on The Rumbling Edge, and in turn it gets transmitted and quoted throughout the web, be it automated RSS feed sites or user-submitted content on websites or forums, then me making use of what I say on TRE in my paper that I hand up to the university for assessment? Their software will most definitely pick this up and accuse me of plagiarism from the internet.
No.... wait.... Plagiarising who? Me? Is it a crime to get accused of plagiarism of yourself?? I infringe the copyright of.... myself??? I get charged for copying... my own words?
Now this is something I better clarify before 4 years down the road I get charged for plagiarism of myself for my Honours project... Hmmmm The Rumbling Edge could be one I suppose...
Note: I'm not condoning plagiarism here. It's just the zero score bit, and the need to appeal (and fork out money) the result, when deep down in your heart you've done nothing to deserve this, merely rewriting something you post on the web into your university homework. And being accused of plagiarism from the internet when the source is from..... yourself.
