http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/06/10/the-palin-plagiarism-scandal/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/06/10/the-palin-plagiarism-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-125733 Jonathan Bailey Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:36:25 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3749#comment-125733 I'm no fan of Palin either. But I can't see any way this meets the definition of plagiarism, at least as it pertains to political speeches. Academia might have an issue with it, but this is a whole other world... I'm no fan of Palin either. But I can't see any way this meets the definition of plagiarism, at least as it pertains to political speeches. Academia might have an issue with it, but this is a whole other world…

]]> http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/06/10/the-palin-plagiarism-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-125728 Maria Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:42:38 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3749#comment-125728 As much as I dislike Sarah Palin, this doesn't seem much like plagiarism to me. The example you shared falls flat. Paraphrasing -- especially when mentioning the original author several times in the speech -- isn't nearly as blatant as lifting entire sentence and paragraphs virtually word for word (as Dowd and others clearly did). As much as I dislike Sarah Palin, this doesn't seem much like plagiarism to me. The example you shared falls flat. Paraphrasing — especially when mentioning the original author several times in the speech — isn't nearly as blatant as lifting entire sentence and paragraphs virtually word for word (as Dowd and others clearly did).

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