Authorship

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  I think the value society places in originality is shifting, and that this shift will continue drastically throughout the coming decades.

  When I read about plagiarism, my gut reaction is annoyance, frustration, sometimes anger. It's something that I view as cheating - unfair play.

  However, if I try to step back and think about originality as a concept, I'm not so certain what my stance should be. I'm caught between two conflicting views -> one saying "information and ideas should be free and open" and the other, that "effort should be rewarded and 'cheating' is bad".

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  • if you're stealing something, you're not adding anything.monNom
  • In the context of society, theft not only doesn't add anything, it make others wary of adding as well.monNom
  • for that reason alone, theft should always be harshly dealt with when discovered.monNom

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