Re: plagiarism, I'm reminded of an incident on a slash list, years ago, where someone posted a story claiming they'd "based it on" a story by someone else, and they'd e-mailed that person and not heard back and blahdeblah, and I actually skipped the header at first, but as I was reading it, something kept sounding familiar, and then I realised I'd actually read the original story, which was, as it happened, by a friend of mine. So I checked with said friend, and she never received any such e-mail, and then I checked the "new" story against the original, and yeah. Pretty much word for word the same, with only names and some relevant details changed. Not even all relevant details, though--like, they had eye colours and ages/years wrong and everything.
I just don't get this sort of thing, especially in fandom. Do people really think they'd get away with it? That people won't mind them ripping off their words wholesale? That admitting it upfront makesit okay? What? The mind, she boggles, I tell you.
Also, re: Toothy, coincidentally enough, my co-workers are RIGHT NOW having a voncersation about how they're not going to go see MI3 because of him. It's not just us!
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Date: 2006-05-08 11:36 am (UTC)I just don't get this sort of thing, especially in fandom. Do people really think they'd get away with it? That people won't mind them ripping off their words wholesale? That admitting it upfront makesit okay? What? The mind, she boggles, I tell you.
Also, re: Toothy, coincidentally enough, my co-workers are RIGHT NOW having a voncersation about how they're not going to go see MI3 because of him. It's not just us!