Plagiarism?

[Randy]

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In May, writer Jumi Bello published an essay on Literary Hub about her debut novel, The Leaving, which had been scheduled to be released by Riverhead this year, but had been canceled after Bello admitted to her publisher that parts of the book had been plagiarized.

Very soon after the essay was published, it was retracted—because of another incidence of plagiarism, which other writers online had been quick to spot. The section in question was a paragraph about plagiarism, which was very similar to another paragraph about plagiarism at a website called . . . Plagiarism Today.

Much litigation and re-litigation ensued.

Thoughts?

What are your thoughts on plagiarism in general?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Not down with it myself. Its unethical if you're selling a product (a book) and profiting off other people's work.