Some Problems

Here's a definition of plagiarism. Here is intellectual property.

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan

1. Identify a problem in this story. Any solution?

Helene

2. Why so different? Is there a problem here? Solution?

Herr Guttenberg

3. Was this the "right" outcome? Problem? Solution?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":

Book covers?

4. Was this a case of theft? Who decides? Problems?

If the courts are in charge...

5. Do you see a problem here?

If there's time....better news, for some: music... TV iTunes

6. Whom do you think the law says that TV news footage "belongs" to? What do you think? Have you heard of "fair use"?  Is there a problem?

All the questions above are answered in the daybook.

Homework:

1. Here are some more problems. Any of these something you'd like to explore in a paper?

"Humans Need Not Apply" video by CGP Grey.

"Injustice in Ferguson, Long Before Michael Brown" from Bloomberg's Business Week.

"The Net Neutrality Debate in 3 Minutes" by Hank G.

"Incarceration Nation" By CNN

"The Skills Gap" by Siemens

"Alcohol is Still the Deadliest Drug in the United States, and It’s Not Even Close" The Washington Post

If you don't know what you'd like to write the next paper about, explore the links above.

Diesel Ag: You must choose a problem from this video -- http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs 
or this website--
Mike Rowe's  http://profoundlydisconnected.com/

2. TWFTD: plagiarism in OED. What does it mean in Latin?