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Online Plagiarist Sues University
raistphrk writes "The Reg reports that an English student at the University of Kent has sued the university after the university caught him ripping his papers off the Internet and kicked him out of the English program. I guess the stakes are now being raised for universities that use services to check for plagiarized papers."
The whole basis for the degree is that you read a book or play written by someone else, listen to your lecturer and then write a critique of something written by someone with miles more talent than you have.
The whole basis of an English degree is ripping off other people's work and using it to justify your grades.
Lets put it this way, if that "Linus stole Linux" paper had been submitted as literary critisism it would have got an A.
The guy was a prat, he cheated, he was caught. But cheating in English... damn that is a waste of time. What jobs come out of that ?
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
There is no reason to discuss this kid. He should be killed.
Absolutely. The Presidency of the United States appears to be a more suitable reward.
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!