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Online Plagiarist Sues University

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-that's-one-way-to-approach-things dept.

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."

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  1. Re:That isn't his complaint. by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whether he wins or loses that case, you have to ask yourself, would you want to HIRE him to work for you?

    I wouldn't want him myself, but apparently there is no end to the number of companies that would want to hire him into management. Shame he went after an english degree, his real talent was in law.

  2. Re:Wow next thing you know... by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny
    Also similar to the "I didn't know smoking was bad for me" argument

    Except that the University (presumably) didn't place ads showing beautiful people having a wonderful time and enjoying life because they were downloading papers off the internet.

  3. Re:Plagerism is business by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have an English BA, which I picked up accidentally while working on my CS BS.

    Response 1:
    So you're the bastard whose got it! I just put it down for a few minutes beside the printer in the computer lab, and when I got back it was gone!

    Response 2:
    Lucky sod - the rest of us have to work at picking up girls/guys.

    --
    Quattuor res in hoc mundo sanctae sunt: libri, liberi, libertas et liberalitas.
  4. Re:Wow next thing you know... by pipingguy · · Score: 5, Funny


    In the USA, also, consent is implied unless explicitly denied

    Now we know the precedent for opt-out spam and why my email inbox is raped daily.