1 | ->''"If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism; if you copy from many, it's research."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Wilson Mizner''' |
3 | |
4 | ->'''Cropper:''' In short, sir, Mrs Ogg seems to believe that writing a book largely involves copying things out of other books and pasting them onto any bits of plain paper she can find, then signing them "G. Ogg" in crayon.\ |
5 | '''Goatberger:''' You're telling me that Mrs Ogg has simply recycled bits of more than a dozen books?\ |
6 | '''Cropper:''' In a word, yes.\ |
7 | '''Goatberger:''' The cunning old biddy! Then it counts as research and is perfectly OK. Don't worry about it. |
8 | -->--- The publishers of ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]'' |
9 | |
10 | ->''"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."'' |
11 | -->-- '''UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein''' |
12 | |
13 | ->''"Your theory of a donut-shaped universe is intriguing, Homer. I may have to steal it."'' |
14 | -->-- '''Creator/StephenHawking''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "They Saved Lisa's Brain" |
15 | |
16 | ->Plagiarize! \ |
17 | Let no one else's work evade your eyes \ |
18 | Remember why the good Lord made your eyes \ |
19 | So don't shade your eyes \ |
20 | But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize — \ |
21 | Only be sure always to call it please "research". |
22 | -->-- "Lobachevsky", ''Music/SongsByTomLehrer'' |
23 | |
24 | ->''"Oh, wow. This line here's lifted from an anime from two years ago. The words got changed a bit, but that's definitely it. Sneaky. I think I've seen this one before, too. And this one! Sheesh, this one too... Wait... Is this whole book just a bunch of stuff he ripped-off and strung together? If the original writers or worse, their fans, ever saw this, there'd be a freaking riot online..."'' |
25 | -->-- '''Futaba Sakura''', reading ''Prince of Nightmares'', ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' |
26 | |
27 | ->'''Krusty''': Hey! That's my Music/{{Madonna}} gag! That guy stole my gag!\ |
28 | '''Sideshow Mel''': And you stole it from last Friday's episode of ''Pardon My Zinger''.\ |
29 | '''Krusty''': Stole, made up, what's the difference? |
30 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two" |
31 | |
32 | ->'''Mr. C:''' This essay you turned in was ''plagiarized''?\ |
33 | '''Jeremy:''' ''NO!'' Nothing like that, Mr. C! I bought it off the internet, so it's probably been used hundreds of times. You could think of it as a re-purposed, vintage, crowd-sourced effort.\ |
34 | '''Mr. C:''' ''(holding the zero-grade essay)'' I can't wait to tell that one in the teachers' lounge. |
35 | -->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' |
36 | |
37 | ->''"Suchong observe... strangest of coincidences. On other side of window, man in strange hat experimenting on Suchong's own creation. On plasmid. Man name of Fink. OUTRAGE! THEFT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY! [sigh] But... man name of Fink is no fool. Through addition of oxidizing agent, turns plasmid ingestible through stomach lining. Mr. Ryan '''very''' impressed with '''Suchong's''' initiative. Theft of intellectual property... '''two-way street'''."'' |
38 | -->-- '''Dr. Yi Suchong''', ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' |
39 | |
40 | ->'''Catherine:''' Hey, squirt, come here! I was online and found some stuff you might want to use for your paper.\ |
41 | '''Francine:''' Oh, thanks, but I finished it already. Hey, this is my paper!\ |
42 | '''Catherine:''' You mean, you already used some of this information?\ |
43 | '''Francine:''' I used the whole thing. It was perfect for the topic, so I cut and pasted it into a new document and added a title.\ |
44 | '''Catherine:''' Francine, you can't do that!\ |
45 | '''Francine:''' Why not?\ |
46 | '''Catherine:''' Because that's plagiarism, that's why.\ |
47 | '''Francine:''' No, it isn't, it's finishing your work early so you can enjoy Thanksgiving. ''(beat)'' What's... plagiarism?\ |
48 | '''Catherine:''' It’s when you take someone else's work and claim it's your own. It's basically stealing.\ |
49 | '''Francine:''' But I already handed it in! So... you think I can get an 'F'?\ |
50 | '''Catherine:''' Worse. You could be ''suspended''. |
51 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', "Francine's Pilfered Paper" |
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