Line #8 Quotes/PlagiarismInFiction


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]]''
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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"
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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''
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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"
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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}}''
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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''
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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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