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Copyright © 2001,
Revised Version Copyright © 2006 Caroline Bowen
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Since its inception in
June 1998
this
web site has been a constant target for plagiarists and
copyright thieves. Copy-cats
around the world have kept themselves busy reproducing my original
work, as their own, on their web sites and in other publications: so
much so that it is impossible to keep track of it all.
Here are just a
few examples. A Canadian school district filched most of my
disclaimer. SLTs at a residential school in the UK reproduced 18 of
my pages on their site and dismantled their entire site when I
contacted them about it (though I received no apology...nor even a response). A US
academic set a bad example to his students, one of whom blew the
whistle on him, by copying my
Brown's Stages page
onto his course page. A University department in India took my meta-tags,
and a South Korean University communication disorders department
cloned 35 pages including all the
links pages.
These
and other exploits were overshadowed, however, when two highly
credentialed Linguistics academics at a reputable university in
Egypt brazenly pinched most of the phonology content here and
cobbled them into a book chapter (which I have on file)
without a word of acknowledgement! When I drew it to their attention
in June 2005 their horrified colleagues and employers apologised
publicly, privately and unreservedly, but I heard not a word from
the two perpetrators.
It was equally remarkable,
and even more upsetting, when a
prestigious US organisation, comprised chiefly of high profile SLPs, converted my
pages on
SLP
around the world
into one massive .pdf, purportedly their own 'International
Directory', and posted it on their site. I had to remind them three
times over three or four weeks, but they took it down eventually and
apologised both for putting it there in the first place and for the
delay in removing it. But alas, I have been waiting since December 2005 for a
promised explanation of how it came to be there in the first place.
Who dunnit? So disappointing!
Meanwhile, numerous
Speech-Language Pathologists, in a range of work settings, have
reproduced pages from my site without asking. To take one small but
annoying example, the ___ Speech and Language Center somewhere in
the US proclaimed:
"In setting
fees, we are guided (1) by our professional association
(2) by considering what people can reasonably be expected to
afford, and (3) by determining what we need to charge in order to
maintain an exemplary level of service. Fees are discussed with
potential clients prior to consultation."
The paragraph
above was an unauthorised adaptation of the following paragraph on my
web site. The 12 words in grey
are the ones that were not included in the copy-cat version.
Note that even the punctuation is the same!
And because of the vocabulary I used in the original, it was not
necessary to change any of it into American spelling.
"In
setting fees, we are guided (1) by our professional association,
Speech Pathology Australia,
(2)
by considering what people can reasonably be expected to afford, and
(3) by determining what we need to charge in order to maintain an
exemplary level of service.
The fee scale is
displayed in the waiting rooms.
Fees are
discussed with potential clients prior to consultation."
Proof
Can I prove
that my words predated the ___ Speech and Language Center
words? Yes, I can. The page
is an electronic copy of a printed information sheet that dates back 25
years! The information sheet has been modified and updated periodically,
but somehow this particular paragraph has remained
unchanged.
The 'right' in
'copyright'
Plagiarism is unethical
and
illegal.
As
owner of speech-language-therapy.com, and author of its content, my
material is
covered by copyright as a literary work. This gives me the right (the 'right' in 'copyright') to
reproduce the work, communicate it to the public, and make adaptations
of it.
If someone copies a
substantial portion of the work it is an infringement of
copyright. For a literary work 'substantial' means about
10%. Depending how you interpret it, the
___
Speech and Language
Center paragraph comprises
80.6% or 100% of my paragraph. Either way, it is 'substantial'
to say the least!
I also have moral
rights in the work, including a right of attribution and a right of
integrity.
Remedies
Remedies are available
in the form of injunctions through the courts. This is costly, time
consuming, and potentially unpleasant, so, what I have tried to do in
instances of
plagiarism of material from here is to contact the people
responsible. Some have 'ignored' my emails, but removed
the material very quickly. Some have modified or rephrased the plagiarised information.
Many have said they did not realise my words were copyright, while
several have been outraged that I would object! Some have apologised (thanks, all is forgiven,
but it is difficult to forget).
Interactive
areas & email
The person or
people behind a web site 'interact' with the Internet
community via forms (for example, Guest Books, Chat Pages, Message
Boards), and of course, email. One of the pitfalls of such interactive
forums is that you cannot always be sure that the entries are genuine.
Many webmasters, myself included, have had the experience of material
from elsewhere being copied and pasted into interactive forms or emails.
In one incident an entry on a (now discontinued) message board on the ASHA site was pasted into my message board by a third party, and in
another, a post to a listserv I participate in was pasted into my guest
book (now also discontinued because of this type of abuse).
Permission
granted!
I receive frequent
requests from consumer advocates, clinicians, teachers and academics
wanting to print and distribute, with appropriate attribution,
information from this site. Some wish to include material from here in
information or teaching packages in print and electronic form. People
have also sought permission to translate and distribute certain pages in
Afrikaans, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
and Welsh. The
answer has always been yes, since I regard such requests as a
great compliment.
Reference
American Psychological
Association (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association : Fifth Edition.
A few MORE
words...
In the article
A few MORE Words about
Plagiarism
suggestions for citing electronic references in electronic documents
are provided. Feedback is welcome.
CB
Links
Academic Plagiarism
All about the Internet: Code of Conduct
Antiplagiarism strategies
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
and
copyright
Implications for
educators
Open Directory: Intellectual Property
Plagiarism awareness day 2007
Plagiarism in Colleges in USA
Plagiarism dot org
Plagiarized dot com
Wendy Web
Academic honesty
Many institutions
and instructors caution their students about the implications of, and
penalties for, plagiarism. For example:
Regulations and Policies
from Loyola College.
APA Style
The Fifth
Edition of the APA Style Manual (American
Psychological Association, 2001)
provides comprehensive guidance for citing electronic references in
scholarly publications, some of which is available on the web. These
guidelines differ from those found in previous editions of the
manual.
Reference Examples for Electronic Source Material
Electronic Media and URLs
General Forms for Electronic References
Citations in Text of Electronic Material
Cloned
logo!
The logo
here
was lifted from my professional association,
here.
We wrote to you
here
lots of times! Why haven't you answered our email,
guys?
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09 May, 2007
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