Tuesday, May 23, 2006

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All Along the Datacloud Attributed Quotation as Plagiarism. In a somewhat odd piece at Plagiarism Today, Jonathan Bailey takes weblogs to task for failing to add enough "original" content to material they quote from other sites. The piece begins (in both title and initial paragraph) by labeling the practice "the new plagiarism" (and cites a few sources that agree with him), a move that he later admits was a mistake (in an update at the end of the article) because plagiarism and fair use of intellectual property are different issues - he's apparently more interested in the latter. (He also sounds a little resentful and places the blame for this miscommunication on the reader, and so far has failed to update the incendiary title and opening paragraph. I guess he's enjoying the notoriety.) But aside from that issue, there are some fundamental problems with Bailey's attempt at linking intellectual property theft to weblogs that are primarily attributed quotes and links: These sites, which for this article I'll simply call "gray", are generally identified by a large number of very short posts, with much of it in block quotes or otherwise directly lifted content. Though they meticulously credit their sources, bowing to more traditional rules for blog attribution, and work to... [datacloud] 6:38:14 PM

Ottmar Liebert Tour Dates in AU, NZ Tuesday. Touring Schedule We added two dates in New Zealand, in Auckland and Wellington. Tonight I am doing phone interviews with newsmedia in Australia for 3 1/2 hours. How would you describe your music? How do you feel about the tag "New Age"? What are your influences? By (Ottmar). [Ottmar Liebert] 6:32:28 PM

Suns Convoy Heading to Texas Suns say goodbye to L.A.; next up: Dallas. The bandwagon is now a convoy. The sense of accomplishment is profound. The Suns are the little basketball team that could, a plucky team that just won't go away. Suns go to Western Conference Finals* Read FanBoy's analysis* Suns take out Clippers in Game 7* Suns happy to be adjusting Suns-Clippers: Game 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 [azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page] 7:11:19 AM