Saturday, August 30, 2008
Plagiarism
In addition to the discussion in the Course Rules and Ethics Guidelines, here are some additional materials about plagiarism that you may find helpful:
David E. Sorkin, Practicing Plagiarism
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1100323
This is a short column about plagiarism that I wrote for the Illinois Bar Journal several years ago.
Judith D. Fischer, Avoiding Plagiarism in Legal Documents
http://ssrn.com/abstract=992332
K.K. DuVivier, Nothing New Under the Sun--Plagiarism In Practice
http://law.du.edu/images/uploads/Lawyering_Process_/Duvivier_articles/may%202003.pdf
These short articles (from Kentucky and Colorado's state bar journals) also discuss plagiarism in the practice of law.
Richard A. Bales, Quotations
http://ssrn.com/abstract=919303
This article is about the use of quotations in legal writing, but it includes a brief discussion of plagiarism. (Professor Bales's view on direct quotes seems to be similar to mine: Don't use them unless you have a very good reason.)
Also, the Legal Writing Institute offers a collection of materials on plagiarism.
David E. Sorkin, Practicing Plagiarism
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1100323
This is a short column about plagiarism that I wrote for the Illinois Bar Journal several years ago.
Judith D. Fischer, Avoiding Plagiarism in Legal Documents
http://ssrn.com/abstract=992332
K.K. DuVivier, Nothing New Under the Sun--Plagiarism In Practice
http://law.du.edu/images/uploads/Lawyering_Process_/Duvivier_articles/may%202003.pdf
These short articles (from Kentucky and Colorado's state bar journals) also discuss plagiarism in the practice of law.
Richard A. Bales, Quotations
http://ssrn.com/abstract=919303
This article is about the use of quotations in legal writing, but it includes a brief discussion of plagiarism. (Professor Bales's view on direct quotes seems to be similar to mine: Don't use them unless you have a very good reason.)
Also, the Legal Writing Institute offers a collection of materials on plagiarism.
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The syllabus states our first draft of Memo #1 is due Sept. 11. We have briefed and discussed only 1 of the cases included in the closed memo, should we be briefing the remaining cases on our own? Will we be discussing these cases in class? The syllabus does not include any reference to these cases included in the memo.
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: September 1, 2008 1:41 PM
: September 1, 2008 1:41 PM
Yes, you should be reading (and probably briefing) the remaining cases. We won't discuss each one individually in class, but we will spend some more time talking about the memo in general and about the writing process, and you're welcome to ask more specific questions in class or individually. As you read the other cases, look for legal rules that seem relevant to our case, and try to fit them in the context of the large-scale outline that we began discussing in class last week.
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