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What is the smallest amount of text that can be plagiarized?
Can the following be considered plagiarized? I am interested in finding out the limit of words one is allowed to use.
Java is a programming platform that's used for developing computer ...
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Best practice for stories based on other writers' stories
I want to rewrite someone else's novel in a different way.
Just to show the other side of his characters.
My story will be based on these characters, but they will have more "realistic" sides.
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How likely is the “five consecutive word rule” to detect “random,” as opposed to intentional plagiarism?
I refer to the old fable that if you set enough monkeys at enough keyboards for a long enough period of time, they will (through random typing), reproduce the "Complete Works of Shakespeare," or any ...
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How is parallel construction viewed in literature?
I wrote a "take-off" on a French song using a technique that I believe is called "parallel construction."
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What exactly is the “five (consecutive) word” plagiarism rule?
My understanding is that the toughest standard regarding plagiarism is the "five (consecutive) word" rule, which holds that, if there are five consecutive words identical to someone else's writing, ...
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Would it be plagiarism if you use a changed scene?
If I read someone else's scene that describes a situation in my own work if adapted to fit my characters and plot, would it constitute plagiarism if I so use it?
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How do I determine if a paper has been plagiarized?
Is there a service which allows you to check if a paper/article was plagiarized?
At this moment, I use Google to check if some papers are plagiarized or not, but I think that are other smarter ...
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plagiarism vs. reference?
I just finished reading the annotated edition of Lolita, and Nabokov hid references to other works of literature everywhere. Lately I've also been considering ways to work in lyrics and other oblique ...
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Translation as the starting point of a new work of fiction
In the past, there has been famous cases of translations becoming works on their own. Many dramatic plots were copied from country to country (Elisabethan dramatists used to translate spanish plays ...
