Comments on: Saudi Arabia: Where Plagiarism is a Crime http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/20/saudi-arabia-where-plagiarism-is-a-crime/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:10 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: American Bedu http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/20/saudi-arabia-where-plagiarism-is-a-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1597847 American Bedu Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:47:52 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=102223#comment-1597847 This is very common in Saudi Arabia. I have had this happen to me a few times as well. I feel optimistic that Saudi Arabia does recognize IPR and is beginning to crack done more on individuals who are IPR abusers. Although one can legally copyright their material, given the global reach of the data on the web it is a challenging issue to control and prevent violations. This is very common in Saudi Arabia. I have had this happen to me a few times as well. I feel optimistic that Saudi Arabia does recognize IPR and is beginning to crack done more on individuals who are IPR abusers.

Although one can legally copyright their material, given the global reach of the data on the web it is a challenging issue to control and prevent violations.

]]> By: Bernardo Parrella http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/20/saudi-arabia-where-plagiarism-is-a-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1594285 Bernardo Parrella Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:08:39 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=102223#comment-1594285 of course this episode is despicable, unprofessional, lame, etc. - but honestly, do we actually want to punish anyone (newspapers and mainstream media included) copying, using, re-editing some citizen media material openly available online? how are going to accomplish that? by finding out each single case in any newspaper/media across the world and suing each author/newspaper? or asking local authorities in every country to pass a national bill for that? is this even remotely possible or even realistic? but we have (great) powers too, let's use them effectively: expose at length those cases online, pestering them with letters and comments, inviting people to stop buy/follow such media, write our own stories, sharing personal/direct accounts of true events, pushing mainstream media to include and work with citizen journalists, promoting/helping GVO and similar projects, and so on... of course this episode is despicable, unprofessional, lame, etc. – but honestly, do we actually want to punish anyone (newspapers and mainstream media included) copying, using, re-editing some citizen media material openly available online? how are going to accomplish that? by finding out each single case in any newspaper/media across the world and suing each author/newspaper? or asking local authorities in every country to pass a national bill for that? is this even remotely possible or even realistic?

but we have (great) powers too, let’s use them effectively: expose at length those cases online, pestering them with letters and comments, inviting people to stop buy/follow such media, write our own stories, sharing personal/direct accounts of true events, pushing mainstream media to include and work with citizen journalists, promoting/helping GVO and similar projects, and so on…

]]> By: Jillian C. York http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/20/saudi-arabia-where-plagiarism-is-a-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1593772 Jillian C. York Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:32 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=102223#comment-1593772 Excellent post! Plagiarism is - and should be - a crime, and I hope the paper is punished for this. Excellent post! Plagiarism is – and should be – a crime, and I hope the paper is punished for this.

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