Good excuses for plagiarists

Good excuses for plagiarists

“I found it on the internet.” “My researcher found it for me.” “My coauthor write that part.” “My ghostwriter wrote that part.” [For ghostwriters] “My client wrote that part.” “I thought it was in the public domain.” “The author is dead.” “It had a Creative Commons license.” “I changed a bunch of words in it.”…

When is okay to publicly reveal people’s personal information?

When is okay to publicly reveal people’s personal information?

A recent query from a reader raised some interesting points about when it’s okay to post things online — and when it’s a violation of privacy. This is a challenging question, and one that might generate a lot of disagreement, so I think it’s worth exploring. I’ll start with what I’ve developed as general principles,…