W3: Ethical and Legal Issues When Working with Digital Information

Description:

Plagiarism is not something that just might occur in college papers; there are social and financial consequences to plagiarism in the real world (CO4). Please review the following plagiarism cases:

• Jayson Blair and the New York Times.
• Jonah Lehrer and the New Yorker.
• “Surfin’ USA” and “Sweet Little Sixteen.”

Choose one of the above examples and answer the following:

• Describe the plagiarism that occurred.
• What are the ethical issues related to this plagiarism?
• Find another example of real world plagiarism and share it with the class.