Edinburgh took over a hundred student to court a few years ago. If I
recall, it rather backfired on them. One student counter claimed with
defamation of character, I think. And would parents want their children
to go to an institution that admitted that plagiarism was at epidemic
proportions?
Fraud (said he, putting on his pseudo-legal hat) needs to have
deliberate intent to deceive to obtain goods or services, doesn't it?
And a court of law would require "beyond all reasonable doubt", whereas
we all know academic infringement committees are lynch mobs, always
ready with the rope for a quick hanging 8-)
Seriously though, it is very hard to prove deliberate intent, and one
off cases, are a bit circumstantial for a charge of fraud. However,
rather than discuss how we can make copying even more of an offence,
what I would like to hear is what good practice people have been using
to avoid "the same old essay titles year after year"*
Mike
*Recycled paper and metal is good. Recycled teaching is not...
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