>(Axel of Argentina wondered)
>[ why are so many of you SO fascinated with the plagiarism thing? i am
>[ not too wise, but the well-known psychological and new agey theory has
>[ itthat whatever you react strongly to or whatever particularly touches
>[ you is merely a reflection of something inside of you. i mean that
>[ whoever reacts to plagiarism and to theft, etc, has some unresolved
>[ emotional issue with it.
Plagiarism on copyrighted material is, in the United States, a federal
offense with prison and fines connected to it. Plagiarism on
non-copyrighted material is unethical and it's theft.
Irene