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Posted: 16 years ago
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Hi all
I agree with all of you and i know plagirism is a huge issue and a crime. Here in Britain there was this very popular Psychiatrist who was a celebrty too, he copied word to word information from other doctors books into his own book and published it as his own.
Here is a picture of him
When we write our assignments at school our teachers always encourages us to write our own words instead of copying coz its not good.
I understand that quoting someones work into your own work with a proper refrence is acceptable, but copying it's two different thing.
I read of Heerman's first ff, i didnt agree with what she wrote, her words were too bold, i dont think that was really necessary coz in this forum im sure we have members who are below the age of 16 and i using such a words were soo weird for me. I am sorry i wasnt comfertable at all with it, there are so many writer we do write a romantic scene, we try and describe it but not in way that she did. And as for her 2nd story i havnt read it so i dont know.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Wow guys,I really didn't know that the story was plagiarized.if heerman copied word for word then I have to say she did wrong.

Us FF writers have to sit and think hours before we put finger to keyboard and sometimes its so hard.For someone to take credit for another's work is really really wrong!!

Anyway,I am not judging her cos like someone here said,though I enjoyed the FF or should I say novel,it did sound pretty forward(not that I am complaining) and very much like an M&B now that it was mentioned.

Defending the act is the one I cannot swallow.Being a lawyer I know the implication of something like that if it were to go to court.But well,all I gotta say is please people,be careful with other people's work and please acknowledge them.It makes it all better.
I myself have been inspired by some books I read but I made sure I wove the plots so differently it was nothing remotely like the original.Please,let's give credit where its due.We love what we do and the last thing we need is to have this scare again.

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