He wasn't just cataloging it, as far as I got. He was angling himself for sympathy.
But at least he wasn't claiming it wasn't plagiarism! Surely that's a...no, I got nothing.
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 4:49:11 am PST #16938 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
smonster - Dec 01, 2011 4:53:51 am PST #16939 of 28282
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I gotta say, having spent just a bit of time in a 12-step group, I totally agree with the commenters saying "AA - UR DOIN IT WRONG." That was some serious self-important wanking.
Toddson - Dec 01, 2011 4:59:14 am PST #16940 of 28282
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I remember reading that while plagiarism isn't actually against the law, most publishers have a clause in their contracts with writers that what they'll get is original work. This means that the publisher could take a plagiarist for anything they've paid him plus, possibly, damages.
Amy - Dec 01, 2011 5:02:24 am PST #16941 of 28282
Because books.
Plagiarism would be illegal if it's violating copyright, wouldn't it? Or do you mean it's not a criminal offense, but a civil one?
Toddson - Dec 01, 2011 5:03:40 am PST #16942 of 28282
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Civil rather than criminal.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 5:17:52 am PST #16943 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No doubt the picture of AA we see filtered through TV is inaccurate, but it's clear enough that you TAKE RESPONSIBILITY and MAKE AMENDS. I don't see how you plan to slip that past anyone that's watched TV in the last 20 years.
erikaj - Dec 01, 2011 6:14:29 am PST #16944 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
The thought I might do it *accidentally* kind of makes me sweat. Kind of like how Keith Olbermann seems to fear some kind of "Real Deal With Bill McNeil" moment where he incites some psycho. wrod. If I think hard, I might even remember what Step it is(nine? Or did Larry David fuck with my head again?)
Toddson - Dec 01, 2011 6:19:11 am PST #16945 of 28282
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I think it's one thing to get someone else's words stuck in your head and use them in something thinking they're your own. And (1) it's likely to be a few words, maybe a sentence, and (2) it's done unknowingly. Lifting entire sections or complete books, and knowing what you're doing, is one thing. And this guy isn't even terribly apologetic about it.
Connie Neil - Dec 01, 2011 6:43:09 am PST #16946 of 28282
brillig
I am somewhat in awe of the guy's chutzpah, in that "Dude, you're scum, but wow, those are some big balls" way.
erikaj - Dec 01, 2011 7:17:39 am PST #16947 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.