Plagiarism from Wikipedia
Contributors to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia license their submitted content under a Creative Commons license, which permits re-use as long as attribution is given. However, there have been a number of occasions when persons have failed to give the necessary attribution and attempted to pass off material from Wikipedia as their own work. Such plagiarism is a violation of the Creative Commons license and, when discovered, can be a reason for embarrassment, professional sanctions, or legal issues.
In educational settings, students sometimes copy Wikipedia to fulfill class assignments.[1] A 2011 study by Turnitin found that Wikipedia was the most copied website by both secondary and higher education students.[2]
Notable instances
Many notable individuals and institutions have been credibly said to have committed plagiarism from Wikipedia.
- Chris Anderson (writer)[3]
- Jill Bialosky[4]
- Monica Crowley[5][6]
- Jane Goodall[7]
- Michel Houellebecq[8]
- Benny Johnson (journalist)[9]
- John McCain[10]
- Oxford University Press[11]
- Rand Paul[12]
- "The Pentagon"[13]
- Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse[14][15][16]
- Alejandro Zaera-Polo[17]
- Okayama Prefectural Assembly[18]
- Five Star Movement (Italian party)[19]
See also
References
- ↑ "Should students be allowed to use Wikipedia as a source?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying - Plagiarism Today". Plagiarism Today. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Motoko Rich (June 24, 2009), "Chris Anderson apologizes for plagiarizing Wikipedia", The New York Times
- ↑ Talya Zax (October 4, 2017), "Poet Jill Bialosky Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over New Memoir", The Forward
- ↑ "Trump pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book", CNNMoney, 2018-02-07, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ↑ "Why plagiarism took down Monica Crowley, Trump's pick for a top national security post", The Washington Post, 2017-01-16, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ↑ Flood, Alison (2013-03-25), "Jane Goodall book held back after accusations of plagiarism", The Guardian, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ↑ Lichfield, John (2010-09-08), "I stole from Wikipedia but it's not plagiarism, says Houellebecq", The Independent, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ↑ Joe Coscarelli (July 29, 2014), "Plagiarizing Wikipedia Is Still Plagiarism, at BuzzFeed or the New York Times", New York magazine
- ↑ "Did McCain Plagiarize His Georgia Speech From Wikipedia?", The Huffington Post, September 11, 2008
- ↑ Oxford University plagiarized Wikipedia, Kim Komando (komando.com), August 22, 2015
- ↑ Peters, Jeremy W. (2013-10-31), "Senator Rand Paul Is Accused of Plagiarizing His Lines From Wikipedia", The New York Times
- ↑ Wong, Kristina (2016-11-17), "Intel chairman: Pentagon plagiarized Wikipedia in report to Congress", The Hill, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ↑ Mike Masnick (May 14, 2010), Argentinian Politician's Proposal For New Anti-Plagiarism Law Plagiarizes Wikipedia, Techdirt
- ↑ "Un diputado K presentó un proyecto de ley contra el plagio, plagiado" [A deputy who presented a bill against plagiarism, plagiarized]. Clarín. May 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse - Presentó un proyecto contra el plagio y plagió a Wikipedia" [Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse-presented a project against plagiarism and plagiarized Wikipedia]. Todo Noticias. May 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010.
- ↑ Marcus Fairs (20 March 2015), "Princeton accuses former architecture dean of making "inaccurate" plagiarism statement", Dezeen
- ↑ "Okayama Pref. lawmakers copied Wikipedia entries in official reports on US trip", Mainichi Shimbun, January 31, 2018
- ↑ "Italy's Five Star Movement accused of plagiarizing Wikipedia and rivals' political speeches in election programme", The Local Italy, February 8, 2018