Ever hear anyone say that they can publish something without permission because it was on the internet, and the internet is "public domain"? Ever hear such nonsense from the mouth of an "editor"?
Do you want to?
This is a case of poor behavior from the outset, and an even more distasteful series of responses after the fact. I've been reading a lot about plagiarism on the net these day; this anecdote, given the circumstances that it's an actual editor spouting this fallacious drivel, gives more than a little credence to some of these stories...
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Jacksonville, Florida: Potpourri
It's sometimes hard for me to reconcile that we've been in Jacksonville almost twenty years. What started as a five-year plan for ...
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Sweeping changes in national standardization will soon come to bear on the American K-12 educational system. The scope of these changes is n...
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I like romantic comedies--no apologies on my man card here. I've always enjoyed them, and there was a time, early on in courting my wife...
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As I write this here in sunny (and frequently stormy) Jacksonville, Florida, our beloved Jaguars are conducting their first day of practic...
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Here's the Washington Post's HILARIOUS take on it:
Cooks Source Editor Response
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