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Saturday, January 12, 2008 More Links on the Cassie Edwards Case I usually don't follow internet generated news scandals for over a day or two, but somehow, I'm riveted to the one I noticed earlier this week. Maybe it's because the evidence is so meticulously documented. Maybe it's the outrageous commenters or the initial blasé response of one of the publishers. Maybe it's because people are having so many different reactions or that the novelist is "famous" and a "cash cow" (although I have never read any of her books). Well whatever it is, the New York Times has finally picked up the story. The publisher has back-peddled. And what is this--evidence that Edwards lifted passages from Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore? I've been cynical before about anything being done since the copyrights of the other sources have lapsed, but the copyright of The Fatal Shore* definitely hasn't. Hm... Addendum (1/13): Remarkable Similarities to Pulitzer-Winning Novel. There's now no more excuse that this was just confined to non-fiction. *One of my recommended reads on my bookrolling page. [posted by S. Y. Affolee on 1:57 PM : ]
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Okay... I can understand lifting from an award-winning novel. After all, it's a formula that works, right? (Not condoning, by the way)
But who in their right (or left) mind would want to? It reminds me of the trailer I saw for the film 'The Reef'. From the trailer alone I could see scenes lifted straight from Finding Nemo and Shark Tales. This was just three years after the initial release of the former, when memories of it were still fresh. Why would someone copy directly from well known (and well liked), works? It seems the author is missing a few brain cells here and there... Cheers, Mike
Well, who knows why the author wanted to copy and paste. Deadlines? Laziness? Hubris about not getting caught? Whatever it is, the reason is no excuse.
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