Plagiarism is an art. An art of thieving, an art of claiming others' thoughts to be one's own. An art in which the artist refuses to accept his or her limitations. The most artistic proponents of this art are often revered and glorified. They might run away with the booty when the source of inspiration or the original thinker is left with a mouth wide open appalled by the happenings.
Plagiarism requires just two 'virtues':
1.The art of observing, improving, imitating and following.
2. The art of being indifferent.
A plagiarist observes the source of origin and makes a mental note of all the positive aspects which can be emulated. Then as time passes, the plagiarist brings those observations into practice and starts transforming himself or herself into a behavioural clone of the person who is the father of all the thoughts.
But plagiarism can be easily spotted. If any changes are made to the original draft, they are conspicuous by the mere fact that they don't completely fit into the thought process or flow of ideas. It can be seen that the con artist has done an arduous job of thinking, sometimes translating and then posing in front of the world in the guise of a master of the art. Be it any art form, plagiarism is rampant and there is absolutely no solution to the problem because as long as people who are desperate to succeed by any means exist in this society of ours, people would aspire to better their performance and thus take the help of robbery if needed.
The only reaction to plagiarism by real artists would be the generous act of granting pardon to the wretched species which lives off others' work. These parasites are exterminated only by their own sins. Who knows whether you'll possess originality until you finish your pursuit to take the thieves to task? Oppose plagiarism till it withers off and till then Happy Creating!
Friday 8 May 2009
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