Plagiarism row: PhD student takes on Bauman

Play It Again, Professor

Play It Again, Professor | Tom Bartlett | Chronicle of Higher Education | 22 October 2010

The article describes a public reading by Marcus Boon, associate professor of English at York University in Toronto, Ontario, regarding his book “In Praise of Copying” and the issue of intellectual property. Comments by Boon regarding the issues of originality, plagiarism, and copyrights in literary works are presented. The books “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership” by Lewis Hyde and “Reality Hunger” by David Shields are also discussed.