Whoah. I could see they were ridiculously similiar, but I didn't realize they were THAT close. Why would anyone think they could get away with that? It breaks my brain. I need duct tape.
And people want to believe they can away with the "percentage" rule because people want to break the rules and still have a flimsy excuse. It's sorta like the kid standing next to the cookie jar with a cookie and then saying, "But you didn't see me take it! You can't prove I took it! The cookies just happen to be the same KIND as in the jar!"
Not to mention that the percentage thing is a GUIDELINE for FAIR USE, and that the rest of the fair use guidelines involve things like NOT MAKING A PROFIT and FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. Which guidelines this entry just does not meet.
If you're copying your own work, changing a few things, and then submitting it to whomever, it's not plagiarism. Adding this stipulation -- that you need to make some changes for it to not be considered plagiarism anymore -- makes sense. But this only works in the case of your own work. (at least this is now the case where I am)
I can't think of a non-educational reason for slightly altering your own work though...
(of course, this isn't the case this time. They're obviously plagiarizing)
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sub_divided, it looks like we've hit Anime News Network with the Samurai Zombie thing.
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And people want to believe they can away with the "percentage" rule because people want to break the rules and still have a flimsy excuse. It's sorta like the kid standing next to the cookie jar with a cookie and then saying, "But you didn't see me take it! You can't prove I took it! The cookies just happen to be the same KIND as in the jar!"
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I can't think of a non-educational reason for slightly altering your own work though...
(of course, this isn't the case this time. They're obviously plagiarizing)