Whether or not the Internet has enabled plagiarists, the subject remains murky. Salon convened a panel to debate where the lines are. From spy novelist Jeremy Duns: "I think if you were to make a film about a man trying to find another man, that’s not an idea that belongs to anyone. If you set it in the jungle, you might be unconsciously inspired by Conrad’s 'Heart of Darkness.' That's fine too." But make one man a rogue colonel in wartime and you've got trouble.
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