What's wrong with "self-plagiarism?"

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Not much, writes Steve Almond in response to a reader's question about another writer's apparent reuse of his own work. As long as no one's legal rights to the work were infringed by its appearance elsewhere, the reuse "feels like more of a victimless misdemeanor," Almond says. "Am I suggesting that the writer in question did nothing wrong? Actually, if the editors in question knew he was using the same piece for both venues and didn’t object, then yeah, I guess I am."

December 26, 2013

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