Comments on: Internet plagerism or sloppy journalism? You decide.

By: John

John — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:13:05 +0000

Wow, this is some great information about “Brian Cuban” and the “JIDF” (“Jewish Internet Defense Force”) – thank you for posting.

By: Jason Humphreys

Jason Humphreys — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:42:28 +0000

*One more thing, it would be interesting to get some more legal opinions on the matter as the JIDF might just have a case against Mr. Cuban.

By: Jason Humphreys

Jason Humphreys — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:40:13 +0000

Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use of another’s words or ideas without acknowledgment.

There are four common forms of plagiarism:

* The duplication of an author’s words without quotation marks and accurate references or footnotes.
* The duplication of author’s words or phrases with footnotes or accurate references, but without quotation marks.
* The use of an author’s ideas in paraphrase without accurate references or footnotes.
* Submitting a paper in which exact words are merely rearranged even though footnoted.

If you compare the JIDF’s original piece found here:

http://www.thejidf.org/2008/10/letter-to-facebook-regarding-illegal.html

to Brian Cuban’s piece, it appears to be plagiarized to me. However, I’m not a lawyer, nor am I making any legal claims whatsoever, just stating my opinion on the matter.

By: StarCMC

StarCMC — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:33:45 +0000

The CNET piece in question:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10233245-71.html?tag=mncol

By: StarCMC

StarCMC — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:27:28 +0000

Raheli – your comments make no sense – I am unapproving them unless you can explain what you’re talking about in plain English.

By: John

John — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:24:40 +0000

“Raheli S” you comments make no sense here. Why are you copying and pasting comments found on the cnet piece here? That’s whack.

By: Raheli S

Raheli S — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:18:40 +0000

by Jason_Humphreys May 6, 2009 4:22 PM PDT
1) Brian Cuban is not Mark Cuban’s lawyer. It’s his brother

2) Brian Cuban nor CNET did not give credit to the organization who originally shed light on these issues, the Jewish Internet Defense Force (3)

3) Interesting piece regarding Brian Cuban’s article:

Internet plagerism or sloppy journalism? You decide.
http://starcmc.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/internet-plagerism-or-sloppy-journalism-you-decide/

By: StarCMC

StarCMC — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:03:43 +0000

Ok – who is Jason?

By: Raheli S

Raheli S — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:59:48 +0000

There are two separate issues and I am not changing the tune, Brian Cuban did not state that he was an attorney for Mark Cuban. I replied to your comment: “Brian Cuban is not Mark Cuban’s lawyer. It’s his brother…”. You damage your credibility by making a false statement. Obviously, you have a problem with understanding two separate concepts. In regards to the issue of plagiarism, you need to consult with an attorney about the actual definition of plagiarism, not a dictionary.

By: Raheli S

Raheli S — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:08:32 +0000

Jason you failed to get your facts prior to posting. You are wrong on several issued. From the legal perspective, the information does not belong to a single source and it is defined as commentary for which citing the source is not a requirement. Therefore it is not plagiarism. BTW – who was the source of your information regarding Brian Cuban’s association with the Mark Cuban Companies?
http://www.briancuban.com/about
“I am a Dallas Attorney working for Mark Cuban Companies doing whatever that happens to entail at any given moment. I am also the Executive Director of the Mark Cuban Foundation currently administering The Fallen Patriot Fund.”