GPW - Global Plagiarism Watch.
Yes, it's the other trendy hysterical thing of the moment. Two high-profile cases for you, plucked from the headlines:
"German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned on Tuesday after admitting to copying part of a doctoral dissertation, stunning Angela Merkel and depriving her conservatives of their brightest star." More here: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/214282/german-defense-chief-quits-over-plagiarism-row
And...
"The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis. Saif al-Islam studied at the LSE from 2003 to 2008, gaining both a Master of Science degree and a doctorate. But allegations have emerged that he used a ghost writer, and copied sections of his thesis." More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12608869
Feel free to redistribute these links without citing or crediting me. It's the 'in' thing, apparently...
"German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned on Tuesday after admitting to copying part of a doctoral dissertation, stunning Angela Merkel and depriving her conservatives of their brightest star." More here: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/214282/german-defense-chief-quits-over-plagiarism-row
And...
"The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis. Saif al-Islam studied at the LSE from 2003 to 2008, gaining both a Master of Science degree and a doctorate. But allegations have emerged that he used a ghost writer, and copied sections of his thesis." More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12608869
Feel free to redistribute these links without citing or crediting me. It's the 'in' thing, apparently...