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From: "Brian Macdonald"

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TK and Plagiarism
After TK was called out yet again on his plagiarising articles (11/10/2010), he went into meltdown. First deleting the talkpage of the UCLA article, where his previous plagiarism (documented here) before launch8ing into a hysterical rant on the plagiarism article's talk page [[:File:Plagiarism - Conservapedia 1286810843453.png|screen shot here] We eagerly await the new TK proof definition of plagiarism.

Text of TK's rant
I am going to delete this article, pending a rewrite, because of the inconsistencies noted above by Professor Jensen, and the insertion by vandal site trolls (who have all long-ago been blocked for their perfidy) of completely spurious information. Using government-provided text, written at taxpayers expense, and duly cited as the source, with links provided, is not plagiarism as established in case law. Someone employed by the government, to write website text, has absolutely no claim to copyright, as they do so as part of their duties, and are paid for what they do, at taxpayers expense. Aside from that, it is also a well-established policy here, from the owner of this site, that copying from government websites is permitted. Now if someone copies an article from the Department of Defense, without attribution, leaving the impression they were the author, that isn't plagiarism, but it could be dishonesty. But to adapt government copy for use here, or anywhere, with a clear citation of where it comes from is not dishonest or illegal in any way, shape or form. Anyone who argues differently is either a troll or liar, most likely both. -- ṬK /Admin/Talk 11:22, 11 October 2010 (EDT)

Oh by the way, Uni Nevada's copyright says "All text, images, logos and information contained on official University websites are the intellectual property of the University of Nevada, Reno and the Nevada System of Higher Education unless otherwise indicated.U.S. copyright law provides protection for all content, with or without this statement. Reproduction of any content--text, images, photographs, etc.--requires permission."