Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 8/15/02 8:25 AM, "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@attbi.com> wrote: > Mark R. wrote: > <snip> > "I tell anyone who'll listen: rip them off with a vengeance! > Originality is way overrated. And comes close to being almost impossible. > I believe in originality through imitation!!" > > Mark's dictum reminded me of a line from one of Tom Lehrer's songs, > "...plagiarize, plagiarize, but be sure to call it research!" > Oliver Bryk My first boss, a very famous documentary maker told me: "if you read one book it's plagiarism, if you read two it's research". - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html