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33 AIPLA Q. J. 1 (2005)
Dastar, Attribution, and Plagiarism

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VOLUME 33, NUMBER 1                       Page 1                            WINTER 2005
DASTAR, ATTRIBUTION, AND PLAGIARISM
Jonathan Band and Matt Schruers
I.       INTRODUCTION     ...............................................................................................   2
II.      COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT V. PLAGIARISM ................................................ 3
III.     ATTEMPTS TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON NON-ATrRIBUTION:
REVERSE   PASSING  O FF  .................................................................................... 6
IV.      POLICY PROBLEMS WITH THE
LEGAL REGULATION OF PLAGIARISM ............................................................... 11
A.       Attribution Norms in the Law ..................................................... 13
B.       Attribution Norms in Historical Writing ................................... 16
C.       Attribution Norms in Journalism ............................................... 18
D.       Attribution Norms for Internet Content .................................... 19
V .      PROVIDING    CREDIT  ......................................................................................   21
V I.     C O N CLUSION  ................................................................................................  22
(© 2005 Jonathan Band. Mr. Band has a Harvard AB 1982 and a Yale JD 1985. He is a
partner in the Washington D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster, LLP. Matt Schruers, with a
Duke BA 1999, and UVA JD 2002, is an associate in that office. Mr. Band filed an amicus
brief in Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries
and other entities in support of the petitioner.