Shi-min Fang:
I don't think it consists of plagiarism or copyright infringement according to the common accepted definitions with which you disagree.
Bob Root-Bernstein:
Now you add the additional insult in arguing that I am mis-using the concepts of plagiarism and copyright infringement in making my accusations.
wiki:
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the
representation of them as one's own original work"Plagiarism" is not mentioned in any current statute, either criminal or civilPlagiarism is not the same as copyright infringement.
Essential English Dictionary
plagiarism
noun
1. a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
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