plagiarism theme
Plagiarism is the fraudulent representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. A character does this in the story.
Notes
Plagiarism often does not become a police matter in stories where it is featured but is still categorized as criminal fraud as it could potentially be so. If it is categorically not a legal matter the theme "cheating" might be considered instead.
4 total · 1 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| columbo1971e3x06 | major | Central to the story was the idea that Neil had cheated in some non-criminal but highly unethical way by taking credit for a discovery that had actually been proposed, though never verified or published, by an older scientist who had died. |
| as1985e2x08 | minor | Peter fessed up to copying Cynthia's essay and turning it in to Professor Beanes as his own work. |
| columbo1971e3x05 | minor | Riley made it look as if Alan Mallory plagiarized the work of a Vietnam war veteran. |
| movie: ReAnimator (1985) | minor | Dr. Carl Hill was pointedly accused of having plagiarized Dr. Hans Gruber's work. |