Siha Lebouf plagiarized his apology for plagiarizing - Polidicks

[url]http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/12/labeouf-plagiarism-yahoo-answers/[/url] [quote]The fallout from Shia LaBeouf’s plagiarism of Justin M. Damiano, a comic strip by renowned creator Daniel Clowes, continues today after LaBeouf took to Twitter to apologize for the whole affair. The only problem? The first tweet in his mea culpa also appears to have been plagiarized.[/quote] [img]http://i.imgur.com/cl5zDsW.png[/img] [quote]And now, let’s look at what “Lili,” a user on Yahoo! Answers, had to say about plagiarism four years ago. “Merely copying isn’t particularly creative work, though it’s useful as training and practice,” she wrote. “Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work, and it may even revolutionalize the ‘stolen’ concept.”[/quote] [img]http://i.imgur.com/eCfVq7T.png[/img] [editline]18th December 2013[/editline] Shit, can a mod fix the title?

He has to be fucking with people, it's the only way.

This is almost depressing. It's like some actors really are dependant on others to tell them what to say in public.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/3L6KctH.png[/img]

[QUOTE=l337k1ll4;43228787]He has to be fucking with people, it's the only way.[/QUOTE] I was about to say 'he always fucks with people' but I think I was thinking of Drake Bell

lol imagine shia lebouf going to google and frantically typing "plagiarism apology how to" in a cold sweat and then, as his career dies around him, finding the answer he thinks will serve as damage control on yahoo answers of all places

I've subconsciously copied things I've heard and/or seen before without realizing it at all at the time. A lot of people do, actually.

breaking news: Shia LaBeouf plagiarizes his apology for plagiarizing his plagiarism apology

[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;43228847]lol imagine shia lebouf going to google and frantically typing "plagiarism apology how to" in a cold sweat and then, as his career dies around him, finding the answer he thinks will serve as damage control on yahoo answers of all places[/QUOTE] more like "these people throwing such a tantrum about plagiarism let's just throw it in their faces

[URL="http://gawker.com/5985954/shia-labeouf-plagiarized-his-apology-to-alec-baldwin-from-esquires-how-to-be-a-man"]lol this isn't the first time he has plagiarised an apology[/URL]

He used to seem so carefree. I wonder when his ego turned ultrabig and he decided he wanted to fight everybody. He really did have it all right in his hands, people thought he was being groomed to be the next big A list actor. It's just strange.

[QUOTE=deathstarboot;43228955]He really did have it all right in his hands, people thought he was being groomed to be the next big A list actor. It's just strange.[/QUOTE] i think he really wanted to fight that and put himself out there as some avant-garde, art-house, indie guy who makes really deep and thought-provoking stuff thing is though it actually takes some intelligence, skill, and vision to pull that off, clearly none of which he has every artist plagiarises a bit - it's called inspiration. but it takes a very special type of stupid to not even try masking that at all. i have no idea how he thought "yep i bet no one will notice the script is the same, word for word". you'd have to be so delusional

[QUOTE=dai;43228908]more like "these people throwing such a tantrum about plagiarism let's just throw it in their faces[/QUOTE] i really prefer mine, with him, in a panic, scanning through yahoo answers posts and being stared at, judged even, by all those dead-eyed cartoon avatars

What was the original plagiarism? I know it's the comic but how did he use it?

[QUOTE=Killuah;43229116]What was the original plagiarism? I know it's the comic but how did he use it?[/QUOTE] Imagine if he'd grabbed the latest issue of Batman, and then 6 months later "Falconman" came out with dialogue and plot almost ripped bubble-by-bubble from that issue.

I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0

[QUOTE=TheTalon;43229382]I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0[/QUOTE] damn bro that sucks

[QUOTE=Killuah;43229116]What was the original plagiarism? I know it's the comic but how did he use it?[/QUOTE] [quote]How closely does the film, which appeared at several film festivals, hew to the comic? Well, both open with exactly the same monologue from their eponymous leads: “A critic is a warrior, and each of us on the battlefield have the means to glorify or demolish (whether a film, a career, or an entire philosophy) by influencing perception in ways that if heartfelt and truthful, can have far-reaching repercussions.” Both stories then switch to a scene wherein the titular critic discusses a film with a freelance critic he dislikes, who asks whether he’s attending a junket where the director will be present. In Clowes’, the freelance critic explains that the director “so perfectly gets how we’re really all like these aliens who can never have any meaningful contact with each other because we’re all so caught up in our own little self-made realities, you know?” In LaBeouf’s short, she says the director “so perfectly gets how we’re all like these aliens to one another, who never have any meaningful contact with one another because we’re all so caught up in our little self-made realities, you know?” In fact, a lot of dialogue in HowardCantour.com appears lifted almost directly from the Clowes story — Howard’s narration throughout the short is almost verbatim, except where characters’ names are different. Somewhat amazingly, HowardCantour.com isn’t an official adaptation of Justin M. Damiano, and Clowes is absent from the credits, which simply describe the short as “A Film By Shia LaBeouf.” [url]http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/12/shia-labeouf-dan-clowes-comic/[/url][/quote]

How do you even fuck up that bad

[QUOTE=TheTalon;43229382]I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0[/QUOTE] same thing happened to me, except it was from some research that i did a long time ago and studied and i actually pulled it out of memory.

Here's the original comic for reference. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4QCWBsw.jpg[/IMG] he'd have to be brain dead or something to think people won't notice word for word copying.

[QUOTE=TheTalon;43229382]I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0[/QUOTE] I was always scared of that because early in college I'd have big papers and I'd use the research multiple times on other assignments and presentations.

[QUOTE=TheTalon;43229382]I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0[/QUOTE] You would not believe how many times I've turned in a paper going "THIS ISN'T HOW I TALK OH SHIT OH SHIT." because of my mild paranoia.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;43229011]every artist plagiarises a bit - it's called inspiration. but it takes a very special type of stupid to not even try masking that at all. i have no idea how he thought "yep i bet no one will notice the script is the same, word for word". you'd have to be so delusional[/QUOTE] The way I see it, no idea put to art is truly, 100% bonafide original by this point (although props to those who can break that expectation of mine). But it's taking an idea and doing something fresh with it in a legitimate manner without flatout copying or stealing it that makes it stand out separately from the respective origin. Something I cannot say for Call of Duty clones or Labouf's plagiarisms here. :v:

[QUOTE=TheTalon;43229382]I lost credit on an english assignment in high school once because of Plagiarism. I didn't copy anything but because I wrote it in a way different than how I speak, It was assumed I had and I was given a 0[/QUOTE] i'm pretty sure your teacher should not be allowed to do something like that. that isn't how plagiarism works

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;43230878]i'm pretty sure your teacher should not be allowed to do something like that. that isn't how plagiarism works[/QUOTE] I remember getting flak in highschool because my writing level was higher than "what I look like I can write / the general writing skill of my age" It was dumb and I switched into AP English.

[QUOTE=Alec W;43230928]I remember getting flak in highschool because my writing level was higher than "what I look like I can write / the general writing skill of my age" It was dumb and I switched into AP English.[/QUOTE] I hate the bullshit formats we always need to follow in school, and how they always change the "rules" because they're "easing us into" xyz or whatever. Like come the fuck on, let me write, research, and anzyze however I want to, this isn't fucking 5 paragraph, strict form essay class, it's chemistry/english/history. Cornell notes are also bullshit. [editline]18th December 2013[/editline] And fuck MLA.

Update: Shia LeBouf found to be plagiarizing people while still talking to them. More at 11.

[i]I knew I shouldn't have let Microsoft Word's talking paperclip help me write that apology![/i]

[QUOTE=katbug;43233777]I hate the bullshit formats we always need to follow in school, and how they always change the "rules" because they're "easing us into" xyz or whatever. Like come the fuck on, let me write, research, and anzyze however I want to, this isn't fucking 5 paragraph, strict form essay class, it's chemistry/english/history. Cornell notes are also bullshit. [editline]18th December 2013[/editline] And fuck MLA.[/QUOTE] Probably cause your teacher wants to be able to actually grade your paper, and there's no way every student can organize it on their own to make them easy to grade.