"Plagiarism is stealing or altering another author's thoughts and ideas, taking it as their own in a similar context. The act can either be a partial or complete alteration of the original content." Lawyer Bai walked over. "Firstly, the defendant's lawyer deliberately distorted the main gist of the case, turning plagiarism into a coincidence, a clash of ideas. Under normal circumstances, plagiarism is not judged based on the subject matter since there are many different types of books of the same subject. For instance, fantasy books or those about CEO romance, promotion, esports, or entertainment industry. There might even be a clash in the description. These are all normal. That sets this apart is the unique storyline created by the author under the large overarching theme. The defendant used the author's unique storyline as a whole or changed it slightly to make it seem like her own. That is not a coincidence, it is plagiarism," Lawyer Bai spoke slowly, his words loud and clear for everyone to hear. "The most important part of a novel are the characters. Let me simplify this: For books about reincarnation, they are often about high school students. But the plaintiff's female lead has special features unique to her novel. The character has black ear studs, travels around on her skateboard, and often climbs walls. She would also get beaten up for being known as gay. She has a bunch of tyrant CEO novels on her shelf and is often teased by the male lead. That is the setup for the plaintiff's novel but how can it be the same over at the defendant's side as well? The similarity detected in the other major storylines are written in the evidence, they are all with you, your Honor." Lawyer Bai paused slightly before continuing, "As for those that claim that plagiarism doesn't matter, that is your own opinion since not everyone has morals. Those that mean no harm can be forgiven but for those that remain unrepentant after committing their crimes, acting pitiful won't bring you anywhere. We look at evidence and the truth in court, not acting skills."
National School Prince Is A Girl
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