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As a person who has very limited knowledge (but much appreciation) for the world of art, your article on art plagiarism was very intriguing and enlightening. The fact that artists steal, or rather “borrow,” other people’s original work came to me as a surprise.
But what does not surprise me, however, is that some otherwise frum and halachah-abiding individuals (read: educators) feel free to “borrow” other people’s original educational materials without a shred of guilt. To make themselves feel justified, they simply “reinvent the wheel” with minor changes such as changing images and the order of some text. It’s now their original.
Your article might be a perfect forum to include this type of plagiarism for all people who “kasher” their stolen goods with 100 excuses as to why it’s okay. It’s not okay. In the art world plagiarism is clear as day because we’re dealing with a visual image that is obvious to the seeing eye. Not so in the world of educational materials where there’s a lot of gray area and murkiness to cover up.
Practically every pasuk in parshas Kedoshim ends with, “Ani Hashem Elokeichem” or “V’yareisa me’Elokeicha, Ani Hashem.” Rashi explains that the reason for this is because Hashem says that these are referring to aveiros that people do behind others’ backs and on the sly, foolishly assuming nobody knows about them. Says Hashem, “But I do! I know! I see everything and take all into account!”
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