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| Teenagers novel raises plagiarism concerns (02/22/2010)
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Where is the line between stealing someone's words and transforming them into something new? 18-year-old Helene Hegemann's new book "Axolotl Roadkill" is raising this question, following claims that she plagiarized parts of the novel. The book follows a teenage girl who lives a life of sex and drugs in Berlin's nightclubs instead of going to school. The controversy touches on the broader issue of how the internet generation uses content found on the web. Hegemann has said she supports a shift away from copyrights and toward a right to copy. Although many critics have taken a stand against Hegemann, her views have also found a degree of support among German critics, who cite changing attitudes toward use of sources as well as instances of plagiarism in renowned classics.
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