Blog 6 by Sai

Two people have the same idea at the same time, if one of them uses this idea to publish an article first, so other use this idea to write an article is likely to be considered plagiarized, even is copyright infringement. “In the U.S., unconscious copying may still run afoul of the law, as shown in the case of George Harrison being sued after 1969′s “My Sweet Lord” sounded an awful lot like the hit 1963 single “He’s So Fine.” The court found that Harrison had indeed copied the work — but credited that he didn’t realize he’d done it. (He still had to pay up.)”[http://www.salon.com/2012/01/10/salon_debate_what_is_plagiarism/singleton/]. The idea is the intangible thing, people unable to prove this idea is belong to themselves or others. According to this, when people want to write or publish an article, they must be carefully to check their article or main idea whether similar to others. More responsible and rigorous review their articles or works.