Re: Plagiarism (long) (fwd)

[Eric Crump <wleric@showme.missouri.edu>]

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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 18:48:00 CDT
From: Tom Sullivan <tomsulli@popmail.mcs.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list WCENTR-L <WCENTR-L@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Plagiarism (long) (fwd)

For those concerned about plagiarism -- there is a computer program called
the Glatt Plagiarism Program that uses statistical methods to "prove" a case
of plagiarism.  My college owns it, but, as far as I know, it has never
actually been put to use.  It was created by Sheri(?) Glatt who lives, I
believe, in San Diego -- or thereabouts.  The program takes a copy of the
suspect text file and inserts a blank for every sixth word.  The real author
should be able to replace most of those words.  A plagiarist is not able to
do so at the same level.  The level of replacement is the basis for the
statistical judgement of guilt or innocence.