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Design plagiarism: Myth or reality?

Commentary, Featured September 9, 2013 Paul Wallen 14 Comments

Plagiarism is fairly easy to define in most areas of the journalism industry, but there is no copy and pasting in the design world. Where do we draw the line between a flattering imitation and stolen work?

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