tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post7964080245975144041..comments2024-03-07T15:19:55.343+01:00Comments on Copy, Shake, and Paste: Spiegel "borrows" from Atlantic MonthlyDebora Weber-Wulffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-45747199247634247262008-08-14T00:04:00.000+02:002008-08-14T00:04:00.000+02:00You're right - in detail, it is different. So it i...You're right - in detail, it is different. So it is more of a pastiche, to be found funny by those in the know. Still, at first glance the covers scream out at you "Same!". Would have been nice for them to acknowledge the Atlantic as the basis for the cover, though.Debora Weber-Wulffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-59198065514259943782008-08-13T09:18:00.000+02:002008-08-13T09:18:00.000+02:00I'd like to disagree. I've read neither of the two...I'd like to disagree. I've read neither of the two stories. Just judging the similarity of titles the only thing they have in common is using Google's typeface for writing 'stupid'.<BR/>The titles are different ("Is Google making us stupid" vs. "Is the Internet making us stupid").<BR/>The text layout is different.<BR/>The design is different. "Spiegel" added a search form while "Atlantic Monthly" just uses plain text.<BR/><BR/>Article and cover page were probably inspired by "Atlantic Monthly". However, "Spiegel" only borrowed an idea. <BR/>I believe that an idea or concept does not deserve as much protection as a finished work. Of course, the correct, scientific way is to cite sources for ideas as well. However, plagiarizing a work (text, image, implementation) means a standstill for innovation. Plagiarizing an idea - and improving upon its execution - leads to innovation.<BR/>I think "Spiegel" has done this - taking a good idea for a cover page and extending it.<BR/><BR/>BTW: Nice discussion about who first wrote "Die Welt ist eine Google" (in German) at http://blog.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/?p=108 in the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com