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<p>Plagiarism is a question of academic dishonesty and of ethics, but it also has a legal nature. At the same time, it is closely related to technology, since algorithm-based software is generally used when proceeding a plagiarism case. The article, as an empirical legal research and qualitative case study, discusses the legal nature of plagiarism, and how such legal aspects should be considered in practice and, specifically, in the context of algorithm-based legal decision making. It is also an institutional review, presenting an analysis of the regulations in one university, and concludes with suggestions how the university should deal with plagiarism, especially considering its legal nature and development of technology.</p>
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Plagiarism is a question of academic dishonesty and of ethics, but it also has a legal nature. At the same time, it is closely related to technology, since algorithm-based software is generally used when proceeding a plagiarism case. The article, as an empirical legal research and qualitative case study, discusses the legal nature of plagiarism, and how such legal aspects should be considered in practice and, specifically, in the context of algorithm-based legal decision making. It is also an institutional review, presenting an analysis of the regulations in one university, and concludes with suggestions how the university should deal with plagiarism, especially considering its legal nature and development of technology.

Plagiarism as a Legal Phenomenon and Algorithm-Based Decision Making

Department of Law, School of Business and Governance

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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Plagiarism is a question of academic dishonesty and of ethics, but it also has a legal nature. At the same time, it is closely related to technology, since...

Plagiarism as a Legal Phenomenon and Algorithm-Based Decision Making

Published Online: Dec 29, 2022

Page range: 146 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2022-0015

Keywords
academic integrity, algorithm-based decision, plagiarism detection, plagiarism software

© 2022 Kristi Joamets, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Plagiarism as a Legal Phenomenon and Algorithm-Based Decision Making

Published Online: Dec 29, 2022

Page range: 146 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2022-0015

Keywordsacademic integrity, algorithm-based decision, plagiarism detection, plagiarism software

© 2022 Kristi Joamets, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
academic integrity, algorithm-based decision, plagiarism detection, plagiarism software