Plágio e pirataria na academia: entre Mizner e o Código Penal Brasileiro

Abstract

The American playwright Wilson Mizner once said: "if you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research" (BRAINY QUOTES, 2020). For the Brazilian Criminal Code, regardless of the number of sources, plagiarism is a crime. Stealing an idea is stealing an asset. Throughout my professional life in academia, one of the biggest challenges I have faced is judging and evaluating students' and peers' lack of referencing in academic research. Is this phenomenon a case of bad faith or a mere lack of knowledge of academic norms?

Pirataria intelectual nas práticas de pesquisa em Administração

“…As justificativas para o plágio em geral, incluindo a pirataria intelectual, são diversas e abrangem fatores que vão desde aspectos individuais de caráter, até elementos relacionados a aspectos culturais e institucionais, como a falta de rigor, desatenção, o desconhecimento acerca da citação adequada, a extrema pressão que os pesquisadores enfrentam para publicar artigos de alta qualidade visando promoções acadêmicas ou financiamento de pesquisa, bem como a falta de temor em relação às possíveis consequências (Mehregan, 2021). Irigaray (2020), em seu editorial, sobre essa modalidade de plágio, objetivamos apresentar uma conceituação de pirataria intelectual, bem como suas implicações para o meio acadêmico. A motivação para a escrita do presente texto está em lançar luz a uma prática de plágio corriqueira entre acadêmicos.…”

Intellectual piracy in management research practices

“…The plagiarism we deal with here is subtle in nature and usually goes unnoticed by researchers, editors, and reviewers, as it may not be easily identified in plagiarism detection programs. This is what Irigaray (2020) called intellectual piracy, which involves plagiarizing subtle elements related to both the logical sequence and the chain of reasoning of an author, without citing them.…”

“…Given some clues presented by Irigaray (2020), in his editorial about this type of plagiarism, we aim to present a conceptualization of intellectual piracy as well as its implications for the academic world. The motivation for writing this text is to shed light on a common practice of plagiarism among academics.…”

ChatGPT: a museum of great novelties

“…Ultimately, for academia, AI is "a museum of great novelties," i.e., it brings back the old and well-known concerns regarding plagiarism (Irigaray, 2020) while presenting new and exciting paths with challenges and traps for the near future.…”