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Universities have always had to deal with problems of plagiarism. Some are open and transparent about what they do, others treat it as a shameful or secret thing that needs to be quickly swept under the carpet. Since educators want to focus on teaching their subjects and not on detecting plagiarism, there is a strong desire for a simple, computer-based solution. However, plagiarism is a social problem that is not easily solved by using software.
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Weber-Wulff, D. (2014). Plagiarism Perspective. In: False Feathers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39961-9_5
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