Exposing Plagariasm
am 11.08.2006 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. A frequently published author under suspicion of plagiarism may not seek the protection of the courts against probing journalists, the Karlsruhe Court of Appeals decided in the matter 14 U 90/06 on August 4, 2006.
The author had asked the lower court for an injunction barring reporters from contacting personnel at the university research clinic where he worked. The appellate court confirmed the Freiburg im Breisgau courts refusal of an injunction.
The authors privacy interest and constitutional right to the unfettered pursuit …
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