Chamber of Justice Communique #026a

On this day, March 7, 2009 of the Liberated Brotherhood, I the Justicar of the Brotherhood now announce the punishment that this Chamber lays upon Krandon Rowell.

Upon the conclusion of fair and just proceedings, this Chamber

finds you:

On the Charge of _Plagiarism - _

You did willingly and knowingly copy the majority of a poem directly from another author's work (War Mood=Raw Doom, by Luis M. Avalos) and tried to pass it off as your own. You did not give proper credit to the original author, and you submitted it to an official competition.

The Chamber finds you GUILTY.

Sentencing for the party is as follows:

-Official Letter of Reprimand

-Probation: Six months

The terms of probation are thus:

-The guilty party may not receive promotion, appointment to position, or any citation or honor of merit without the explicit permission of the Justicar

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**Chamber of Justice Communique #026b

Justicar's Opinion - 027 DB vs Krandon**

The Justicar received the initial complaint from a member who believed he had discovered plagiarism. He forwarded an email which included the Krandon's submission to a Clan competition. The submission was a a poem, which appeared similar to "War Mood=Raw Doom", by Luis M. Avalos. The Justicar compared the poem submitted to the Avalos poem and found clear evidence of plagiarism - indeed 86% of the content was exactly the same.

After the Justicar had determined the complaint had merit, the Chamber of Justice was then convened, and the notification of charges was sent to Krandon. He quickly replied with a "Guilty" plea, and the Chamber of Justice then gathered to discuss sentencing. After examining precedent (specifically 012 DB vs. Tissaya and 014 DB vs. Ashura), the Chamber decided on a sentence appropriate for the violation, taking into account a first-time offense. Krandon was given an Official Letter of Reprimand and six months probation.

Some of our members may see this punishment as harsh - however the Brotherhood absolutely does not tolerate plagiarism. Our organization provides entertainment to our members in the form of competitions, and our members have an expectation of fairness. When members plagiarize material and submit it to a competition as their own, they violate the trust of the entire Brotherhood - and the Chamber of Justice will not brook such behavior.

Signed and Sealed in Justice,

Dark Jedi Master Kir Taldrya Katarn

Justicar and High Protector of the Dark Brotherhood