When I speak on copyright and plagiarism, two key questions often arise:  First, how much does someone have to copy to be an infringer?  Second, how much do I risk if I copy someone else's work?  The answers are "not much" and "a lot."

            Here's a tale to illustrate the point.

             THE METER DROPS

 Wade B. Cook is a former taxi cab driver in New York City.  He did not spend his time watching soaps on a portable TV plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Instead, he wrote.  In 1995 ...   more »