Robin Clevett Talks About Plagiarism Online vs. Finding Inspiration With Derek Barrett

About this episode

Robin Clevett discusses the nuances of plagiarism and inspiration in the online community with guest Derek Barrett.

Robin was recently accused of plagiarism online - despite never having known about the original work. It got Robin thinking about when it's a case of lateral thinking compared to finding inspiration and also talks about when he's noticed people copying his content for their social media. Robin invites Derek Barrett onto the show as an example of someone who has inspired many online and they discuss both sides and whether it's an overall positive or negative for the trade and online community.

People in this episode

Host: Robin Clevett

Guest: Derek Barrett

Topics covered

• plagiarism
• inspiration
• social media
• trade community
• lateral thinking

Keywords

• plagiarism
• inspiration
• social media
• content copying
• trade community

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