Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), has acquired a software to detect any form of plagiarism in projects and thesis written by students and lecturers. This new development was revealed by the Governing Council Chairman of the school, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN.
“Plagiarism is not in itself a crime, but can constitute copyright infringement. Our laws must be re-jigged to cater for the menace as a specific problem which deserves a special and deliberate solution.
“The legislature must promulgate laws that specifically and pointedly address plagiarism, and all its variance, taking it away from the adaptation of the copyright laws, under which it is currently treated. I am optimistic that with a specific law in place, apart from the current copyright laws on them would increase, thereby raising the awareness and acting as deterrence to further culprits”.
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