Plagiarism is not in itself a crime, but can constitute copyright infringement. In academia and industry, it is a serious ethical offense.
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Plagiarism is not defined or punished by law, but rather by institutions (including professional associations, educational institutions, and commercial entities, such as publishing companies).
C) Plagiarism is a form of exploration of other people's work for personal gain that deserves to be qualified as a scam that can be exploited on any board.
you need to differentiate plagiarism from scam, they have somewhat different intentions
scamming is a crime while committing plagiarism is an ethical offense
I think trust ratings should be visible on all boards for these reasons.
do you really need trust ratings when replying in Off-topic, Politics & Society and etc
I think currently they are already visible on all appopriate forums, which we need mainly in Marketplace
if you insist need to see them everywhere, wait for the next version of the BPIP EXtension just like Vod said