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Jackson’s speech, entitled “Bring on the Cheesecake,” examines society’s conception of beauty and was well-received at the 1999 National Forensic League national tournament. Despite the speech’s caliber, Jackson never suspected it would be pirated. “Maybe it sounds naïve,” she says, “but it never crossed my mind that someone would have the gall to do this...
...Jackson immediately contacted Justin Smith, editor-in-chief of The Plainsman, Auburn University’s weekly newspaper. Smith, a Managerial Information Systems major, began a manhunt to locate Fritz-Jenkins. After investigating in the university’s journalism department, Smith learned that the alleged speech-thief had graduated last spring and moved to Birmingham. “She took a course on feature writing and submitted ‘Bring On the Cheesecake’ to the class,” Smith says. According to Smith, the professor of the class suggested Fritz-Jenkins submit the stolen work...
...president of The Auburn Circle, says she was shocked to learn about the allegations. “We operate under the assumption people will be honest in submitting their work,” she says. Heck says the magazine has already made plans to run a retraction apologizing to Jackson and is implementing plans to prevent such an incident from occurring again. “We’re also looking at a disclaimer that will be published in each edition of The Circle. It would assume the honesty of the contributors,” she told The Plainsman...
...Jackson says she is considering legal action to reclaim any profit that online essay-sellers may have made. “I never intended to sell my work and I don’t plan to make any money off of it. However, since money has been made off of my work, that money should...
...story doesn’t end there. Jackson says that her younger sister, while competing this past weekend at the Ohio state forensic tournament in original oratory, caught another girl trying to pass Jackson’s work off as her own. “What is wrong with people?” Jackson wonders. “This really makes me contemplate taking that speech off the Web—I already put a harsh disclaimer and a copyright on it.” Still, Jackson feels torn between the piracy of the Internet and her purpose in writing...