The Committee also noted that the proposal was not the direct property of Dr. Lee, but rather that of the Thai institution, and that it was not published or copyrighted. It was, therefore, in the public domain and no low was broken when it was copied by Dr. Jones and his colleagues. Dr. Lee is thanked for his vigilance and given no further explanation. Dr. Lee is stunned by both the process of the investigation and the Committee's decision. If such a situation occurred in his institution, he observes, the researcher who committed plagiarism would be suspended from all ongoing research, removed from all research committees, and not allowed to consult internationally until the matter had been completely resolved.
Cases are fictional, but based on real events.
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