What do you all think about this? Boston's leading consumer advocate got me to think he was in need of a paper being written this past weekend and he eventually sent me this before diappearing on me to where I couldn't respond anymore... is this law for real?
PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 271. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 271: Section 50. Sale of research papers, etc.; taking of examinations for another at educational institutions
Section 50. Whoever, alone or in concert with others, sells to another, or arranges for or assists in such sale for another, a theme, term paper, thesis or other paper or the written results of research, knowing or having reason to know that such theme, term paper, thesis or other paper or research results or substantial material therefrom will be submitted or used by some other person for academic credit and represented as the original work of such person at an educational institution in the commonwealth or elsewhere without proper attribution as to source, or whoever takes an examination for another at any educational institution in the commonwealth, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Oh, and I'm not trying to scare the pants off of you all with this... you guys already saw who I am and all that, so just want to make sure you know I'm not up to no good here. I checked out this law online, and the only place I found it was in the University of Massachussetts' list of Mass laws listed on a school guideline sheet.
Matt
