Kaavya Viswanathan loses her book deal after being discovered plagiarizing.
Originally, the plan was that a revised edition, would replace the un-original plagiarized version. She had a movie deal. She had a deal for a second book. Those things are most likely gone now. Of course, there's still a way for her to profit from this by turning her true story into a made-for-tv-movie.
I think the lesson here is that if you're going to put your name on something, make sure it belongs to you first.
i still can't believe she lifted whole portions of her book from another author's book. 1) that's stupid of her, and 2) that's dishonorable. i wonder if harvard will pursue any action against her. one would hope she's learned her lesson, but maybe she'll just be craftier next time.
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