The phrase "academic theft" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to the act of plagiarizing or stealing someone else's academic work, such as ideas, writing, or research. Example: The university has a strict policy against academic theft and any student caught plagiarizing will face severe consequences.
The "hacktivist" group Anonymous has attacked websites run by the Massachsetts Institute of Technology following the suicide of Aaron Swartz, a free information activist who was due to face trial for the theft of academic papers from the university.
The Wall Street Journal said his alleged theft of academic journals was considered "a Robin Hood-like stunt".
(p. 197/198) The embarrassment stems from the fact that an element of theft or academic 'espionage' seems involved in the DNA story and several critics have argued that Wilkins's behaviour (sharing confidential data with a member of a competing team without Franklin's explicit consent) was wrong, while Judson (1979) even claims that Wilkins stole the photograph from Franklin's drawer.
Dr. Qimron said the case had nothing to do with academic freedom and everything to do with theft of his work.
Professor Mark Skilton, an IT consultant and academic at Warwick Business School, said: "Large-scale data theft is increasingly big business for professional cybercriminals.
It is UUK who have proposed the theft of pensions from our academic staff, which will disproportionately affect those in already casualised positions, many of whom are women and people of colour.
So are some journalists and academics, who fret about the clauses regarding theft of state secrets and sedition.
While Arts and Letters Daily appeals to an intellectual and academic readership, ArtsJournal covers what newspapers cover: art thefts, orchestras going under, music downloading, theater companies building new buildings and the like.
This research was conducted to assess theft and mutilation of information resources in academic libraries in the Niger State of Nigeria, the reason why users resort to theft and mutilation, measures used to steal and mutilate information resources, possible measures to stem and curb these acts in the future.
The answer: Swartz was the 26-year-old internet prodigy and free-information activist who committed suicide in January while facing federal charges of computer hacking after his alleged theft of millions of documents from the academic database JSTOR.
