Plagiarism Lines Blur Precis

In his New York Times article, "Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age", Trip Gabriel claims that the decreasingly harsh punishment on student plagiarism is diminishing creativity thanks to the availability of an infinite amount of sourcelss information on the internet. Gabriel supports this with personal stories of students excused for their "misunderstood" use of plagiarism, examples of how it is somewhat accepted in today's society like in the case of Helene Hegemann, and then concluded with the opinions of college students and professors about how this accepted use of plagiarism is diluting the uniqueness of student's writing. His purpose was to convince readers to be more aware of their plagiarism is order to not only improve  their writing, but also to maintain their individuality. The author appears to have a  worried tone , so it appears he is talking to not only college-aged students, but also to younger students.