Can more access to information through the internet curtail creativity?

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/05/02/educational-sites-provide-ample-fodder-for-plagiarism.aspx

There was a study that came out that talked about a possible downside to a wider, faster access to information. This study, done by iParadigms, looked at the root causes for minor and major plagiarism and found that the majority of plagiarism issues do not stem from plagiarism websites or online "instant papers." Rather, most of the information came from sites like Wikipedia. This study could be a more recent version of the reading of last week, which talked about how teachers should begin to really dial in on how to use technology in more advanced and creative ways in order to prep our students for the modern era.