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Plagiarism=Copyright Infringement?
By Taylor Meadows
Not Quite…
Plagiarism ≠ Copyright Infringement
Although they are similar, they are not the same.
Plagiarism CopyrightInfringement
PlagiarismUsing someone else's work without giving
them credit.
Example
Copyright InfringementUsing someone else's creative work without
authorization or compensation.
Giving the author credit does not mean you are excused from copyright infringement.
ExamplePopular Copyright Infringement tools to illegally download everything from movies to music to videogames all without the authors permission.
Example
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Who are the Enforcers?
Federal Laws enforce copyright laws and execute their punishments.
Copyright Infringement
Punishment
Academic institutions and employers because it is not a matter of law, but a matter of ethics.
Plagiarism
Punishment
Now Let’s Test You
Let’s say Johnny copies the “to be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet, without
giving Shakespeare credit.
Is that Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism or both?
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It is PlagiarismThe reason it is not also copyright infringement
is because copyrights have a life time unlike plagiarism which is forever.
Steps to Avoid Copyright & Plagiarism
Put someone else’s words in quotations or add a footnote to clearly convey they are not your words.
Secondly keep your quotations down to a few sentences, and instead use their words to form your own ideas.
Copy At Your Own Risk!!!
Copy With Caution