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Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing
someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can
disguise the seriousness of the offense:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means:
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing
someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
But can words and ideas really be stolen?
According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas
is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws,
just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under
copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a
book or a computer file).
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
turning in someone else's work as your own
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving
credit
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority
of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use"
rules)
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply
acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your
audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually
enough to prevent plagiarism. See our section on citation for more
information on how to cite sources properly.
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing
someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can
disguise the seriousness of the offense:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means:
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing
someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
But can words and ideas really be stolen?
According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas
is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws,
just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under
copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a
book or a computer file).
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
turning in someone else's work as your own
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving
credit
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority
of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use"
rules)
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply
acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your
audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually
enough to prevent plagiarism. See our section on citation for more
information on how to cite sources properly.
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