Copyright and Plagiarism

Copyright Rules and Plagiarism

What is Copyright protection?

from being used without permission of the author.

CD-ROMs, video games, videos, plays, paintings, sheet music,

recorded music performances, software code, sculptures, and

photographs.

When can I use a work without the author's permission?

are in the public domain.

* When used under the fair use rule. This rule allows

the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials for

educational purposes or to inform the public. If it is

simply a copy of the original is not considered fair use.

The more of the original is copied the less likely it

is considered fair use.

As a general rule, if you are using a small portion of somebody else's work

in a non-competitive way and the purpose is educational or to benefit

the public, you are using copyright correctly.

But you MUST ALWAYS cite your sources and give credit to others. Here's how!!

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the opposite of copyright. Plagiarism is using someone's ideas without credit. Materials protected from plagiarism

are those protected under copyright rules. Even when you

change the words, it is still considered plagiarism.

You still need to cite the idea. Because of the use of computers and

Internet it is so easy to copy information.

Software

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