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Information Literacy

Plagerism, Intellectual Property and Copyright

TermDefinition
Plagiarism An act of fraud by stealing someone's work and lying saying it was yours, or not giving them credit.
To Plagiarize To steal, to use, to present someone's work as your own.
Intellectual Property A creative piece or invention that one has rights to apply for a patent or copyright.
How to avoid plagiarism Cite sources.
Citation Include the author, title, date published, publisher and page numbers to get credit and avoid plagiarism.
When to cite sources When using quotes, paraphrasing, using a specific reference, and other people's ideas in your work.
Bibliography A list of sources that were used to create your work
Copyright A law that protects the intellectual property created by others that gives them certain rights to the distribution and reproduction of the material.
Attribution Acknowledging something written in your work came from another source.
Peer Review Other students have reviewed an article or piece. This helps them build their strengths on their work.
Self-plagiarism Copying your own material that has been previously used in another class.
Works protected by copyright Novels, music and lyrics, dramatic works like plays and movies, dances, video games, photographs, drawings and sculptures. Also pieces like fanfiction and fan art.
Works not protected by copyright Public domain works, you're original works, ideas facts, titles, names, phrases, slogans, and federal government works.
Register for copyright Fill out a form and submit a filing fee to U.S. Copyright Office website.
Licensing When the copyright owner can permit another to use their material that would normally be restricted. Example: when a director asks the author for the right s to produce the play.
Public Domain Has no copyright and is open to the public to use freely, meaning they may copy or borrow it.
To Cite To quote, or indicate where the source was received from.
Common Knowledge Knowledge that is common to most people and can be found from multiple sources. It does not need to be cited.
Academic Punishment for Plagiarism Failure or the assignment, course , and most likely end in expulsion from the college. Being expelled from the college will most likely make other colleges not accept you.
Legal Punishment for Plagiarism Fines between $100 and $50,000 and jail time. Sometimes it is considered a felony and result in more fines and a longer jail time.
Institutional Punishment for Plagiarism. Fired from the job and put on the blacklist where other companies can deny you the job to work at their corporation.
Fair Use Laws Brief excerpts from the material may be used under certain circumstances to be quoted for criticism or research without need to pay the copyright holder.
Original Work New and unique work created by you.
Paraphrase Restated text or a piece of the work in different words; however, they must still be cited because it is not your work.
Footnotes Notes at the end of the page that acknowledge sources and provide additional information not included in the work itself.
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