Copyright - the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Plagiarism - the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
Copyright infringement includes the unauthorized or unlicensed copying of a work subject to copyright.
Plagiarism is using someone else's work or ideas without giving proper credit. In other words, because you are not giving attribution to the owner of the original work or idea -- you are presenting the idea or thought as your own.
Copyright infringement is taking the owner's right to exploit their work.
Plagiarism is taking the owner's right to be acknowledged.
Copyright infringement is illegal.
Plagiarism is immoral.
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PVAMU The Writing Center Presents Avoiding Plagiarism Discussion
The Writing Center Presents: Avoiding Plagiarism
Discussion : • • What is plagiarism? What does plagiarism look like? How do
Discussion : • • What is plagiarism? What does plagiarism look like? How do we plagiarize? How do we avoid plagiarism?
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