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SOCG 2319 - Sociology of Minorities: Copyright and Plagiarism

Sociological study of traditional minorities (race, ethnicity, and religion) and new minorities (gender, sexual orientation and disability).

Copyright and Plagiarism

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

Plagiarism vs. Copyright Infringement

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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Can professors tell if you use ChatGPT?

Yes, you can get caught using ChatGPT by various methods, such as plagiarism detection tools, stylometric analysis tools, code quality analysis tools, and other AI detectors.

 

Can you be caught using ChatGPT?

Universities can detect Chat GPT-generated content if plagiarized or closely resembles existing content. Plagiarism detection software can identify similarities in language and context, even if an AI language model generated the content.

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