Plagiarism By Michael Flax
Definition ______________________________________ ____________________________
Definition (cont.) to commit _______________ to present as ____ and an original ____ or _________ derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an _____________________ _______________. It involves both _____________________ _____________________ ____________.
Can words and ideas really be stolen? According to U.S. law, _______________________.
Copyright Law Copyright laws exist to _______________________________ _____________________. They make it _______________ _______________________________ _____________________. This can include _____________ _______________________________ _____________________.
Copyright Law At one time, works was only protected by copyright if it included _______________ _____________________). According to laws established in 1989, however, works are now _________________________________________ ____________________________.
Copyright Law Anyone who reproduces copyrighted material improperly _____________ ______________________.
Are all published works copyrighted? _________ The Copyright Act only protects works that _________________________________________ _____
Not Copyrighted Compiled readily available info, ___________________. _________________________________________ _____
Not Copyrighted (cont.) _________________________________________ _____ The fact that there are 50 states _______________________ Provided you cite properly
Can facts be copyrighted? ________ Any “facts” that have been published _____________________________________________ ___. _____________
Do I have to cite sources for every fact I use? _____ You do not have to cite sources for facts that are not the result of ______________ ________________________.
What is considered Plagiarism? ___________________________________________ _______ ___________________________________________ ________________________________
What is considered Plagiarism? (cont.) _________________________________________ _____ _________________________________________ ____________________________
What is considered Plagiarism? (cont.) _________________________________________ _________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________
Plagiarism can be avoided Cite your sources ___________________ Acknowledge that certain material has been borrowed, and provide your audience _________________________________________ _____
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