1. PLAGIARISM ON THE INTERNET  Definitions  Materials protected by Copyright  Tools to catch Plagiarists  Copyright Laws

2. Definitions According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own to use (other's production) without crediting the source to commit literary theft to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_i s_plagiarism.html http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_i s_plagiarism.html

3. It is considered to be plagiarism: Turning in someone else's work as your own Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html

4. Materials protected by Copyright A Web site, its design and content, text, visual layout including links, graphics, video clips, audio samples, is protected by the Copyright law. http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/copyri ght-plagiarism-internet

5. Tools to catch Plagiarists www.ArticleChecker.com www.Copyscape.com AntiPlagiarism Antiplagiarist Cheat Guru Collusion Copy Catch Gold Essay Verification Engine (EVE2) Glatt ithenticate JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service Moss MyDropBox Plagiarism-Detector Personal Plagiarism-Finder Plagiserve WcopyFind http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/copyright-plagiarism-internet

6. Copyright Laws When fighting plagiarism U.S. Copyright Office has a list of DMCA agents. Directory of Service Provider Agents for Notification of Claims of Infringement http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/index.html http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html In Argentina this year we have had a case in which they tried to fight against plagiarism through plagiarism! http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/ciencia-maldita/la- imaginacion-al-poder/un-plagio-mata-a-otro-plagio/ http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/ciencia-maldita/la- imaginacion-al-poder/un-plagio-mata-a-otro-plagio/