1. Plagiarism By Michael Flax

2. Definition ______________________________________ ____________________________

3. Definition (cont.) to commit _______________ to present as ____ and an original ____ or _________ derived from an existing source.

4. In other words, plagiarism is an _____________________ _______________. It involves both _____________________ _____________________ ____________.

5. Can words and ideas really be stolen? According to U.S. law, _______________________.

6. Copyright Law Copyright laws exist to _______________________________ _____________________. They make it _______________ _______________________________ _____________________. This can include _____________ _______________________________ _____________________.

7. Copyright Law At one time, works was only protected by copyright if it included _______________ _____________________). According to laws established in 1989, however, works are now _________________________________________ ____________________________.

8. Copyright Law Anyone who reproduces copyrighted material improperly _____________ ______________________.

9. Are all published works copyrighted? _________ The Copyright Act only protects works that _________________________________________ _____

10. Not Copyrighted Compiled readily available info, ___________________. _________________________________________ _____

11. Not Copyrighted (cont.) _________________________________________ _____ The fact that there are 50 states _______________________ Provided you cite properly

12. Can facts be copyrighted? ________ Any “facts” that have been published _____________________________________________ ___. _____________

13. 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 ______________ ________________________.

14. What is considered Plagiarism? ___________________________________________ _______ ___________________________________________ ________________________________

15. What is considered Plagiarism? (cont.) _________________________________________ _____ _________________________________________ ____________________________

16. What is considered Plagiarism? (cont.) _________________________________________ _________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________

17. Plagiarism can be avoided Cite your sources ___________________ Acknowledge that certain material has been borrowed, and provide your audience _________________________________________ _____

18. Work Cited http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/plagiarism_faq.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/