Plagairism
Posted on February 17, 2008
Hey what’s the big idea? Or a better question is whose idea was it in the first place. The internet is an ore mine filled with gold just waiting to be harvested. There is more information at the tips of our fingers than ever more. With the click of a mouse we can research answer questions, shop watch
A lot of information is bought and resold over and over again on the internet. There’s nothing new under the sun, however the package that the information comes in has changed colors to become more appealing to the eye. Through the years the products that we buy have become new and improved year after year.
Let me define plagiarism; to steal and pass off, to use, to commit literary theft, to present as new and original an idea or a product delivered from an existing source. Plagiarism is down right fraud. One of the biggest crimes in our country is identity theft. Theft by deception. Based on the laws of the United States words and ideas can be stolen. The original idea of an artist writer or inventor are protected by copyrights laws.
Hint; If you have any work that’s unpublished get it copyrighted
In school I often had someone else’s’ term paper to turn in. I did not give credit to the authors who wrote the original work(s). The work was usually misquoted. The words were changed to make it seem like it was my work. I reached and grabbed from all sources around. Not knowing that I was had committed plagiarism at an early age.
My teacher spotted my errors at the time. The low mark that I earned taught me never to copy anyone’s work again.
Give credit where credit is due. You must give citation of your research to let your readers know that certain passages of your work came from another source. This citation gives the reader all of the information necessary to find the original source again. Your citation must include information about the author, the title of the work, the name and location of the company that published the source, the date your copy was published and finally the page numbers that you quoted.
This way you give credit to the original author. The citation helps the reader do further research. This also shows that you have done your research.
Even the use of a small part of a work is a copyright violation. Yes a violation, when you use copyrighted works without permission you may need to hire an attorney to plead your case.
Hey what’s the big idea, I changed the words? Changing the words of an original work is not enough to stop plagiarism. So, go ahead and site your source even if you use your own words in the place of a original work.
There is punishment for plagiarism. The original intent of your use is looked at seriously. We now live in the information age. A new crime has emerged by usage of the internet we have people who “bootleg” most of the thing that we had to pay for in the past. Bootleggers originally made and sold corn liquor. Today bootleggers sell movies, music, books, and just about any media that is available on the internet. As a consumer you have to protect yourself as well. Chances are if you buy a movie that is still playing at the theatre it “bootleg”
Be original in your writing. To avoid problems quote all of your sources You can draw numerous ideas from you past and your present as you look forward to the future.
Here’s to your good writing.
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