What is Copyright?
An exclusive legal right to publish, reproduce, or sell something (such as a book, song, etc.)
What is Plagiarism?
Using someone else's ideas as you own.
Plagiarism can be tempting, especially with school work. The easy way is not always the best way.
Cite your sources
Use quotation marks
Learn to paraphrase
Include a reference page
What is Fair Use?
Legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without the owner's permission if the use is fair and reasonable.
Watch the video below for a description of copyright and fair use:
Resources used:
Copyright. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copyright
Fair Use. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use
Plagiarism. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism
"6 Ways to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers." TurnItIn, LLC. 2017. Retrieved from http://en.writecheck.com/ways-to-avoid-plagiarism
Video References:
"Avoiding Plagiarism." GCF LearnFree. 2018, September 13. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZsButRaHs
"Copyright and Fair Use." Purdue Libraries. 2014, September 14. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3t9Jsnq5U
"Copyright Basics: Crash Course Intellectual Property 2." CrashCourse. 2015, April 30. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tamoj84j64I
Picture References:
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1543981/saudi-arabia
http://www.lisbdnet.com/plagiarism/
https://www.connectsafely.org/copyright/