A DELICATE LOOK AT STEALING CODE

By your beloved librarians

IS THIS HOW YOU ACT WHEN CREATING A CODE FOR

CLASS?

Why?CODE

Why Not…

Get caught and get an F for your “effort”

You could get into a lot more trouble!

He said he only wanted to take

“open source” files in which he had

been a creative part, but

WHOOPSIE! He accidentally took

more than he intended. (Graybow

2009).

His dashing good looks will no

longer be enjoyed on the dance floor.

THIS COULD BE YOU!

“OOPS!” DOESN’T CUT IT

10% or less of a code can be

used as long as it is CITED.

If it is open-source code,

you can use it as long as it is

CITED.

If it is copyrighted, you must

get permission and make sure

it is CITED.

CODE GUIDELINES

Many developers say you

should learn from others’

code, but NEVER copy it

exactly. • Use it as a spring-board

for what you want to do.• It’s like paraphrasing in a

paper or using elements of an artistic style in a painting. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER copy pictures or format!

You MUST put credit in a comment tag at the end of the code,

and it should include the person or company that created the

code. Use the coding: <!-- put your reference

here --> For example:

• <!-- ALL SOURCE CODE, COPYRIGHT 2000, SANDHILLS PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -->

You MUST also create a References page with all borrowed

materials in APA format, BUT...

CITATION REQUIREMENTS

NOODLETOOLS is the

answer to your needs for

quick, painless, APA

format!

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY

Graybow, M. (2009, July 6). Update 4-ex-goldman programmer

out on

bail in theft case [Newsgroup message]. Retrieved from

http://www.reuters.com/article/

idUSN0626817420090706

[Sergey aleynikov dancing] [Edited Photograph]. (2010,

February 13). Retrieved from

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/02/

13/alg_sergey_aleynikov_vid.jpg

REFERENCE