Plagiarism=Copyright Infringement?

By Taylor Meadows

Not Quite…

Plagiarism ≠ Copyright Infringement

Although they are similar, they are not the same.

Plagiarism CopyrightInfringement

PlagiarismUsing someone else's work without giving

them credit.

Example

Copyright InfringementUsing someone else's creative work without

authorization or compensation.

Giving the author credit does not mean you are excused from copyright infringement.

ExamplePopular Copyright Infringement tools to illegally download everything from movies to music to videogames all without the authors permission.

Example

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Who are the Enforcers?

Federal Laws enforce copyright laws and execute their punishments.

Copyright Infringement

Punishment

Academic institutions and employers because it is not a matter of law, but a matter of ethics.

Plagiarism

Punishment

Now Let’s Test You

Let’s say Johnny copies the “to be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet, without

giving Shakespeare credit.

Is that Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism or both?

OR

It is PlagiarismThe reason it is not also copyright infringement

is because copyrights have a life time unlike plagiarism which is forever.

Steps to Avoid Copyright & Plagiarism

Put someone else’s words in quotations or add a footnote to clearly convey they are not your words.

Secondly keep your quotations down to a few sentences, and instead use their words to form your own ideas.

Copy At Your Own Risk!!!

Copy With Caution