Plagiarism and Copyright

Plagiarism and Copyright


As many students sit down to research and write a paper he or she will often wonder: What exactly is plagiarism and what is a copyright law? Can I get in trouble if I do one of these? If the student is not informed of these two things how will he/she know if they have plagiarized? “Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information” (WTSIU 1). Copyright laws “give the owner the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license his work” (Stim 21). The main focus of this paper is plagiarism among students in the classrooms, how to detect plagiarism, parental support, and many of things.
Detecting plagiarism is not an easy task. Teacher need to keep an eye open for plagiarism among papers that are received from students.
“How can I detect Plagiarism?
• Check for unusual formatting or formatting that does not match what you require. In particu...