Fair Use, Plagiarism & Copyright
Fair UseCertain situations where one may duplicate or copy an original work without giving credit to the original artist.
Fair use practices can be rendered according to U.S Code 107, found with the Cornell Law School: Legal Information Institute during the following circumstances: criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research. Source: Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons http://copycreatefair.weebly.com/copyright.html Limitations on Legal Rights: Fair Use https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107 |
PlagiarismPlagiarism occurs when a work is intentionally passed off as your own, or unintentional use of works without giving the creator proper credit.
The Harvard Guide to Using Sources suggests the following methods to avoid plagiarism:
APA Style This site is a valid resource for all of your APA formatting needs! It provides step-by-step along with detailed information in assisting with documenting APA style. APA 6th Edition Online Citing - Citefast Use this resource for inputting your reference information into the online form to generate the APA 6th Edition Citations for your assignments and projects! It is a quick way to return accurate formatting. Sources: APA Style http://www.apastyle.org/ Citefast http://www.citefast.com/ Harvard Guide to Using Sources http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70847&pageid=icb.page342057 Plagiarism Should Be Kept Away For Generating More Goal Oriented Results http://www.kre8iveminds.com/blog/plagiarism-should-be-kept-away-for-generating-more-goal-oriented-results/ What Is Plagiarism? http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism |
CopyrightThe essential law that protects any original works from being copied without giving credit to the original artist.
Always assume that material used on the Internet is belongs to someone else, which makes it copyright protected. Be sure to keep yourself out of trouble by giving credit for any material that you may use. According to the U.S. Copyright Office, these works include, but are not limited to:
Source: Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons http://copycreatefair.weebly.com/copyright.html |
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