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Thou Shalt Not Steal Anti-plagiarism for Students By Julie Payne

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Thou Shalt Not

Steal

Anti-plagiarism for StudentsBy Julie Payne

What is Plagiarism?

It is the act of stealing or passing off

the ideas or words as one’s own; the

use of a created production without

crediting the source; the act of

committing literary theft; to present as

new and original an idea or product

derived from an existing source

Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary 9th ed.

What is Copyright?

• “The exclusive right to produce or

reproduce (copy), to perform in public,

or to publish an original literary or

artistic work.” Duhaime's Law Dictionary

• Almost everything created privately and

originally after March 1, 1989 is

copyrighted and protected whether it

has a notice or not.

In other words….

So how can I use it?

• You may rephrase anything that your read. In other words, put it into your own words. Do NOT copy anything word for word. Unless…

• You are quoting someone. You may use direct quotes if you put it in quotation marks, and site your source in the content.

• You may legally use parts of a copyrighted work, but you must always give the author the credit for his/her hard work.

Note: This includes pictures, graphics, music and software too!!!

Is everything copyrighted?

What is not copyrighted?

• Thoughts and ideas that were never written

down.

• Directions, procedures, methods,

explanations, etc.

• Works consisting entirely of information that

is common property and containing no

original authorship (for example: standard

calendars, height and weight charts, tape

measures and rulers, etc.)

What is not copyrighted?

• A collection of logical data that is public information, such as a telephone book.

• Materials or reprints of materials in the public domain (all prior to 1923; most between 1923-1963; additional information at http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm)

• Most U.S. government materials (some items created by contractors for the government might be copyrighted)

• Facts

Remember!

• Does your using the material hurt the market? In other words, is it causing someone to not purchase the item themselves?

• Is the author or original creator losing money due to your using their work?

So what does that really mean?

It is stealing, plain and simple! If

you had a creation, would you

want someone taking it from you?

That would be stealing YOUR

cash! How would you like that?

To Put It Simple…

• If you didn’t produce it, you don’t own it.

• So, if you don’t own it, and you don’t have

permission to use it……

Sources for this presentation

• “Copyright Chaos” copyrighted by Intel, a slide show presentation of the legalities of copyright suitable for a professional development. See your Intel Master Teacher at your school.

• Intel “Teach to the Future” Master Teacher Training Manual

• Hand-out prepared by Mrs. Sue Hendrix, Emma Sansom Librarian

Anti-plagiarism Hand-out

www1.gcs.k12.al.us/pdf/plagiarism.pdf

For your convenience, Mrs. Sue Hendrix has prepared a plagiarism hand-out for your students. Go to the following website, to print it.