Distinguish between copyright and plagiarism
A
simple definition of copyright is that it is a bunch of rights in certain
creative works such as text, artistic works, music, computer
programs, sound recordings and films. The rights are granted
exclusively to the copyright owner to reproduce the material, and for
some material, the right to perform or show the work to the
public. Copyright owners can prevent others from reproducing or
communicating their work without their permission or may sell these
rights to someone else.
Copyright
does not protect ideas, concepts, styles or techniques. For example, copyright
will not protect an idea for a film or book, but it will protect a
script for the film or even a storyboard for the film.
Copyright
is a separate right to the property right in an object. For example, this means
that the person may own a book or painting will not also own the copyright in
the book or painting unless it has been specifically assigned to them.
In countries like
Australia, copyright protection is automatic. There is no need for copyright
registration in Australia, nor is there a legal requirement
to publish the work or to put a copyright notice on it.
A work will be protected as soon as it is put into material
form, such as being written down or recorded in some way (filmed or recorded on
an audio tape).
While
Plagiarism means taking the words and thoughts of others (their ideas,
concepts, images, sentences, and so forth) and using them as if they were your
own, without crediting the author or citing the source. Most plagiarism is
willful, a sort of theft. It is possible to plagiarize unintentionally, though,
by being careless or hurried, omitting quotation marks or slipping into the
words or ideas of others through inattention or simply for convenience. Whether
you meant it or not, you can be found guilty of plagiarism whenever other
people’s language gets used without proper citation in your text. At this and
most other universities, plagiarism is regarded as intellectual theft; faculty
will rarely bother to determine whether you stole words on purpose or walked
out of the shop having forgotten to pay.
as his/her own, whoever that other person may be. Students may discuss assignments among themselves or with an instructor or tutor, but when the actual work is done, it must be done by the student, and the student alone
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