Posted by: cAmz on: April 19, 2009
TITLE: The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If (Chapter 22)
AMAZON LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Information-Computer-Ethics/dp/0471799599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233232091&sr=1-1
QUOTATION: The right of placing its will in any and every thing, which thing is thereby mine
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS:
- I want to know the matter of Plagiarism.
- I want to understand the lack of authorization-economic Foundation means.
- I want to estimate the lack of authorization—natural or moral rights means
- I want to know lack of accreditation—non fringing plagiarism.
- I want to know a personal vie of the matter means.
REACTION:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to “plagiarize” means: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own to use (another’s production) without crediting the source; to commit literary theft; to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward. That’s why it is true enough that many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone else’s original ideas. But terms like “copying” and “borrowing” can disguise the seriousness of the offenses.
Plagiarism is the use or close imitation of the language and ideas of another author and representation of them as one’s own original work. Plagiarism is not copyright infringement. While both terms may apply to a particular act, they are different transgressions. Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights of a copyright holder, when material protected by copyright is used without consent. On the other hand, plagiarism is concerned with the unearned increment to the plagiarizing author’s reputation that is achieved through false claims of authorship.
Within academia, plagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic dishonesty or academic fraud and offenders are subject to academic censure, up to and including expulsion. In journalism, plagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics, and reporters caught plagiarizing typically face disciplinary measures ranging from suspension to termination.
Some individuals caught plagiarizing in academic or journalistic contexts claim that they plagiarized unintentionally, by failing to include quotations or give the appropriate citation. While plagiarism in scholarship and journalism has a centuries-old history, the development of the Internet, where articles appear as electronic text, has made the physical act of copying the work of others much easier, simply by copying and pasting text from one web page to another.
LESSON LEARNED:
- The achievements of the “open source” software community, and we may note the viability of pirate organizations that ignore copyright policies.
- Failure to have authorization is typically theft of intellectual property, most commonly a copyright infringement that deprives a copyright owner of income.
- Plagiarism can be unintentional, both when there is a failure to authorize and when there is a failure to document.
INTEGRATIVE QUESTIONS:
