What is Plagiarism-Read Please

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What is What is Plagiarism
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 offense:

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.

But can words and ideas really be stolen?
According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a book or a computer file).

All of the following are considered plagiarism:
turning in someone else's work as your own
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism. See our section on citation for more information on how to cite sources properly.

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 offense.

This was found at http://Plagiarism.org



Give credit to the author of download and please do not steal the article without permission or Psp Spot can get fined alot of money. It is no joke. Please sticky this.


Example of a good guide:


"bla bla bla psp crap bla bla bla bla bla bla


This article was found from tutorials.com"


Thank you and please do so unless you want PspSpot to come to a end




A good member who makes sure we dont plagiarize is Yoshi At the end of each article he states whether it was made by him or a site. Good job and the keep the good work up


Thank you and you guys should be aware of this.


Hataz

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because that isn't in quotes, did u write it yourself from the facts? it looks like you've pasted the same bit in twice

[Snocone]

My fault, thanks for reminding, it is now fixed

[HaX-CoMM4nDo]

Why is this site news?

its funny that you didnt actually write this yourself

question for you ---> if you copy and paste something, even if you give a source, is it still plaigarism? you are still copying someone elses work. what do you think?

[Snocone]

Um no, you need to give credit to author and put quotation marks

[Bic]

what if it doesnt have quotation marks and just a link to the source? is that ok or does it need to have quotes? im gonna start writing on a wii site so'd be good to know. thanks

[Snocone]

Yeah I think you need quotation marks for more info visit Plagiarism.org : Learning Center : Plagiarism Definitions, Tips on avoiding Plagiarism, Guidelines for proper citation, & Help Indentifying Plagairism

[Bic]

so your post should be in quotes then? lol.

thanks for clearing it up, but the best way to show you mean it, is to practice what you preach.

[Snocone]

Yes I guess that is true