Introduction
COPYRIGHT
Copyright governs the use of materials on the internet, like the books and publications.
Copyright protection is automatic.
Implied licenses are vague.
Creative Commons license is use of other’s work for non-profit purpose or create their own work based on it.
Universities or institutions should take effective measure of informing their users of the responsibilities and promptly investigate complaints of infringement.
FAIR USE – limit research that results to materials are intended for the use of teachers and students
Plagiarism
Definition: Act of taking another’s person’s words in different forms and passing it as your own.
"Plagiarism is the intentional offering of the words, ideas, or computer data programs and/or graphics of others for ones own in any academic exercise. Examples of plagiarism include (but are not limited to):
1. The offering of another’s work, whether verbatim or paraphrased, as original material in an academic paper;
2. The offering of another’s original ideas or concepts as ones own, in an academic paper or assessed exercise;
3. The inclusion of another’s material in ones own work without appropriate or accurate citation or credit.
Process
According to information I provided above, search websites or a hardcopy book to understand the basics of plagiarism and copyright law.
Question:
1-Why do we need any kind of regulation or law like these?
2-Do you think it is fair to apply these laws to every indivuals in classroom?
(Please pick one of these two questions)
Evaluation
After submitting your answers, I will post your grades on google classroom. You can e-mail me for further assistance.
Credits
Due date for this assignment: 03/21/2015
As long as you submit your work prior to deathline, I will give you extra time to revise your assigment. After completing this task, students will get a three credits for language art class.