Plagiarism, or claiming another person's work as your own, is illegal but it is 100% preventable! All you have to do to prevent plagiarism is cite your sources. Even when you paraphrase something that someone says you have to cite the source. You must give the other person credit for their own ideas, words, or facts. Consequences for plagiarism are very serious so be sure to cite your sources and give the proper person credit for their work!
Copyright Laws are also very serious. According to Section 101 of the Copyright Law, anything prepared by an employee or a specially ordered work can claim copyright. Anything from literature to just a picture can be claimed under copyright. And just because you own something does not give you the right to copy it. I know that at my church they have to show a copyright license to print lyrics of popular songs in order to give credit to the right person. Both Copyright laws and plagiarism were created to keep people from stealing another persons work and giving them credit for what they have done... If you are taking it from them, they deserve the credit!
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