Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.[1][2][3] Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution,[4] in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and journalistic ethics, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility.[5] As such, a person or entity that is determined to have committed plagiarism is often subject to various punishments or sanctions, such as suspension, expulsion from school[6] or work,[7] fines,[8][9] imprisonment,[10][11] and other penalties.
Plagiarism is typically not in itself a crime, but like counterfeiting, fraud can be punished in a court[12][13] for prejudices caused by copyright infringement,[14][15] violation of moral rights,[16] or torts. In academia and in industry, it is a serious ethical offense.[17][18] Plagiarism and copyright infringement overlap to a considerable extent, but they are not equivalent concepts,[19] and although many types of plagiarism may not meet the legal requirements in copyright law as adjudicated by courts, they still constitute the passing-off of another's work as one's own, and thus plagiarism.
Not all cultures and countries hold the same beliefs about personal ownership of language or ideas. In some cultures, the reiteration of another professional's work can be a sign of respect or flattery towards the person whose work is reiterated.[20] Students who are from such countries and cultures and who move to the United States or other Western countries (where plagiarism is frowned upon) may find the transition difficult.[21]
qtd. in Stepchyshyn, Vera; Nelson, Robert S. (2007). Library plagiarism policies. Assoc. of College & Resrch Libraries. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8389-8416-1.use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work
The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft.
Students caught submitting work that is not their own face serious penalties, which can include being thrown off their university course.
The court ordered Mr Koons, his business, and the Pompidou museum - which had exhibited the work in 2014 - to pay Mr Davidovici a total of €135,000 (£118,000) in compensation.
Fashion designer John Galliano's company was ordered to pay 200,000 euros ($271,800) in damages to renowned U.S. photographer William Klein
With respect to the copying of individual elements, a defendant need not copy the entirety of the plaintiff's copyrighted work to infringe, and he need not copy verbatim.
No plagiarist can excuse the wrong by showing how much of his work he did not pirate.
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the copies they produced bettered the price of the copied work by a thousand to one, their piracy of a less well-known artist's work would escape being sullied by an accusation of plagiarism.
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