Plagerism
Plagiarism is purposefully copying of another person’s ideas, thoughts or words without acknowledging that they were not created by you. This definition applies to ideas and words regardless of where you find them such as in a book or on the internet. When including another person's information or wording in a document, the source must acknowledge and include a citation that will tell the readers where it was obtained; otherwise you are guilty of plagiarism.
Unintentional plagiarism is careless citing of borrowed ideas from an original source without giving proper credit because you don’t understand the rules of citation and plagiarism. Examples of unintentional plagiarism are using copywrited material and paraphrasing ideas from another source without giving proper credit to that source.
Intentional Plagiarism is taking another person’s work or ideas and present them as if they are your own without mentioning the original source. Three common types of intentional plagiarism are cheating, Non-attribution and Patch writing. Cheating which is the most severe. This could be purchasing a paper or having someone else like a friend or family to write the paper. Non- attribution is taking the exact words or phrases from someone else and not citing the source. Patch writing is copying and only partially changing or rearranging the original source text.
George Harrison’s first solo single, ‘My Sweet Lord’ was released January 15, 1971 and hit the charts for many weeks Another group called the Chiffons recorded a song “He’s So Fine” in 1962 which did well in the United States but not so well in the UK. In 1971, the Chiffons song merged and moved into Bright Tunes Music Corp. Bright Tunes Music Corp made the decision that the songs were the same and filed suit against George Harrison in 1971. George Harrison’s attorneys tried to prove out the difference between the two songs, but with little success. The two songs were essentially the same, with minor differences to
Unintentional plagiarism is careless citing of borrowed ideas from an original source without giving proper credit because you don’t understand the rules of citation and plagiarism. Examples of unintentional plagiarism are using copywrited material and paraphrasing ideas from another source without giving proper credit to that source.
Intentional Plagiarism is taking another person’s work or ideas and present them as if they are your own without mentioning the original source. Three common types of intentional plagiarism are cheating, Non-attribution and Patch writing. Cheating which is the most severe. This could be purchasing a paper or having someone else like a friend or family to write the paper. Non- attribution is taking the exact words or phrases from someone else and not citing the source. Patch writing is copying and only partially changing or rearranging the original source text.
George Harrison’s first solo single, ‘My Sweet Lord’ was released January 15, 1971 and hit the charts for many weeks Another group called the Chiffons recorded a song “He’s So Fine” in 1962 which did well in the United States but not so well in the UK. In 1971, the Chiffons song merged and moved into Bright Tunes Music Corp. Bright Tunes Music Corp made the decision that the songs were the same and filed suit against George Harrison in 1971. George Harrison’s attorneys tried to prove out the difference between the two songs, but with little success. The two songs were essentially the same, with minor differences to