Plagiarism is the purloining and publication of another author’s language, thoughts, ideas or expressions, and the representation of them as one’s own original work.
The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal, emerged in Europe only in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic Movement.
This concept for artist is to “copy the masters as closely as possible” and avoid unnecessary invention
In the 18th century in the sectors of academy and journalism, where plagiarism is now considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics, subject to sanctions like expulsion. But in the 20th century this practice has been heightened as the central and representative artistic device.
Plagiarism is not a crime per se but is disapproved more on the grounds of moral offence, and cases of plagiarism can involve liability for copyright infringement.
Legal aspects
Thought plagiarism in some contexts is considered theft or stealing from the point of view of the law, it is an non existing concept “plagiarism is not mentioned in any current statue, either criminal civil. Some cases may be treated as unfair competition or violation of the doctrine of moral rights.
Self – plagiarism
Is the reuse of significant, identical, or nearly identical portions of one's own work without acknowledging that one is doing so or without citing the original work. Articles of this nature are often referred to as duplicate or multiple publication. In addition to the ethical issue, this can be illegal if copyright of the prior work has been transferred to another entity. Typically, self-plagiarism is only considered to be a serious ethical issue in settings where a publication is asserted to consist of new material, such as in academic publishing or educational assignments.
Plagiarism and the history of arts
Some ways of plagiarism are:
There is no rigorous and precise distinction between practices like imitation,