What is copyright?
Copyright gives people the legal right to decide how original work that they have created can be used once it has been published. Contrary to popular belief, a copyright notice does not need to be attached to a piece of work for it to be copyrighted – as soon as the work is published, then copyright applies.
In other words, aside from a few notable exceptions (some of which we will touch on later) somebody owns the copyright to pretty much everything that has ever been published on the Internet.
===> It is not a free resource bank that people can dip into and use however they see fit! <===
- What is fair use?
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- What about quoting from blog posts or online articles?
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- What is meant by the term ‘public domain’?
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- Where can I find resources that I can use for free?
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- What is creative commons?
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- Where can I find creative commons resources?
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- Tips for good practice when re-using other people’s work:
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- What is plagiarism?
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- What can I do if someone copies my work without permission?
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(by Sue Lyon-Jones) – Teaching Village
En el artículo adjunto, se dan a conocer las estadísticas de plagio en los Estados unidos y Europa. El plagio constituye un vicio que atenta contra los derechos de autor, específicamente contra la creatividad y originalidad que plasma el individuo a quien le corresponde gozar de los beneficios y utilidades como recompensa a su esfuerzo personal. En el campo de la investigación académica, existe mayor exigencia de ser estrictos con la originalidad de la investigación resultante. De esta manera, será mas relevante el aporte que se brinda a la disciplina correspondiente. Estamos de acuerdo con que esta exigencia se dé al nivel de la investigación universitaria, hoy las universidades peruanas están siendo exigentes con este requisito, precisamente para evitar el plagio. Esto se condice con las aptitudes que debe tener todo estudiante graduado en una Universidad, cuyo trabajo de investigación debe reflejar no solo lo aprendido durante toda la carrera universitaria, sino la aplicación de estos conocimientos con un carácter innovador.