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What is copyright? Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship.” |
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works. The 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to distribute and authorize others to distribute their works in legally specfied ways. It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. - From www.copyright.gov |
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What is fair use? Copyright is limited. The 1976 Copyight Act establishes limitations on these rights. One limitation is the doctrine of fair use. |
| Fair use allows for limited reproduction for purposes, such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research - From www.copyright.gov |
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Most subscription/academic databases have their own built-in citation tools. For example, in EBSCOhost databases, look for "Cite," and in Gale databases, look for "Citation Tools." Remember, databases are only as good as the individual who entered the data, so use the automated citations as a skeleton from which to build. For more in-depth information on citation, refer to http://spcollege.libguides.com/citations or the other sites below.
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Plagiarism is cheating. |
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Just like the picture at right, plagiarism is a form of cheating. Although fair use doctrine (see below) allows for a copyrighted |
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work--and most works are copyrighted unless in the public domain--to be used for research and teaching, that limitation does not come without the responsiblity of its user. Give credit where it is due. Unless general knowledge (e.g., a date or anything generally undebatable), be sure to cite your sources when you engage in any of the following:
Citing your sources is the right thing to do! |
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