This presentation shows the differences between a violation of copyright law and an act of plagiarism.

1. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
AND PLAGIARISM

2. COPYRIGHT

3. United States copyright law is governed by the Copyright Act of 1976.
Copyright law grants authors and artists the
exclusive right to make and sell copies of
their works, the right to create derivative
works, and the right to perform or display
their works publicly.
Copyright law is set out in a statute
enacted by the United States Congress.

4. A violation of the Copyright violation
occurs when there is any infringement
upon the legal rights of the copyright
holder.

5. If something has been copyrighted, you
have to obtain permission from the
copyright holder to use it.
That may mean you may have to pay
money to the copyright holder to use
something that is protected by copyright.
Of course the copyright holder may grant
permission without demanding payment.

6. A person who has committed
copyright infringement has violated a
federal statute and can be subject to
criminal and civil penalties.

7. PLAGIARISM

8. The rules for plagiarism are
not set forth in a statute.
The rules have been established in the
academic setting to insure that when
somebody creates something, that
person will get credit if it is used
by another person .

9. You will not be prosecuted by
the government for plagiarism.
You will not be fined or
go to jail for plagiarism.

10. “A charge of plagiarism can have severe
consequences, including expulsion from
a university or loss of a job, not to
mention a writer's loss of credibility and
professional standing.”
From:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
Welcome to the Purdue OWLWebsite
Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism

11. Plagiarism is defined as taking the
original works of another and
presenting it as your own.

12. When you use the work of someone
else, you must acknowledge the
author or creator of the original
work and cite the source where you
found it.

13. Even if only you paraphrase the
words of another or summarize the
source, you must acknowledge the
source it came from.

14. Anything that is seen as seen as an
unethical and unattributed use of
another’s original creation can be
defined as plagiarism.

15. CAN YOU COMMIT COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT AND PLAGIARISM
AT THE SAME TIME?

16. A person can commit plagiarism
and copyright violation with the
same action.
THAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON USES
SOMETHING WITHOUT GETTING THE
NECESSARY PERSMISSION AND DOES
NOT CITE THE SOURCES IT CAME FROM.
YES

17. An action may be a copyright
violation but not plagiarism.
That happens when a person
properly cites a source but does not
have the legal right to use the source
material.
BUT

18. An action may be plagiarism but
not a copyright violation.
That happens when a person uses
material that is not protected by
copyright law but does not properly
cite the source of the material.
BUT

19. Plagiarism is a violation of academic rules.
Copyright violation involves a statute.

20. Plagiarism is an offence against the author.
Copyright is an offence against the
person who owns the copyright.

21. Plagiarism is about the failure to
properly acknowledge the author of a
source that you used.
Copyright violation is about the
failure to pay the copyright holder
for the use of the material or the
failure to obtain permission.

22. Plagiarism can be avoided by
citing the sources that you use.
Copyright violation can be
avoided by obtaining permission
in advance to use something and
making payment for the use.