The document discusses plagiarism and copyright. It defines plagiarism as stealing or passing off the ideas or words of others as one's own without giving proper credit. Copyright is defined as the exclusive right to produce, reproduce, perform in public, or publish an original work. The document provides guidance on how to properly use copyrighted works through rephrasing in one's own words, using direct quotes with citations, or using parts of a work with proper attribution. It lists what is and is not protected by copyright, such as facts and government works not being copyrighted. The key messages are that plagiarism is stealing and one should not claim ownership over works they did not produce without permission.

1. Thou Shalt Not
Steal
Anti-plagiarism for Students
By Julie Payne

2. What is Plagiarism?
It is the act of stealing or passing off
the ideas or words as one’s own; the
use of a created production without
crediting the source; the act of
committing literary theft; to present as
new and original an idea or product
derived from an existing source
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary 9th ed.

3. What is Copyright?
• “The exclusive right to produce or
reproduce (copy), to perform in public,
or to publish an original literary or
artistic work.” Duhaime's Law Dictionary
• Almost everything created privately and
originally after March 1, 1989 is
copyrighted and protected whether it
has a notice or not.

4. In other words….

5. So how can I use it?
• You may rephrase anything that your read.
In other words, put it into your own words.
Do NOT copy anything word for word.
Unless…
• You are quoting someone. You may use
direct quotes if you put it in quotation
marks, and site your source in the content.
• You may legally use parts of a copyrighted
work, but you must always give the author
the credit for his/her hard work.
Note: This includes pictures, graphics, music and software too!!!

6. Is everything copyrighted?

7. What is not copyrighted?
• Thoughts and ideas that were never written
down.
• Directions, procedures, methods,
explanations, etc.
• Works consisting entirely of information that
is common property and containing no
original authorship (for example: standard
calendars, height and weight charts, tape
measures and rulers, etc.)

8. What is not copyrighted?
• A collection of logical data that is public
information, such as a telephone book.
• Materials or reprints of materials in the public
domain (all prior to 1923; most between 1923-
1963; additional information at
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm)
• Most U.S. government materials (some items
created by contractors for the government might be
copyrighted)
• Facts

9. Remember!
• Does your using the
material hurt the
market? In other
words, is it causing
someone to not
purchase the item
themselves?
• Is the author or
original creator losing
money due to your
using their work?

10. So what does that really mean?
It is stealing, plain and simple! If
you had a creation, would you
want someone taking it from you?
That would be stealing YOUR
cash! How would you like that?

11. To Put It Simple…
• If you didn’t produce it, you don’t own it.
• So, if you don’t own it, and you don’t have
permission to use it……

12. Resources
• www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_what_is
_plagiarism.html
• www.citationmachine.net
• www.easybib.com
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu
• www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/
citmla.htm
• www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/pla
giarism_stoppers.html

13. Sources for this presentation
• “Copyright Chaos” copyrighted by Intel, a
slide show presentation of the legalities of
copyright suitable for a professional
development. See your Intel Master
Teacher at your school.
• Intel “Teach to the Future” Master Teacher
Training Manual
• Hand-out prepared by Mrs. Sue Hendrix,
Emma Sansom Librarian

14. Anti-plagiarism Hand-out
For your convenience,
Mrs. Sue Hendrix has
prepared a plagiarism
hand-out for your
students. Go to the
following website, to
print it.
www1.gcs.k12.al.us/pdf/plagiarism.pdf