What is Copyright, Plagiarism and Fair Use?

 

Have you ever found some awesome resources and wasn't sure if you were able to use them? On this page, you will find resources and videos to help verify the difference between copyright, plagiarism, and fair use. Copyright is the protection of the original authors work.Plagiarism is taking the original work from another person and presenting it as yours without giving the proper credit. Fair use is when the public is able to use portions of copyright materials for the sole purpose of commentary or criticism.

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Plagiarism

 Fair Use and Copy Right

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Resources to help avoid plagiarism and how to cite sources

Plagiarism and Cite Sources

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References

  • Center, C. C. (2010, September 24). Copyright Basics. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiq42O6rhW4
  • Copyright and Fair Use – General Guidelines Statement and Disclosure. (2012, November 25). Retrieved from https://www.resourcesforlife.com/docs/item6247
  • Copyright. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://techterms.com/definition/copyright
  • GCFLearnFree.org. (2018, September 13). Avoiding Plagiarism. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZsButRaHs
  • Free Image on Pixabay - Copyright-Free, Cc0, License, Red. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/copyright-free-cc0-license-red-31195/
  • Free Image on Pixabay - Film, Cinema, Movie, Video. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/film-cinema-movie-video-158157/
  • Hannah.rozear. (2018, August 30). Avoiding Plagiarism. Retrieved from https://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/
  • PurdueLibraries. (2015, September 14). "Copyright and Fair Use". Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3t9Jsnq5U
  • Stim, R., & Stim, R. (2017, March 25). Fair Use. Retrieved from https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/