Plagiarism

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Chris wrote some poems and shared them with his family. His poems are intellectual property and he owns the rights to them. OKAY or NO WAY?

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Okay

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Joe wrote a report about cats. He wrote this in his report:
Cats can have long hair or short hair, they can be lots of different colors, and "they can even have blue eyes," says Julia Nelson in her book called Cats are Amazing Animals.
OKAY or NO WAY?

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Okay

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Laura used an image she found in the Public Domain and put it on her personal website. OKAY or NO WAY?

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Okay

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Lee changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

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No Way

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John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

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Okay

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Rachel has to write a paragraph about volcanoes for science. She finds a paragraph on a website that sounds great. She copies it in her own handwriting and turns it in.
OKAY or NO WAY?

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No Way

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Jennifer spends a lot of time searching the web. She finds a great drawing on a site. She prints it for the cover of her report and gives credit to the illustrator in her report.
OKAY or NO WAY?

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Okay

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Samantha copies a paragraph from a webpage into her book report and adds her own first sentence. OKAY or NO WAY?

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No Way

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David had a ball game last night and didn't have time to finish his homework. Justin offers to let him copy his, and sends it to David in an email. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

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No Way

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A set of legal exceptions to copyright. It allows students and educators to use copyrighted material without obtaining permission from the creator for educational purposes as long as it follows specific guidelines.

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Fair Use