Copyright and Plagiarism
What you need to know about copyright and plagiarism
Copyright
"Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works."
"This means that as soon as you create it, you own it! Your work is protected under law."
It is important to respect and abide by copyright laws.
http://copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#what
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"This means that as soon as you create it, you own it! Your work is protected under law."
It is important to respect and abide by copyright laws.
http://copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#what
Image:commons.wikimedia.org
Works protected by Copyright
musical works
literary works
dramatic works
choreographic works
pictures, graphics, and sculptural
architectural
sound recordings and motion pictures
http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htm
literary works
dramatic works
choreographic works
pictures, graphics, and sculptural
architectural
sound recordings and motion pictures
http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htm
Fair Use
"The right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies" is fair use.
This does apply for use in education.
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
This does apply for use in education.
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
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Plagiarism
This is when you take credit for the work of someone else.
It is cheating and it is dishonest.
It punishable by law and there are severe consequences at school for plagiarism.
It is cheating and it is dishonest.
It punishable by law and there are severe consequences at school for plagiarism.
Cite Your Sources
You must cite your sources when you find information and use it. Your teachers will let you know what citation they want when citing your sources.
Use this Symbaloo to help you correctly site your sources.
Practice- Go to the sites and use the symbaloo to create MLA citations
Asteroids and Comets
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/asteroids-comets-article.html
Volcanoes
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/nature-s-fury-the-science-of-natural-disasters/volcanoes
Hieroglyphs
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/asteroids-comets-article.html
Volcanoes
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/nature-s-fury-the-science-of-natural-disasters/volcanoes
Hieroglyphs
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html