Plagiarism

<p>Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own <a href="/facts/Original_work/hLzY43mb">original work</a>. Although precise definitions vary depending on the institution, in many countries and cultures plagiarism is considered a violation of <a href="/facts/Academic_integrity/2gWVo1TU">academic integrity</a> and <a href="/facts/Journalistic_ethics/KnmkMdHN">journalistic ethics</a>, as well as of social norms around learning, teaching, research, fairness, respect, and responsibility. As such, a person or <a href="/facts/Legal_Entity/dRz8BNnu">entity</a> that is determined to have committed plagiarism is often subject to various punishments or sanctions, such as <a href="/facts/Suspension_(punishment)/LkFfDEMw">suspension</a>, <a href="/facts/Expulsion_(academia)/872JvtlK">expulsion</a> from school or work, <a href="/facts/Fine_(penalty)/xgGhyBI0">fines</a>, <a href="/facts/Imprisonment/o9ofCg5S">imprisonment</a>, and other penalties.
</p><p>Not all cultures and countries hold the same beliefs about personal ownership of language or ideas, and plagiarism is typically not in itself a <a href="/facts/Crime/BfoRzbL3">crime</a>. However, like <a href="/facts/Counterfeit/MaYRLckY">counterfeiting</a>, <a href="/facts/Fraud/VyU68aBy">fraud</a> can be punished in a <a href="/facts/Court/QuVoTFmh">court</a> for <a href="/facts/Prejudice_(legal_term)/tMzY2hlT">prejudices</a> caused by <a href="/facts/Copyright_infringement/33JDsS5S">copyright infringement</a>, violation of <a href="/facts/Moral_rights/Yozl97Cc">moral rights</a>, or <a href="/facts/Tort/nUgUN8zN">torts</a>. In academia and in industry, it is a serious <a href="/facts/Ethics/wNVNgL5q">ethical</a> offense. Plagiarism and copyright infringement functionally overlap, depending on the copyright law protection in force, but they are not equivalent concepts, and although many types of plagiarism may not meet the legal requirements in copyright law as <a href="/facts/Adjudication/3cL868SV">adjudicated</a> by courts, they still constitute the passing-off of another's work as one's own, and thus plagiarism.
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Plagiarism