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1. According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is defined as "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work". The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin word, "plagiarius", meaning what?
2. Is it possible to plagiarise yourself?
3. The article "What is Plagiarism?" published by Georgetown University gives examples of five types of plagiarism. The first example is "word-for-word plagiarism" which means to copy exactly another person's intellectual property without proper accreditation. Which of the following is another way of saying "word-for-word"?
4. The second type of plagiarism, according to the Georgetown University article, occurs when a footnote acknowledging the original source is given but the original material is not enclosed in quotation marks. What is a footnote?
5. Ideally, the work that you submit to your professor, boss or FunTrivia editor should be your own ideas written in your own words. However, if you use another author's ideas but present them in your own words (paraphrasing) you do not need to acknowledge your source.
6. The Georgetown University article describes the fourth type of plagiarism as consisting of a "mosaic" of work, parts of which are original and parts of which are copied from a source.
If I am writing a paper on Gustav Fechner and mention that it was he who coined the term "psychophysics", should "coined the term" be given as a citation, since it is not my own words?
7. The last type of plagiarism examined in the Georgetown University article is called the "apt phrase". This denotes a passage written entirely in one's own words except for the inclusion of borrowed phrases which, because they are particularly poignant, have remained unchanged from how they were written in the original source. How many "apt phrases" from a single author can one include in a passage before it is is considered to be plagiarism?
8. Written works are often protected by copyrights. A copyright gives the author exclusive rights to the use of his or her work for a period of time, after which the work becomes, essentially, public property. In Canada, the copyright period is "the life of the author, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and a period of _____ years following the end of that calendar year". Which number correctly fills in the blank?
9. Part 3, Section 29 of the Copyright Act lists certain exceptions to copyright infringement that are referred to collectively as Fair Dealing exceptions. Which of these is not a Fair Dealing exception under Canadian law?
10. Although this case was tried in the US, not in Canada, it is still an excellent and much-publicised example of copyright infringement. In 2007, a lawsuit was filed against RDR Books for the intended publication of a manuscript written by Steve Vander Ark. Two plaintiffs were named in the case. One was Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.; who was the other plaintiff?
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