For many years now, differentiating between
copyright violation and plagiarism has been rather a grey area for some, yet
still both hold the utmost importance when ensuring work isn’t copied without
consent. Although being a similar concept to one another, they are most
certainly two very different things. Plagiarism is the use of another
individuals work without giving credit where it is due. This is a regular
occurrence especially in relation to scholarly pieces of work, and is enforced
throughout education practices worldwide.
There are programs in the current day and
age, which help prevent plagiarism to the utmost degree. Turnitin being one of
the main examples is an online academic plagiarism checker for students, as
well as teachers. Within the space of only a few minutes, work is able to be
cross checked all across the web, whether it be plagiarized work from a Google
source, or previous students work, Turnitin will catch you.
Copyright is when the use of somebodies
individual work, may it be a song, poem, photograph, and piece of art or video
without any consensual approval. Copyright violation is enforceable in the
courts around the globe and there can be serious penalties if copyright
violation is infact broken. When dealing with copyright the original author for
whatever form of work may be in question, has to give consent that their work
may be used again, regardless of what form it may be re produced in.
There are many fine lines when it comes to
copyright, and a prime example is Marcel Duchamp’s "L.H.O.O.Q.".
Simply drawing a moustache on a postcard representing the Mona Lisa and
altering the title. One of the fascinating points about this example, is how
little/or much you do have to alter for it to become a copyright violation, or
for it to be passed.
Copyright and plagiarism will forever be
ongoing issues around the globe, with so many possibilities for the potential
to copy original work the issues will continue to remain and violations will
continue. At least with laws such as copyright violation, justice and be served
for those responsible.
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Hi Catt!
ReplyDeleteI found your post very thorough and detailed. I think you did a really good job of outlining and giving examples of the differences between plagiarism and copyright. Your reference to Turnitin, which as a fellow uni student I can recognise, was a really good way to drive the point home.
I also really enjoyed your use of "L.H.O.O.Q" and your point about how little technically needs to be changed to avoid violation.
I think it would have been good to add in what the 'serious penalties' are concerning copyright violation, but I understand word restrictions. If you had also added a personal experience or more about your own opinions on copyright, perhaps in regards to music for example, it would have added another element to the post.
Otherwise, a very interesting and informative post, :)
- Andrea