This is the Copyright, Plagiarism and Intellectual Property Guide. Here, you will find resources and information concerning the use of information and files on the internet and within your works.
In this guide, you will find information on the following concepts;
-Copyright: The legal ownership of an intellectual property that gives an owner the right to control the distribution and reproduction of the property.
-Creative Commons: A copyright license that enables anyone to use an intellectual property for free as long as proper credit is given.
-Fair Use: A United States law that allows users to include works without a copyright holder's permission under specific circumstances.
-Plagiarism: The presentation of works or ideas as your own without crediting the copyright holder or the original creator.
-Intellectual Property: Creations of the mind that, while intangible, are valuable.
Each of our universities has a writing center that will help you if you have questions about academic honesty and citations.
Each university has resources to guide you on how to add citations to your papers.
Our universities each have stated guidelines of what they consider to be plagiarism.
