Plagiarism and Intellectual Property

In your daybook,  define plagiarism.  Here's one.

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan

1. Why did the publisher cancel her contract and destroy her books? Do you think this was appropriate?

 Helene

      2. Why was this outcome SO DIFFERENT?

 Herr Guttenberg

     3. Was this the right outcome for a politician, for Germany?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":

 Book covers? 

      4. Was this a case of theft?  Who decides?

 If the courts are in charge... 

       5. Do you agree with the Australian Supreme Court ruling?

Better news, for some:  music...  TV   iTunes 

       6.  Whom do you think the law says that TV news footage "belongs" to? What do you think? Have you heard of "fair use"?

All the questions above are answered in the daybook.

NOTE:  When you paraphrase the information from an article (like you are doing in your current paper), you AVOID plagiarism when you make it clear who wrote the article, and use LOTS of author tags. You must punctuate quotes correctly and use your own words most of the time.

I return your Observation papers.  The red marks all relate to subordination and coordination-related errors.  These include missing commas, r.o. (run-ons), c.s. (comma splices), and frag. (fragments). Remember:  Marks show you what you can work on regarding the mechanics of writing.  That's not, however, the art of being effective, getting your point across, and meeting the assignment.

Homework:

1.  Read ALL the remarks on your returned paper, as well as the grading grid.  In your daybook, under the heading Observation Grade, do these tasks:

A.  Copy down one positive comment by me.

B. List two strengths of the paper. (Based on your opinion or my comments/scoring.)

C.  List two weaknesses of the paper.

D.  Make a list of all the red markings on your paper.  List how many next to these categories:

• comma
• cs
• ro
• frag

2. Tomorrow your Draft #2 is due.  Bring the hardcopy, typed, and be prepared to upload the file in Moodle (TurnItIn) again.

3. TWFTD: nebulous.