Copyright

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(Your question or comment will match the color of Mrs. Harmon's reply.) ** but every year the numbers of plagiarism cases in colleges has gotten higher. What do you think the reason is? || plagiarism or copyright infringement, and how serious the act, they can go to jail for up to five years. || their own when they are not? || I think some people may not feel that they have their own good ideas, or don't want to do the work it takes to create good ideas. || like on the internet, on television, or in the newspaper. They may see it or someone that knows their work may see it. || easy way out of work or because it was convenient and fast. They also probably never thought they would get caught. || Also Vice President Joe Biden was accused of plagiarism in 1988 when he was a presidential candidate for using a speech written by a British politician. || to protect their work from those who might try to copy or use it without giving them credit. || and could be renewed for another 14 years. It was passed by Congress and signed by Pres. George Washington. I haven't been able to learn who actually first introduced it. I will keep looking... || (I located it through the Copyright Kids website that I showed you in class.) Search for "toaster patent" in the search box. If you don't find it, I will tell you tomorrow. || it you can give them credit. || paying for it. If so, it is probably illegal. You can use a very small amount in classroom projects - 10 percent of the movie or 3 min., whichever is less. ||
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 * **Copyright Questions or Comments ** || **Reply from Mrs. Harmon ** ||
 * How many cases of plagiarism are reported every year? || I have not been able to find out the exact number,
 * How long can you go to jail for plagiarism? || Jonathan depending on the number of times a person has commited
 * Why do people claim thoughts or ideas to be
 * How do they find out if you are copying from their article? || Most authors/creators don't find out unless you publish it somewhere
 * Who was the first person to commit the crime of plagiarism? || 1943 Charlie Chaplin for his film Modern Times. He was accused of plagiarizing a French playwrighters play called A Nous La Liberte, which was written in 1931. ||
 * Why did people start doing plagiarism? || My personal belief is that people began plagiarizing because it was an
 * Did a president ever commit copyright infringement? || From what I have been able to find out former President Jimmy Carter has been accused of plagiarim for maps used in his book Palestine: Peace, not Apartheid.
 * Why did they create a law for plagiarism? Is it, because people are using it illeagly? || The law, which is the //** "copyright" law was created to protect people from plagiarism **// -
 * Who invented the copyright law? || The first U.S. Copyright Act was passed in 1790. It gave protection for 14 years
 * ** Does a president need to cite sources? ** || Yes, everyone is required to cite their sources no matter who they are. ||
 * Is the toaster patented???? and if so what patent number || Go to this web address http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/
 * Do you have to patent websites? (YouTube, Facebook, etc. || Most websites are protected by copyright not patents. (You will see the copyright symbol at the bottom of the page.) ||
 * If you embed a YouTube video on a website. do you have to cite it. and if so how. and are youtube videos protected under a copyright law? || Yes you do. That is why they provided the creator of the video, so that if you use
 * If you embed a YouTube video on a website. do you have to cite it. and if so how. and are youtube videos protected under a copyright law? || Yes you do. That is why they provided the creator of the video, so that if you use
 * If you upload a whole movie online and you cite the movie and stuff. do you still get in trouble,say for example STAR WARS... || Movies are copyrighted, so you would not be able to retrieve one online without
 * if you make a website is that copyrighted? || In the U.S. almost everything created privately or publicly is protected by copyright. If you design a personal web page it is protected by copyright. ||

