Copyright is a protection provided to the authors for their original work. It protects an original and specific expression of ideas. This expression can be in various forms like pictures, music, videos, cartoons, audiotapes, literary works, drawings, speeches, and slides. The act of creating an original work creates the Copyright and it’s not required to register for Copyright. Even if the copyright symbol (©) is not present, the copyright law still applies to an original piece of work.
This clearly means that you can’t use someone’s original piece of work without acknowledging the source by giving credit to the author or citing the source. If the work is in the public domain like on the web, you can give a URL link to the copyrighted material.
The Threat of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious and growing problem on the Web. At any moment, anyone in the world can copy your online content and instantly paste it onto their own site. After making minor changes, they will claim your content as their own.
The Web is built on the hard work of honest people who devote their time and energy to creating original content. The global epidemic of content theft violates people's rights and discourages the creation of new web content.
Copyscape was created as a free public service to address this growing problem. The resources below can help you protect your rights online and defend against the threats of plagiarism and content theft.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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