MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

(MIL)
7. Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in
Media and Information (Part 3)
Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
the act of using another person's
words or ideas without giving credit
to that person
http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism
Plagiarism
The practice of taking someone else's
work or ideas and passing them off
as one's own.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/plagiaris
m
Plagiarism
 is a breach of academic integrity.
 It is a principle of intellectual honesty that all members of the
academic community should acknowledge their debt to the
originators of the ideas, words, and data which form the basis
for their own work.
 Passing off another’s work as your own is not only poor
scholarship, but also means that you have failed to complete the
learning process.
 is unethical and can have serious consequences for your future
career; it also undermines the standards of your institution and
of the degrees it issues.
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
Sources Not Cited Sources Cited
The Ghost Writer The Forgotten Footnote

The Photocopy Misinformer

The Potluck Paper The Too-perfect Paraphrase

The Poor Disguise The Resourceful Citer

The Labor of Laziness The Perfect crime

The Self-stealer
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
1. “The Ghost
Writer”
 The writer turns in
another’s work,
word-for-word, as
his or her own.
Source: http://rainbowriting.com/ghostwriter-resume/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
2. “The Photocopy”
 The writer copies
significant
portions of text
straight from a
single source,
without alteration. http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/colu
Source:

mns/photocopying-books-for-students-
copyright-high-court-3075857/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
3. “The Potluck Paper”
 The writer copies from
several different sources,
tweaking the sentences to
make them fit together
while retaining most of the
original phrasing.
Source:
http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/10-
potluck-etiquette-rules-2374604
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
4. “The Poor Disguise”
 The writer has altered
the paper’s
appearance slightly by
changing key words
Source:
and phrases. https://www.amazon.com/Accoutre
ments-Fuzzy-Glasses-Classic-
Disguise/dp/B000JNS2ZS
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
5. “The Labor of Laziness”
 The writer takes the time
to paraphrase most of
the paper from other
sources and make it all
fit together.
Source:
https://heartofashepherd.com/2015/07/06/prover
bs-69-11-failing-to-instill-a-daily-discipline-of-
study-and-labor-in-your-child-allows-the-laziness-
of-a-sluggard-to-become-a-predictable-path-to-
poverty-and-sorrow-2/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
6. “The Self-Stealer”
 The writer
“borrows”
generously from his
or her previous
work.
Source: http://com1010.library.wayne.edu/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL
PLAGIARIZED)
1. “The Forgotten
Footnote”
 The writer mentions an
author’s name for a
source, but neglects to
include specific
information on the
location of the material
referenced. Source:
http://drennank.wonecks.net/2011/08/12
/forgot-to-register/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
2. “The Misinformer”
 The writer provides
inaccurate
information regarding
the sources, making it
impossible to find
them. Source:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pinocchio-for-
ipad-iphone/id422133774?mt=8
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
3. “The Too-Perfect
Paraphrase”
 The writer properly cites a
source, but neglects to put in
quotation marks on text that
has been copied word-for-
word, or close to it.
Source: http://www.webslaw.com/how-to-
craft-the-perfect-lawyer-bio.php
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL
PLAGIARIZED)
4. “The Resourceful Citer”
Source:
 The writer properly cites http://
www.fr
all sources, paraphrasing eepik.c
om/fre
and using quotations e-
photo/y
appropriately. The catch? oung-
man-
The paper contains holding
-many-
almost no original work! books_
857159
.htm
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
5. “The Perfect Crime”
 The writer properly
quotes and cites sources
in some places, but goes
on to paraphrase other
arguments from those
sources without
citation.
Source:
http://www.manilaspeak.com/commen
tary/plagiarism%E2%80%95an-
academic-crime
WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Source: https://www.sagaftra.org/musicvideos
WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Without receiving proper permission or providing

appropriate citation, the following are considered
plagiarism:
 Copying media (especially images) from other
websites to paste them into your own papers or
websites.
 Making a video using footage from others’ videos or
using copyrighted music as part of the soundtrack.
 WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Without receiving proper permission or providing

appropriate citation, the following are considered
plagiarism:
 Performing another person’s copyrighted music (i.e.,
playing a cover).
 Composing a piece of music that borrows heavily from
another composition.