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Plagiarism, Copyright, and Intellectual Property

  • intellectual propertynoun, property (such as an idea, invention, or process) that derives from the work of the mind or intellect; also: an application, right, or registration relating to this.
  • copyright: noun, the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (such as a literary, musical, or artistic work).
  • plagiarize: transitive verb, to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source; intransitive verb, to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

Source: Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster

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