The History Of Intellectual Property Laws

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SUBJECT: The History Of Intellectual Property Laws

Reason for memo

We want to discuss some aspects of the intellectual property laws. In this memo we are concerned with the student's honesty and to provide a brief knowledge of plagiarism.

Introduction

Academic honesty and personal integrity are fundamental components of a student's education and character development. The Board expects that students will not cheat, lie, plagiarize, or commit other acts of academic dishonesty. The well-being of the entire school community depends on the student accepting responsibility for personal conduct in both social and academic endeavors.( Arlene, 11: 1991)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is any use of another individual's ideas, words, or work without giving him/her appropriate credit. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to the following:

misuse of published material or material acquired from internet sources, and/or the work of another student. The following offenses, including but not limited to those below, are considered examples of plagiarism:

• Paraphrasing or copying any source without giving proper credit to the author.

• Not using denotation when citing sources.

• Turning in any assignment which is not based on one's own research and writing.

There are several ways in which students may engage in plagiarism, on either a draft or a final paper:

(1) Quoting the words of another without attribution.

When using a quotation, cite the source, and use ellipses, brackets, and quotation marks scrupulously to indicate which words are your own and which are the words of another. (See ALWD Manual Rules 48, 49.) Changing one or two words within a sentence does not eliminate the need to use quotation marks. If one or two words are inserted or omitted, use quotation marks, even if you have cited the source, and indicate the addition or omission with brackets or ellipses. Even very brief quotations, such as the key words of a statute, should be placed in quotation marks when they are legally significant.

(2) Paraphrasing the words of another without attribution

When rewriting the words of another, cite to the source. This requirement is particularly important when you are relying on the work of scholars in law review articles or treatises. When paraphrasing language from a case, proper attribution will emphasize the weight and importance of the idea. “Paraphrasing” means more than changing one or two words; a proper paraphrase reproduces the idea in substantially your own words and, again, always requires a citation. The only exception to this ...