With new technological breakthroughs occurring every day it is almost impossible to stop people from downloading or copying music or text illegally. We have gotten so used to having everything so easy to access that we often forget to give credit to those who deserve it, whether it be by citing their original work or by paying them for use of their musical works. When we hear the word plagiarism we think of something horrible that we could never imagine ourselves doing, but in all reality we have probably plagiarised thousands of times without even realizing it. When we think of copyright infringment we might imagine a bootlegger selling illegally copied dvd's and cd's out of the back of his van. But realistically downloading just one song without paying for it is copyright infringment. Suzana Cismas explains how plagiarism hurts everyone involved in her publication "Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Environment Engineering Students." 1. "plagiarists do not acquire the skills legitimate work would teach them, risking failure & expulsion." 2. "classmates working hard for their grades have to compete with plagiarists for jobs and admissions." 3. "teachers have to take time out of the education process to deal with plagiarism." 4. "administrators find the principles on which their institutions are founded undermined by plagiarism, and must devote resources to combating it." It is sad to see how common plagiarism and copyright infringment have become in this technological age. We must ask ourselves the question; is it really worth it? The answer is no of course, that is unless you want to wind up being kicked out of college, being fined, or winding up in jail.
Works Cited:
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Environment Engineering Students, Suzana Cismas
http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2010/Cambridge/EE/EE-56.pdf
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