Common use of Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement Clause in Contracts

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement. Students will not plagiarize works that they find on the Internet. The definition of plagiarism is taking the ideas or writings of others and presenting them as if they were your own. Students will respect the rights of copyright owners in their use of materials found on, disseminated through, or posted to the Internet. Copyright infringement occurs when students inappropriately reproduce or share a work that is protected by a copyright. Students may not quote from any source without proper attribution and/or permission. Students may not make or share copies of copyrighted songs or albums, digital images, movies or other artistic works. Unlawful peer-to-peer network file-sharing may be a criminal offense. Copyrighted material may not be placed on the District system without the author’s permission. Students may download copyrighted material for their own use only under “fair use” provisions of the copyright law. See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/teachers/copyrightmystery/#