Handbook – Chapter 22
Andrew Adnan Fortuna
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ITETHIC
THE HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER ETHICS
Book Review: The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If
Internet Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Information-Computer-Ethics/dp/0471799599
Quote:
“An expression is only plagiarism if it is unacceptable
on some established value. But we should
be careful to avoid the error of being overly
narrow in identifying any particular value or
standard as the basis for condemning an
expression as plagiarism.
Learning Expectation:
To know about plagiarism
Book Review:
Plagiarism
Plagiarism will be treated here very broadly as expression that improperly incorporates existing work either without authorization or without documentation, or both. The emphasis on impropriety is important.
In the simplest way in explaining this is that quoting something or writing something without citing the source.
LACK OF AUTHORIZATION—NATURAL OR MORAL RIGHTS
The title of the present section refers, perhaps misleadingly, to “natural” rights, a concept usually associated with Locke.s theory that a laborer has a claim to his or her labor, and consequently to items with which that labor is mixed.
It is like claiming something that you have said or done but the truth is that there were someone else has said that or claimed about it before the person who claimed it. For me, that is in contrast of moral rights.
There is a range of economic theories that seek to understand the consequences of a broader or narrower definition of copyright infringement, and narrower or broader definitions of fair use, and tighter or looser plagiarism policies.
What I learned:
I have learned that it is not always wrong to copy. There is at least a little boarder that allows you to have your own copy and that is called fair use.
Integrative Question:
· What is plagiarism?
· What are the specific grounds for action if caught plagiarizing?
· How can plagiarism be avoided?
· What are the ethical issues?
· What are the given consequences of plagiarizing?
