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Blogs > oneladybrijit > For What It's Worth!

copyright and plagiarism  

oneladybrijit 66F
298 posts
7/30/2012 12:35 pm
copyright and plagiarism

Ok, just a small issue. You'd have to be an idiot to breach copyright. Oh, sorry, there are idiots in this world. Ooops!

Now, just for those who don't know what copyright and plagiarism are, it's really easy:

If you didn't write it, if you didn't compose it, photograph it, or create it, then it's not your work.

When it's not your work, it's really important to state that, either by adding something to the effect of "taken from....by ..." or saying something like "I didn't write this, I copied it from ...."
or anything that identifies who did create it, and where the original can be found, whenever you can give all of this information. If you really don't know, you might add something like: "I found it in a book I was looking at in the doctor's surgery... I can't remember exactly where, just I found it there."

If you don't cover yourself by adding where you found something, and pass it off as your own, there is every possibility that someone else could get really aggro, and decide to "fix you", and the person you have copied from, might just take you to court, and the judge might decide for you to pay the person who did create it, lots and lots of money. I'd prefer to just reveal my source.

Nobody is innocent, we have all copied in school for assignments, and as an adult, there were undoubtedly times we copied without referring to where we found it.

What is important is that you give credit where it is due from now on, so that you don't upset someone who ends up making your life a living hell.

Just a thought.

Something else, some things are created for income, so even though you add where you found it, if you don't have permission, then you are still in trouble. Do yourself another favour, and do make sure it's either ok to copy the thing, or do whatever is needed to get the permission to use the item. This also, could save you a lot of pain and heartache. Generally, if you are only sharing someone's joke, all you need is to share where you found it, however if you are going to get paid for something, you really need the correct permission to use the original in your product.
_infinity_ 112F
5688 posts
7/30/2012 2:12 pm

 Interesting. A friend of mine told me that when we upload a post on the net, its automatically copyrighted. (I gave no thought to the images) If this is true, then I can see why there would be an upset. Re: Pictures off the net. I've only a handful of images on my blog that are mine. You would think though that the powers that be would recognize commercialized images? Then again if they are not harmful, why would they then be removed.


oneladybrijit replies on 8/2/2012 5:59 am:
I wouldn't worry too much about past behaviour. If it were a big problem, I suspect someone would have said something to you.

I have merely shared, because I would not like it if someone reproduced my work as if it were theirs, so I know that I must consider others.

It's a fact that if you 'copy' work at university, they kick you out for plagiarism. Elsewhere I think it depends on the standards of those involved, and I think most cases are individual.

That is why I said, don't worry about the past as much as now and the future.


SirTeezalot 74M
21966 posts
7/30/2012 7:40 pm

 But then as always, "monkey see, monkey do".

And I have no idea where that expression came from.
Sir Teezalot

WAR IS ABSURD


oneladybrijit replies on 7/31/2012 2:37 am:
Mmhm, and I totally agree!

_infinity_ 112F
5688 posts
8/2/2012 4:20 pm

 Ohhhh. Doh! ..lol!


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
8/6/2012 6:39 pm

 I don't see that there is an issue, unless you claim the work as your own or you make money off it...as far as the things on the net goes...unless it has a copy right it's fair game for anyone to use...this is just my opinion...this was a good post
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


oneladybrijit replies on 8/14/2012 6:42 am:
I do think that we are agreeing here.

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