Plagiarism

What is plagiarism? based on my research plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's  work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. People also think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offenses.
According to the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary " plagiarism" means

• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
• to use (another's production) without crediting the source
• to commit literary theft
• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source                        Can words and Ideas really be stolen?
  According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way
  

• ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED PLAGIARISm:

  
  • turning in someone else's work as your own
  • copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
  • failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
  • giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
  • changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
  • copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)    WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC? 
  • Using an image, video or piece of music in a work you have produced without receiving proper permission or providing appropriate citation is plagiarism. The following activities are very common in today’s society. Despite their popularity, they still count as plagiarism.
    How can we prevent plagiarism?
  • Planning your paper
    Consult your instructor
    take effective notes
  • writing your paper
    when in doubt,  cite sources
    make it clear who said what
    know how to paraphrase
  • Analyze and evaluate your sources
    
    
    
                                                                                      Source:
                                                                                        plagiarism.org