Copyright and Plagiarism

You join a file-sharing network and download unauthorised copies of copyrighted music.

Is this plagiarism, copyright infringement, both or neither?

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You burn copies of music you have downloaded onto writable CDs for your friends.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You use a couple of paragraphs (without acknowledgement) from a book that is out of copyright, in a short story submitted in a competition.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You find a great piece of artwork on an artist’s website, and make a more or less identical painting which you sell to an Art Gallery.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You put on a play written by a living author at school without asking the author’s or the publisher’s permission.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You make a copy of a music CD to upload onto your MP3 player

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You write an original story for publication, with Edna (The Incredibles) as the main character.

Is it ...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You use a photograph taken by someone else on your website without asking permission.

Is it ...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You buy an essay or a project from a website with permission to use it, and submit it as your coursework.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither

You copy an article from an encyclopedia published in 1980 for a magazine article.

Is it...

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• Both

• Neither