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However, material copied from sources that are not public domain or compatibly licensed without the permission of the copyright holder is likely to be a copyright violation. Such a situation should be taken seriously, as copyright violations are not acceptable in the academic environment. | However, material copied from sources that are not public domain or compatibly licensed without the permission of the copyright holder is likely to be a copyright violation. Such a situation should be taken seriously, as copyright violations are not acceptable in the academic environment. | ||
==Copyright, violations and plagiarism== | ==Copyright, violations and plagiarism== | ||
Since most recently-created works are copyrighted, articles in a Wiki space which cite | Since most recently-created works are copyrighted, articles in a Wiki space which cite their sources will link to copyrighted material. It is not necessary to obtain the permission of a copyright holder before linking to copyrighted material, just as an author of a book does not need permission to cite someone else's work in their bibliography. For more: | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#When_to_cite_sources When to cite sources] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#When_to_cite_sources When to cite sources] | ||
*'''Avoid plagiarism''' - see [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ OWL materials] | *'''Avoid plagiarism''' - see [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ OWL materials] | ||
*A brief overview of: '''The Correct Use of Borrowed Information''' {online}. Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA : Winthrop University, 2005-2007 {2007-12-27}. Online <http://faculty.winthrop.edu/nearym/correct_use_of_borrowed_info.htm>. | *A brief overview of: '''The Correct Use of Borrowed Information''' {online}. Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA : Winthrop University, 2005-2007 {2007-12-27}. Online <http://faculty.winthrop.edu/nearym/correct_use_of_borrowed_info.htm>. | ||
*'''Cite your sources''' correctly - a reference list should be developed while you are reading and using your resources for writing. You can read more | *'''Cite your sources''' correctly - a reference list should be developed while you are reading and using your resources for writing. You can read more at '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation citation rules]''' | ||
*Here is an overview of (mainly American) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyright] and examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#National_copyright_laws country specific regulations]. | *Here is an overview of (mainly American) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyright] and examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#National_copyright_laws country specific regulations]. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Sui_generis Some other types of copyright] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Sui_generis Some other types of copyright] | ||
If a page contains material which infringes copyright, that material – and the whole page, if there is no other material present – is not acceptable. See for example [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations Wikipedia:Copyright violations] for more information. | If a page contains material which infringes copyright, that material – and the whole page, if there is no other material present – is not acceptable. See, for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations Wikipedia:Copyright violations] for more information. | ||
==Guidelines for images and other media files == | ==Guidelines for images and other media files == | ||