Is It Plagiarism?
- Re-mixing or altering copyrighted images, video, or audio, even if developed in an original way.
- Copying media (especially images) from other websites to paste them into your own papers or websites.
- Using AI to write your essay or research paper.
- To present a new and original idea or product derived from an existing source.
- Turning in someone else's work as your own.
- Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit.
Yes! All of the above are considered plagiarism. According to the website Plagiarism.org, "Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. {However} terms like 'copying' and 'borrowing' can disguise the seriousness of the offense."
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to "plagiarize" 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, and
- to present a new and original idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, "plagiarism is an act of fraud."
Source: https://plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism
