Question about copyrighting and stuff like that...

[Boromir88]

I just found this thread...

even rather lengthy quotes (Boro, I'm looking at you )~morm

Don't look at me!

Copyright, plagiarism...all that stuff can be a serious offense, but it's really quite easy to avoid. Here's a few things that profs and such have instructed about making sure you're not plagiarizing, or breaking any copyright.

That whole thing about 'changing every three words' is a load of crap...you can still be breaking 'laws' by mixing around sentences and changing every few words. The safest way to avoid plagiarism is just cite it.

One of my college professors had told me an excellent statement about the whole issue that I always keep in mind and that is...

'Anything that you do not have cited I am taking it as that is your own work and you are presenting it to me as your own work.'

And that is something everyone should be aware of...if you don't have something cited that means you're telling people that's your own work (and if it happens to not be your own work you can get into serious trouble). If you cite it and aren't trying to make a profit from it, you shouldn't have to worry about breaking copyright or plagiarizing.

Hope that helps ya Menel.