10 Famous Cases of Plagiarism
Kaci Wilson and Jessica Hawkes
If plagiarism stumps you, you are not alone. Some of the world’s most famous figures have committed plagiarism!
Take a look at some of the cases below in order to see what happened in these famous cases. Click on each name in order to read the details of their plagiarism case.
Module Three Recap
Let’s recap what you have learned in Module 3.
Key Takeaways
- The Internet provided new ways to access information and increased the amount of information available to us, but these changes resulted in an increase in academic integrity violations.
- Plagiarism committed in an online environment is called cyber-plagiarism.
- We live in a remix culture that values the remixing of others’ creative works to produce original works.
- When using someone else’s intellectual output in the context of academic work, citations are always required.
- Copyright offers legal protection to creators’ intellectual property. Works under copyright require permission from the original creator before they can be used.
- Plagiarism in the digital world has consequences that can impact your future.
Congratulations, you have finished Module Three.
