its all down to copy rights really, that means whoever put it on their own it and its like getting their permision to use it.
Plagiarism is knowingly copying an others written works without giving credit for the reference and showing it as your own.
No. Incorporation by reference to another patent means that you point to the other document to show how to do something. Since you point to that document without copying its contents into your document, no copying takes place. You can't be accused of copying if you don't copy.
Presenting common knowledge (such as the law of gravity) without citing a source
The most obvious type of plagiarism is direct verbatim copying of someone else's work without proper citation or attribution. This can include copying and pasting text or content from a source without putting it in quotation marks or providing a reference.
plagiarism=without their permission
Legal copying is licensed by the copyright holder, and software piracy is copying without permission.
Copying CD's without the prior consent of the content owners - is illegal.
Yes, copying answers from WikiAnswers without proper attribution or citation can be considered plagiarism. It is important to provide credit to the original source of information to avoid plagiarism and ensure academic integrity.
The act of verbatim copying is called plagiarism. It involves directly copying someone else's work without giving proper credit or citation.
No, copying other people works into your own (without acknowledging this) is called plagiarism.
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No; downloading is a form of copying, and copying requires permission.