Majority of the people working for newspapers would not even care if they would see the same content on their competitor’s newspaper. Since most would have to think that everything is the same – headline, content, news, activities and events. Although it is indeed a fact that the content of the newspaper may be similar to each other, this is not a reason to just copy the works of others or plagiarize.
The same thing applies to community forum boards, social book marking sites, article directories and web blogs. Many people has the belief that since these articles are found in newspapers, they can just lift any content and transfer it into their blogs and claim it as their very own work. In reality, doing such thing would just make one responsible pertaining to the consequences that one have to face regarding copyright infringement, and can even end up being complained about by that newspaper company.
Even though you have only copied a couple of words from that article, it is still considered as plagiarism. If you are planning to share the same idea and thought to your readers, what you can do is to make sure you deliver your works and express your ideas in your very own ways.
Doing such would make what you have written unique. Copyright infringement is no joke; it is a criminal act that can be punished by serving a jail sentence and fines.
Creating your own forum posting or article copied from others is very much similar with piracy. What is the difference? You have stolen others works without them knowing. Furthermore, piracy is also something very similar to stealing someone else’s mobile phone, or even other properties.
Ideas which are written and spoken are categorized as intellectual attributes or ideas – and these ideas cannot be stolen since they are being protected and guarded by the copyright laws and regulations. These cannot be redistributed, reprinted, reproduced or sold to other people without the author’s authority or permission.
Given that situation, you have to think more than just once if you intend to copy other’s works. For sure, it would be easier to just copy a content, but do you think the consequences that you are about to face are enough? Just think about your credibility as a writer. You should be embarrassed that what you are planning to do is a crime, and this should not be done by a professional – not even by freelancers.
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