Plagiarism: The Importance Of Copyright And Fair Use Law

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Copyright and fair use law are very important because it keeps us from becoming thieves and stealing other people's ideas. I am now going to go into detail about copyright and fair use. Copyright, copyright is a law that does not approve of plagiarism. Plagiarism is a felony when you steal an idea from someone else's design and call it your own. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution clearly states that if you come up with an idea, an item or a design you are in full ownership of that item. If you Plagiarize you will be charged with arresting and son in court for not following the copyright law. Copyright deals with any item such as music, movies, books, and so forth. When people don't follow the copyright rule, you can get charged with a

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