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Middle/Senior School: Copyright & Plagiarism

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Copyright & Plagiarism

Do you know what plagiarism is?

RMIT University have produced this 3 minute YouTube video on what constitutes plagiarism.

Plagiarism vs Copyright

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plagiarism_vs_Copyright_Infringement.png

Paraphrasing skills

This YouTube clip is by David Sotir and published by University of Technology Sydney.  It explains the difference between quoting, summarising and paraphrasing and gives you tips on how you can use different paraphrasing skills when completing an assignment. 

How to avoid plagiarism

A Musical example of plagiarism - do you recognise this song?

This is a YouTube video by Professor Andrew Young that briefly looks at musical plagiarism. Can you hear the similarities in both pieces of music?

Royalty free music

Are you looking for music to use that is royalty free? That means you can use it with accreditation and not get in trouble for plagiarism. Maybe you need music for a presentation your doing or a video you're creating? Check out these website links and browse the thousands of different music tracks available. 

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