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PLAGIARISM
                                                                    Plagiarism is the act of copying information from
                                                                    the Internet and using it in one’s projects or work
                                                                    without  crediting  the  original  creator.  Collins

                                                                    Dictionary defines plagiarism as the practice of
                                                                    using someone else’s work and pretending that it
                                                                    is your own. It is considered academic dishonesty
                                                                    and literary theft.

                  Following are some tips to avoid plagiarism:

                      Do not copy someone else’s work.
                      Do not submit someone’s work without the permission of the contributors involved.

                      Do not keep the same structure of someone else’s work and only modify the text.


                                           1.   What are the trail or records we leave behind after surfing the Internet
                                              called?
                                              ______________________________________________________________
                          uiz    Bee       2.   What is the illegal practice of obtaining sensitive information through

                                              e-mails?
                                              ______________________________________________________________



                  SOFTWARE PIRACY
                  Software piracy is the unauthorised copying or stealing of software, movies, music and making
                  these copies available on the Internet. Every software has a license. When we buy a software, we
                  become an authorised user of that software.

                  But, if we make copies of the software and give it to others to use, then it is against the law. There
                  are different types of software piracy including borrowing and installing a copy of the software
                  from someone, installing and selling unauthorised copies of the software, duplicating and selling
                  copyrighted programs and downloading illegal software from the Internet.

                  Following are some tips to avoid software piracy:

                      Do not download any software without license.
                      Register yourself on the company’s official website before using the software.


                  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

                  The property that arises from human intelligence is called intellectual property. It includes  creations
                  of the mind like books, paintings, music compositions, movies, video games, software, etc.

                  Intellectual Property Rights are the exclusive rights given by the government to the owners of
                  intellectual creations. We can protect our creations by creating copyrights on them.



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