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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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