DOTW - Plagiarism - How fair is it??

1. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?
2. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?
3. What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism?
4. Should plagiarism be punished by law??
   

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2. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?

1. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?

1. Should plagiarism be punished by law??

1. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?

I think it is fair to get inspired by other's work but YES due credit needs to be given to the source.

1. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?

again, as long as u take permission or give credit to the source, it's fair to use the music/videos/siggies etc

What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism? it is essentially a moral issue so people need to have a conscience and not try to steal other's work and claim it as their own. Of course, there are laws against stealing intellectual property of others and copyright protection laws against media/movies/publications. Should plagiarism be punished by law??
1. unfortunately, most people don't have a strong enough conscience, therefor, law has to be enforced
   

1. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit? No, not at all. It's not fair to them or to anyone else. It takes time to think of something original and creative and that person only should get the credit. Why and how can you steal someone's idea without their permission and without giving them due credit? That's wrong and should be stopped as much as possible.
   
2. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed? It shouldn't be allowed. You should give people their due credit if it's totally their idea. If you're copying their exact idea/thoughts then it's not ok to plagiarize but sometimes, especially in creative fields people call it inspiration and can't always name the person who came up with it. For example, everytime you use circles in your picture or diagram you can't go back and give the credit to the person who came up with circles. I know it's a bad example but you see the point right? Something so general as this is not called plagiarism but if you're copying exact same (or a little variation of the idea even) then that's wrong.
   
3. What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism? Hmm.. That's a tough one but I guess that if you come across something that's been plagiarized then we should step up and report the person. There should be strict laws against it and the people should be punished if they steal somebody else's idea/creation without permission and due credit.
   
4. Should plagiarism be punished by law?? Yes, yes, yes! As I said above, law can play a critical role in this. I am not talking about sending people to jails (although for stealing somebody's project reports or whatever that can count as fraud and jail is a good idea) but fines can do a lot.

Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?

Obviously not, someone else's idea...and some other person gets the credit for the hardwork....so not fair! !
We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?

There is a thin line between inspiration and plagiarism....inspiration is well ... getting inspired .....for example....the movie krissh....was not a ripoff but it was an inpiration....i have seen ET and Krrish....i didn't find major ripoffs from the movie ET...but ripping off the whole concept....thats not inspiration...that would be called plagiarism.... !

Plagiarism should not be allowed. Its like....you make a siggy....someone else edits the siggy and puts his/her name on it...! how would you feel??? heartbroken....and mostly...angry....wouldn't you?😃
What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism?

Honestly, I can't think of anything....but after the Sony Ericsson and the Krazzy 4 jingle controversy....I think that guy was right in approaching the court of law....if ppl find their work copied....they should approach the court and get justice....so that other such ppl can be discouraged to do such things...

1. Should plagiarism be punished by law??
   Definately..!
   

• Some sites not just copy the whole site layout (would not name them) but also copied the TITLE and Meta tags 😆
  
  
• Some of the Groups that we have created were created by us : Viewbies, Coolbies, Rockerz, Dazzlers, Goldie and we see people copying these groups too.

1. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?

no not at all you are just being disrespectful to the person and making their efforts futile!

1. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?

No there should be zero tolerance towards plaigarism, it may sound harsh but its the only way.

What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism?
1. Should plagiarism be punished by law??
   i think there are copyright and patent laws

janhvi : D

1. Is it fair to copy someone's creation or idea without being given a credit?

I think its badddddddddddddd...dddddd.d. because this person probably worked really hard to do thier work.

1. We have seen music, siggy's, site designs, concepts being plagiarized.. So, in what all aspects can the plagiarism be allowed?? Or can it be allowed?

Well, unless the person states, "Feel free to modify or take my design, just as long as you give me credit", or "leave my signature in the picture to show that I did the original work" etc.. I wouldnt mind if someone used my pictures just as long as they credited me.

1. What are the ways you think we can stop plagiarism?

its hard to say...some professors would take a sentence or line that sounded "too-good" and search it in yahoo or google. Once they find a match they would most likely give you a F for plagiarism...But to stop it, i think its hard....

1. Should plagiarism be punished by law??

it is! We have strict intellectual property rights in the US, you cant copy certain things etc.. The US Government and FBI is very strict about this, they also work with other Intl organizations to battle foreign corruption in piracy. aslo In schools you can get expelled for good!

I personally think its WRONG!