Plagiarism

What if you created a masterpiece and you found out someone used them and erased your signature on it? What would you feel? Would you feel bad for doing it? Would you feel bad if someone did it to you? According to Oxford Dictionary, "it is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own." In simpler terms, It is when you get someone's work or ideas and give credits to yourself instead of the original idea. This practice is not acceptable, especially in the industry of arts because giving credits to the artist is a sign of respect to the artist for using his/her work.
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Plagiarism is an insult to the owner of the work or idea you are plagiarizing and it is punishable by the law. According to Republic Act no. 8293, also known as  "Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines", "Copies imported as allowed by this Section may not lawfully be used
in any way to violate the rights of owner the copyright or annul or
limit the protection secured by this Act, and such unlawful use shall
be deemed an infringement and shall be punishable as such without
prejudice to the proprietor's right of action."
http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/images/Patents/IRRs/RepublicAct8293.pdf



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Using other people's masterpiece or idea without giving credit to the artist is a form of plagiarism. One must understand that giving credits to the source is not just for bragging rights, but because it is their work. It is like you creating a design for an automobile and letting the world know that you are the designer and not me. Plagiarizing is not just simply copy and paste, but it becomes a crime when you don't site your sources. Be cautious when borrowing someone else's work as you must give respect to it's creator by giving credit to them to avoid plagiarizing it.