Plagiarism is Not a Crime--how About Copyright Infringement

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Published on Socyberty, Feb 23, 2011 Category – Education

Plagiarism is not a crime but is disapproved more on the grounds of moral offence.

While Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights of a copyright holder, when material protected by copyright is used without consent.

Speaking of crime it is about the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Moral here is pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong. For details about my subjects visit these links: simultech.org, cracked.com and plagiarism what happens.

I can still remember, when I took up my creative writing with The Writers Bureau in Manchester, London in 1999 and Journalism and Short Story Writing with the ICS (International Correspondence School) Pennsylvania, USA in 2000 – my tutors told me that titles and ideas have no copyrights – that means anyone can use them.

Also I was told that copyrighted materials after at least 75 years starting the day the author died can be considered as domain materials. And domain materials can be used by anybody that include the Holy Bible and Fairy Tales.

But when I referred them to an encyclopedia the definitions of Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement are far beyond of what I have learned from my tutorial schooling. Does it mean my tutors were liars?

Anyway, to avoid from plagiarism and copyright infringement charges – one should ask first the permission or authorization from the copyright holder of copyrighted material and give credits to the authors for their original works. 

The World Will Convulse with Lust, If You Do Away with Harlots

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Published on Socyberty, Feb 22, 2011 Category – Society

Some people said never discuss topics about sex, politics and religions as they are very delicate subject topics. But I do not agree with their logics because – there are many issues that the whole society are involved on sex, politics and religions. Example – today my topic is about Prostitution. It is defined as the act or practice of promiscuous sexual relations, especially for money.

Several words are used for a woman and a man who engages in illicit sexual activity for pay, including HARLOT, whore and prostitute.

This is an issue that people in general should know – why there are people have embraced prostitution? What our governments, religion and faith should do to stop prostitution?

Who will help these people involved in this craft? Some details about the subject are found on these links: what is wrong with prostitution, pruelpohealthwealthhappiness and pruelpowordpress.

How about children and youngsters who have gone through with prostitution? Should we condemned these people? They are not criminals!

Pope Benedict XVI, on his Pontiff’s words said, “Trafficking in human beings, especially women, flourishes where opportunities to improve their standard of living or even to survive are limited.”