Plagiarism can easily be done without intentions of being done. Something just as simple as giving a person their credit somewhere in your paper is plagiarism. You can avoid plagiarism by putting quotation marks where needed when making a statement or you may paraphrase. When paraphrasing you should put the complete thought in your own words rather than changing a few or switching them around because that is also considered plagiarism. Even when you use the Internet for information you should always post the website of where you got your information to let the reader know where you are getting your facts.
Copyright is protection of a person's creations. Most people have books, Cds, DVDs, etc. copyrighted so that other people won't be able to take credit for it. It's similar to plagiarism, but not exactly. Only the author or creator can claim copyrights. The very first creation of an object can be copyrighted not the remake of an object. Copyright makes sure that your creations are protected and if it is violated I think you can take the issue to court. Obviously because someone is stealing your ideas or property.
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