Why is important to cite our sources??? I think that it is important to give credit to others for what they said, investigate, or thought. Just because an idea is not something tangible, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or belong to someone. When we cite our sources, we are saying that we barrow that information from someone else. Moreover, we can avoid law suit, school expulsions,or bad grades by following the simple steps to cite our sources. Plagiarism is immoral and a fraud, according the U.S law, "the expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws" (Plagiarism.org, 2010).
If I had created something and someone else use it with out giving me credit, I would talk to that person and explain why is wrong to borrow ideas or productions from an existing source. Furthermore, I would try to get credit for my job either by talking to my superiors or professors, or by a legal matter.
Some issues of plagiarism that I can think of in professional settings is when a person writes a song and then because he or she did not register that song, someone else do it and get credit and money for it. This kind of issues should be handled according to the law copyright protection.
We can find anything on internet, all kinds of information from all kind of sources. It could be difficult to determine what is borrow or not. I think that all ends up on us; we should practice our moral values and be honest with our selves and others, in order to avoid problems.
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