Intellectual Property...

Intellectual Property...

That may sound pretty simple for some but actually, there’s a lot more about this topic. People tend to take for granted the intellectual property of others while doing their works. The mere copy-paste of information from the internet without putting proper citation is an example of stealing one’s intellectual property.

No matter how big or small that plagiarism or copying you did, it is still stealing in the eyes of the owner of that idea.

To avoid certain mistakes, I think we should learn to practice using our own thoughts and ideas about certain issues or topics. As much as possible, we should try to avoid using the internet as our resources in times of cramming papers and such. Why not use the time, you spent in searching for probable articles that you could just simply copy and then paste, for materializing your own ideas. For sure your paper would be more realistic and precise for it contains what you exactly mean.

For those who can’t avoid using the internet as their sources, practice the art of citation. Give the credit to the one who deserves it. Don’t cheat for you’re only fooling yourself.