Sasha is writing an essay about a fictional text that was written in 1904. The text is in the public domain, meaning that it is no longer protected by copyright. Should Sasha take steps to avoid plagiarizing the text? Why or why not? A.Yes. It is never appropriate to use someone else's words as your own. B.Yes. There are financial penalties for plagiarizing texts that aren't copyrighted. C. No. The text is so old that no one will know whether Sasha is using her own words or someone else's words. D. No. It’s fine to copy the text word-for-word and pass it off as her own because the copyright is no longer protected.
English · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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A. Yes.
- It is never appropriate to use someone else's words as your own. Even though the text from 1904 is in the public domain and not protected by copyright, Sasha should still take steps to avoid plagiarizing. Plagiarism is not just a legal issue, but also an ethical one. It involves taking someone else's work and passing it off as one's own, regardless of the copyright status. So, while she won't face legal consequences for using the work without permission, she could face academic or professional repercussions for not properly acknowledging the original author.