Plagiarism Outside of School

Define plagiarism in your own words.

Here's a definition of plagiarism. Here is intellectual property.

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan

1. Your response? Fair? Not fair?

Helene

2. Why so different? Is there a problem here?

Herr Guttenberg

3. Was this the "right" outcome?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":

Book covers?

4. Was this a case of theft or not ? Who owns what?

If the courts are in charge...

5. What's your ruling?

Do your pictures belong to you?

6. Would you mind if someone sells your pictures?

Power Hour?

7. How much would you spend to fight that fight?

Homework: 

1. In your daybook: Using Wikipedia or other sources, explain what "intellectual property" is, and explain the difference between a copyright, a patent and a trademark.

2. Now look up the Creative Commons license.  
Explain how this licensing is different from those in #1.