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==Relation to Copyright==
==Relation to Copyright==
Plagiarism and [[copyright]] infringement are separate concepts, and don't necessarily overlap. An act of plagiarism can also qualify as copyright infringement if the work being copied is copyrighted<ref>http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html</ref>. However, it is still plagiarism to copy a work that is in the [[public domain]] without providing a citation<ref>http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/Oasis/Ch4/IA1a2.html</ref>.
Plagiarism and [[copyright]] infringement are separate concepts, and don't necessarily overlap. An act of plagiarism can also qualify as copyright infringement if the work being copied is copyrighted<ref>http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html</ref>. However, it is still plagiarism to copy a work that is in the [[public domain]] without providing a citation<ref>http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/Oasis/Ch4/IA1a2.html</ref>.
==See Also==
==See Also==