Friday, September 10, 2010

Plagiarism and Stock Photography Questions

Plagiarism:
1- What is plagiarism? Any good reasons to avoid it?
Plagiarism is defined as passing off someone else's ideas or work as your own.   (no pun intended)
It is a good idea to avoid it because it could get you kicked out of college or get you fired. 


2- What citation format are we using for this project?
The citation format is Endnote, Footnote, and In- Text Citation


3- Create a citation for your 'Works Cited' page of two websites you might use on your project.


"Brazil." Infoplease.com. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107357.html#axzz0z8JhFT6p>.


"Brazilian Culture." Brazil-travel-guide.com. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://www.brazil-travel-guide.com/Brazil-Culture.html>.




Stock Photography:
1- What is stock photography?
Stock Photography is a supply of photos  collected to use instead of hiring a photographer.


2- Why can't we just use random images off google?
If you take a copyrighted image off of a google, then the company that owns it could contact their lawyers and sue you.




Public Domain:
1- What does it mean for an image to be Public Domain?
It means it has no intellectual property rights within your country of your residence.


2- Post a picture you found off a stock photography or public domain site on your blog.


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3- Write the citation for this photo.
"Free- Stock Photos." Freestockimages.net. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://www.freestockimages.net/gallery/>.

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