Legal use of the information

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

- Plagiarism

What is it?

What is a paper mill?

Consequences

Detection tools

- Copyright

SA copyright law

What is it?

Get legitimate exemption?

Who is the owner?

How long does it last?

Penalties?

Why get permission?

How to get protection?

What is protected?

What is not protected?

Trademark / patent?

Copyright in the Library?

Internet and e-mail?

Text for class arrived late?

Contact for permission?

Practical tips

Own vs others work

- Quiz

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

Who is the owner of copyright?

The general rule is that the owner of copyright is the person who does the creative work: the author of the book or the designer of the Website. There is however an important exception to this basic rule and that applies when the work is created by an employee within the scope of his or her employment. In this case the employer of the person who does the creative work is considered to be the copyright owner.