1. Is it illegal to plagiarize other people’s works?
1. Plagiarizing other people’s works The work is illegal. Plagiarizing other people's works violates the Copyright Law, and the infringer needs to bear civil responsibilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses, depending on the circumstances; if the circumstances are serious, it may constitute a crime.
2. Legal basis: Article 47 of the "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China", who commits the following infringements shall be responsible for stopping the infringement and eliminating the infringement according to the circumstances. Civil liability such as impact, apology, compensation for losses:
(1) Publishing his work without the permission of the copyright owner;
(2) Publish a work created in collaboration with others as a work created alone without the permission of the co-author;
(3) Without participating in the creation, in order to seek personal fame and fortune, sign on other people's works;
(4) Distort or tamper with other people's works;
(4) Distort or tamper with other people's works;
p>(5) Plagiarizing other people’s works.
2. Is it illegal to plagiarize other people’s papers?
It can be used for legal reference but it is not illegal.
The law allows others to freely use copyrighted works. If you use other people's works, you must indicate and attribute the other person's name. For details, please refer to the scope of fair use and legally permitted use. Fair use of copyright is an important copyright restriction mechanism. It means that under certain conditions, the law allows others to freely use the copyrighted material.It is a legal act to create a work without the permission of the right holder and without paying him any remuneration. “Fair use in copyright law, from the perspective of the copyright owner, is a limitation of the scope of the copyright; from the perspective of people other than the copyright owner (that is, the user), it is a right to enjoy benefits from using other people’s works. "Fair use should include five levels of meaning: First, the use must have a legal basis. Second, the use is based on legitimate reasons. Third, the consent of the author and copyright holder is not required. Fourth, no remuneration is paid. Fifth, it does not constitute infringement and is a legal act.
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