• Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
Monday, July 14, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Elanza News
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Elanza News
Home Opinion

What You Should Know About Plagiarism

Elanza by Elanza
May 21, 2020
in Opinion
0
0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailTelegram

By JD Ephraim

Let us discuss a little bit about a subject most of us are guilty of,most of the time, for various reasons. It is PLAGIARISM.
ORIGINALITY is the opposite of plagiarism. We shall discuss the concept of originality later, but not here.

Where one fails to adhere to the concept of originality in his work or posting write-ups in fora , then he is said to be guilty of plagiarism.
Plagiarism emanated from the Latin word” PLAGIARUS “. It means ” KIDNAPPERS”. This idea dates back to the period of the early Roman Philosophers. In that time , it connotes stealing of someone else’s work.
This was pioneered by the Roman Poet (Marital) who complained that another poet had “kidnapped” his verse.
Later, it was introduced into English literary works by Ben Johnson(Dramatis) describing it as PLAGIARISM, meaning some one guilty of literary theft.( Carry J. How to combat student plagiarism , 2013).
The Advanced Learners’ Dictionary, describes plagiarism as the taking of some one’s ideas or words and using them as if they were one’s own. Webster’s Dictionary describes it as ” ……. stealing and passing off….”.
According to Park, plagiarism means, ” to use and pass off , the ideas or writings of another one’s own”.
Plagiarism occurs when one copies a whole or a portion of another’s work, without making reference to him/her. There has not been proper citation or referencing and when discovered, it is academic theft or “kidnap” and a breach of the copyright law.
Therefore, to avoid plagiarism and its likely sanctions when caught, one is advised to be aware of the concept of originality and its rules which we shall discuss later. This is regulated by section 16 of the Copyright Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria(LFN),2004.
Copyright Law prohibits any form of copying protected works and expressions(but not ideas ), of others whether or not attribution is given, whereas plagiarism prohibits the presentation of another’s ideas, and expression without attribution to the author. Plagiarism thus presents a more rigorous standard by insisting that a writer or a person posting an article in a WhatsApp forum should attribute the source of his/her ideas and expressions, failure of which could mislead a reader into assuming that those ideas and expressions are actually the writer’s.
In academic writing, the writer has a duty to know when his exposure and reliance on the work of others is so direct and substantial that it is deceitful,and unfair not to recognise that work as a contributing source for one’s work(David, A.T. How Educators can more effectively understand and combat the plagiarism epidemic, 2004).
Likely causes of plagiarism have been identified but we will not go into them here.
Therefore, people should exercise caution in taking other people’s work without duly complying with the stipulated rules of ORIGINALITY. This caution can be achieved by being conversant with the techniques, and mechanics of citation and references. By merely forwarding an article without indication of the author could make one liable for the offence even when the forwarding sign had been shown. It is better to indicate ” copied” and the source.

ALSO READ:  ‘Nigeria Happens to Me’: A New National Wake-Up Call?

RelatedPosts

10 Things To Know About Muhammadu Buhari

Hon. Bawa: The Champion Of Unity Across Tribes In Nasarawa State, Karu Local Gov’t, Panda Dev’t Area

Wamakko: A Man Marked By Grace With Unmatched Dedication To Sokoto And Nigeria’s Greatness

JD Ephraim is a lawyer and writes from Abuja

Tags: JD EphraimPlagiarism
Elanza

Elanza

Related Posts

10 Things To Know About  Muhammadu Buhari

10 Things To Know About Muhammadu Buhari

by Ojimaojo Abubakar
July 13, 2025
0

1. Twice Nigeria’s Leader — Military and Civilian Muhammadu Buhari served as Nigeria’s military Head of State (1983–1985) and later...

Hon. Bawa: The Champion Of Unity Across Tribes In Nasarawa State, Karu Local Gov’t, Panda Dev’t Area

Hon. Bawa: The Champion Of Unity Across Tribes In Nasarawa State, Karu Local Gov’t, Panda Dev’t Area

by Tambaya Julius
July 13, 2025
0

By Tambaya Julius, Abuja In the heart of Nasarawa State, Karu Local Government, Panda Development Area, Hon. Bawa Rabo Enam...

Wamakko: A Man Marked By Grace With Unmatched Dedication To Sokoto And Nigeria’s Greatness

Wamakko: A Man Marked By Grace With Unmatched Dedication To Sokoto And Nigeria’s Greatness

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 12, 2025
0

By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto Expectedly, his birth might not have been any different from others. However, his time, so far...

Recommended

Pan-African Students Celebrate Buhari, Awujale’s Legacy

Pan-African Students Celebrate Buhari, Awujale’s Legacy

2 hours ago
Katsina Extends Work-Free Day For Buhari’s Burial

Katsina Extends Work-Free Day For Buhari’s Burial

3 hours ago

Popular News

  • CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bwari Council Chairmanship Aspirant, Dara, Dumps Labour Party Over Suspected Foul Play In Primaries

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Innoson, Ibeto, Apostle Alozie To Honour Archbishop Emma David At Golden Jubilee Celebration

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Kaduna Baptist Church Donates N50,000 Each To 12 Muslims, 4 Retired Pastors

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bannon Tried to Use Iran Strike to Split the GOP Says Former Counselor to Jared Kushner, Eliyahu Okkon, Esq.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Elanza logo

Elanza News is your NO 1 online platform for all news update.
#SayNoToFakeNews
Contact Us

Category

  • Arts & Literature (25)
  • Business (741)
  • Education (217)
  • Entertainment (310)
  • Health (193)
  • National (2,187)
  • News (8,179)
  • Opinion (300)
  • Politics (1,626)
  • Science (15)
  • Security (405)
  • Sports (438)

Newsletter

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Science
  • National
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Health

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform