
Before putting content on the Internet, one must be thoroughly cautious as using someone’s intellectual property can be penalized and punishable under the law. This is often seen as plagiarism and copyright infringement. Whether one is publishing an article or a book or one is putting up content on his or her website, care must be taken to ensure the content is extensively screened to avoid an instance where a certain part of the material is plagiarized without the consent of the original author. Copyright infringement includes the unauthorized or unlicensed copying of a work subject to copyright. Plagiarism is using someone else’s work or ideas without giving proper credit. This is largely seen as presenting someone’s thought and idea as your own.
An era where it’s easy getting online
We live in a dispensation where it is so easy having an online presence, from the use of social …