The full Harry Potter series set
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The RDR reference books
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Reported by the Associated Press 2008, J.K Rowling won her case after suing a fan, Steven Vander ark who violated her copyright with plans to publish a Potter encyclopedia. Judge Robert Patterson said in a ruling on Monday, Steven Vander Arks's "Harry Potter Lexicon" would cause damage to Rowling as an author. Rowling also sued Michigan-based RDR Books last year to stop publication of the book claiming copyright infringement. The Defendant's lawyer, Anthony Falzone said that the lexicon was a reference guide to the intricate world of Harry Potter. Ark then insisted that RDR Books had included an agreement in his contract that the publisher would pay any damages upon against him.
With the transition to the digital age, information has become easily accessible. According to Plagiarism.com (2009), many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing someone else's original ideas. However, terms such as "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offence. In other words, plagiarism is and act of fraud. The is now a great access to a wide range scholarly work, but the risk of plagiarism has increased with it. Since, this digital age allows information to be accessible by almost anyone, children have become quite an issue of plagiarism. This is because there is a common misconception among children where everything on the Internet is free to copy and use (Parents Center, 2008). Thus, parents should constantly remind children about the importance of the writing process without plagiarism. Also,they must educate them about plagiarism. children As stated by which then leads them to plagiarism. Pascale (2009), sometimes student are just following the example given .
References
Associated Press, 2008, "Harry Potter" Author Wins Copyright Claim, viewed 14 November 2009,http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/08/entertainment/printable4426302.html
Parents Centre, 2008, Plagiarism, viewed 11 November 2009, http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/usingcomputersandtheinternet/plagiarism/
Plagiarism.org, 2009, What is plagiarism?, viewed 11 November 2009, http://www.plagiarism.org/index.html
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