Cheating and Plagiarism

Please view TMCC's online college catalog, Appendix L (RULES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY), clause 17, for plagiarism, compliance policies and consequences for failure to adhere to them.

Copyright Issues

U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and certain other intellectual works...(more )

Copyright Basics
Who can claim a copyright? Copyright protection exists from the time the work is created in fixed form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright... (more )

U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, USC).
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