Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-188).

"Plagiarism and intellectual property law are two issues that affect every student and every teacher throughout the world. Both concepts are concerned with how we use texts - print, digital, visual, and aural - in the creation of new texts. And both have been viewed in strongly moral terms, often as acts of 'theft'. However, they also reflect the contradictory views behind norms and values and therefore are essential to understand when using all forms of texts both inside and outside the classroom. This book discusses the current and historical relationship between these concepts and how they can be explicitly taught in an academic writing classroom." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

1. The Problem of Plagiarism
The Debate over Plagiarism
Why Do Students Cheat?
Cultural Perspectives on Plagiarism
Plagiarism and Technology

2. Intellectual Property Issues and Plagiarism: What the Debate over Both Means for First- and Second-Language Writing Teachers
The Historical Development of Intellectual Property
The Evolution of Authorship and Intellectual Property
The Impact of the Internet
The Legal Cases Shaping the Metaphors of Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
Fair Use, Intellectual Property Law and Plagiarism
Differences between Intellectual Property Law and Plagiarism

3. Connecting Intellectual Property Law and Plagiarism in the Writing Classroom: The Impact of Intellectual Property Law on Teaching Writing
Intellectual Property Law in an Educational Context
The Impact of Technology on the Pedagogical Use of Intellectual Property
The Use of Intellectual Property Outside the Classroom
The Role of Writing Teachers in the Debate
Rethinking the Relationship between Intellectual Property and Plagiarism
Conclusion

4. A Pedagogical Approach toward Plagiarism
The Development of Attitudes toward Plagiarism in the Academy
The Pedagogical Problem Today
The Impact on Classroom Teaching

5. Searching for a Metaphor for Thinking about Plagiarism
The Battle of Metaphors for Framing the Discussion of Plagiarism
Traditional Metaphors and Traditional Approaches
Copy Detection Programs and the "Stealing" Metaphor
Multimedia Approaches to Teaching about Plagiarism
Finding New Metaphors for Framing Plagiarism
The Use of the Game Metaphor
Students as Game Players
The "Game Theory" Metaphor and Genre Variation

6. Rethinking Pedagogical Strategies for Teaching about Plagiarism
Developing a Pedagogical Framework Using the "Game" Metaphor
The "Game" Metaphor and Teaching about Writing
Student, Teacher and Administrative Attitudes toward Plagiarism and Intellectual Property
Creating a Course for Discussing Plagiarism and Intellectual Property
Conclusion

7. Conclusion

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