AV News 183 - February 2011
Christine Widdall AFIAP DPAGB BPE3, the current
President of the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic
Union, has written an article entitled 'Plagiarism in
Photography...Towards a Code of Conduct.
The Oxford English Dictionary, Vol. XI, Second
Edition describes plagiarism as, 'the wrongful
appropriation or purloining and publication as one's
own, of the ideas, or the expression of the ideas
(literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of
another.' In other words, plagiarism is the act of
putting one's own name to another person's work and
that can be writings, ideas or visual media.
It is generally considered to have occurred when someone takes/uses another
person's work or part of someone's work and makes it appear to be his/her own.
Plagiarism is not a legal term in the UK, but is always an unethical practice and
essentially is a means of deceit (either intentional or unintentional). When
plagiarism does become the subject of legal action, it comes under the legally
defined areas of infringement of copyright and/or theft of intellectual property.
She then goes on to give various examples and concludes that article with a
section on 'Frequently Asked Questions'. Item 7 mentions AV presentations.
'This needs to be clarified by the AV community itself. It is clear that some
stories cannot be easily told without using historic material, which may still be
covered by copyright laws. Permission should be sought to use that material and
the AV competition organisers should be clear about what may or may not be
used. Music is also subject to licensing rules.'
If you are interested in reading the full article then look on www.avnews.org.uk
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