{"id":138,"date":"2022-04-04T15:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/introduction-to-writing-ethically\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:53:52","slug":"introduction-to-writing-ethically","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/introduction-to-writing-ethically\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Writing Ethically","rendered":"Introduction to Writing Ethically"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2>What you'll learn to do:&nbsp;Discuss issues of plagiarism, copyright and fair use<\/h2>\nDeveloping a business report or other communication comes with certain responsibilities, namely proper citation of other people\u2019s work. There are three common concepts that we will review here; all three have to do with the right author or creator getting credit for his or her efforts:\n<ol>\n \t<li>Plagiarism<\/li>\n \t<li>Copyright<\/li>\n \t<li>Fair Use<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nPlagiarism is using someone\u2019s ideas or materials without properly citing their authority. The following eHow Education video discusses the problem:\n\n<iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=6310154&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=8S6Ti1iG_98&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-qu9gepzc-8S6Ti1iG_98\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe>\n\nCopyright is a concept originating in 17th Century England. Concerned about the unregulated copying of books, the English Parliament passed a law detailing how a copy of a published text needed to be deposited with the government, ostensibly to track and gauge authorship, and then provide due credit. This practice has evolved since obviously, but the same concept applies -- that of the governing authority in a given region being charged with regulating authorship and creation of content.\n\nLastly, Fair Use is a related concept that details how one may use copyrighted or other protected material without citation. There are four conditions, and all four must be met in order to adhere to Fair Use rules:[footnote]Larson, Aaron. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expertlaw.com\/library\/intellectual_property\/fair_use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Law<\/a>\". ExpertLaw.com.11 February 2018 Web. 16 April 2018.[\/footnote]\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the nature of the copyrighted work<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIn the following pages, we will go into each in greater detail.\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<a style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YqI-0PYJKrgLKyyuWA4fyL20JaS4RhO2m3pcBQToDaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do:&nbsp;Discuss issues of plagiarism, copyright and fair use<\/h2>\n<p>Developing a business report or other communication comes with certain responsibilities, namely proper citation of other people\u2019s work. There are three common concepts that we will review here; all three have to do with the right author or creator getting credit for his or her efforts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Plagiarism<\/li>\n<li>Copyright<\/li>\n<li>Fair Use<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Plagiarism is using someone\u2019s ideas or materials without properly citing their authority. The following eHow Education video discusses the problem:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=6310154&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=8S6Ti1iG_98&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-qu9gepzc-8S6Ti1iG_98\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Copyright is a concept originating in 17th Century England. Concerned about the unregulated copying of books, the English Parliament passed a law detailing how a copy of a published text needed to be deposited with the government, ostensibly to track and gauge authorship, and then provide due credit. This practice has evolved since obviously, but the same concept applies &#8212; that of the governing authority in a given region being charged with regulating authorship and creation of content.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Fair Use is a related concept that details how one may use copyrighted or other protected material without citation. There are four conditions, and all four must be met in order to adhere to Fair Use rules:<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Larson, Aaron. &quot;Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Law&quot;. ExpertLaw.com.11 February 2018 Web. 16 April 2018.\" id=\"return-footnote-138-1\" href=\"#footnote-138-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the nature of the copyrighted work<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In the following pages, we will go into each in greater detail.<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YqI-0PYJKrgLKyyuWA4fyL20JaS4RhO2m3pcBQToDaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-138\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Writing Ethically. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Freedom Learning Group. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why is Plagiarism Wrong?. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: eHowEducation. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8S6Ti1iG_98\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8S6Ti1iG_98<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>All Rights Reserved<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-138-1\">Larson, Aaron. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expertlaw.com\/library\/intellectual_property\/fair_use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Law<\/a>\". 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