I was chatting with a friend about my difficulties on the forum with
some people posting copyrighted material. I received this message
in return.

I am stealing it in its entirety. Really, I was given permission to
use it as I please, and therein lies the difference between
copyright violation and theft.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plagiarism

Link it. DO NOT cut and paste it.

When a poster cuts and pastes published articles, it comes off as
plagiarism because it appears that the poster is trying to pass off
the work as his own. Responsible research does not violate copyright.
Responsible writing of any kind does not violate copyright. That is
plagiarism.

As posters on TOTV, please be sure you are aware of the correct way to
cite your sources. I realize that awareness is the key.

It is simple.

Link it. Do not cut and paste it.

Be respectful of copyright. You would not like it if someone were
taking your words and making those words appear as their own.

That explains why I delete posts that are a cut and paste from the
published source. Cite your source by simply posting the link. That
way there will be no appearance of plagiarism. Be respectful in how
you handle published words that belong to someone else.

Link it. Do not cut and paste it.

I do not know how many ways or how many times I need to say this.

Please feel free to post any questions here and I will be happy to
answer them.