Is it alright to plagiarize?

Here is one of the clearest definitions of plagiarism which I can find: http://plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html It is quite clear that the senator was in the wrong if he did not attribute the words to the relevant people and, since translation involves changing the words but not the ideas, translation of an original work without giving credit to the source also counts as plagiarism. It is NEVER 'alright to copy'. Both senators should be taken to court and penalised.

Being a Filipina myself, I felt embarrassed by our senator. The senator was absolutely wrong. He was just too naive. He thought he won't be caught. I won't go over and discuss the Plagiarism in a legal context because it's simple, we don't want others copying our works and claim it to be theirs therefore we should not do the same to others - period! :)))

Honestly I don't know if he really is good for the position that he's handling right now. Or I should say, does he has any contribution in the Senate? Maybe he has- he made a great Humiliation- :xxx

People talk everyday, people write everyday. It surely hard to say something that originally comes from our mind. I guess quoting one or two sentences is fine, unless if it is academic literature. And for the case above, it seems that the senators had fully copied the whole works of someone else. It's no longer quoting, it's a huge mistake. You could put them on jail because of this, I guess.

the senator should have mentioned where the quote came from and just provide more insights about it just like what other speakers are doing. It is never wrong to search for good quotes and use them on your speech but it is wrong to take the credit.

In my opinion, the senator was wrong for using the work of others and claiming it as if it were his. I think that in his speech he should have mentioned the name of the person where he got his idea because the owner of that work will be violated. That is why we have a law protecting the right of our works and contribution. By not mentioning the author of the speech is a clear violation and it is a plagiarism. I strongly believe that he should admit his mistake and apologize for it because only through mistake we will learn. From the time he deny his mistake is a clear violation of the law.

Plagiarism is a crime. Just take it this way. If a certain company made a product, the whole concept and how that product looks is their property. That is why there is such thing as Intellectual Property Law. Anybody copying their product can be sued. The same thing goes when you have written something original, naturally you claim is as yours. A person can borrow a line or two from a previous article PROVIDED that he acknowledges where he took it from. As with the senator stating that he is not guilty of committing plagiarism, that is definitely wrong. Yes, he translated it in Filipino but he LITERALLY translated what Kennedy have said. It is still plagiarism.

plagiarism is an offence and one must be punished for it as is the law. If the senator does not know the law and says that it is okay to copy then what can be the result of them ruling a country. They will ruin the country. I hope something will be done about this. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.