ABSTRACT
As the last chapter pointed out, because plagiarism was born in legal notions of copyright, it is of practical importance for us as teachers to understand how this affects our professional judgments. The embodiment of legal concepts of what authorship entails and therefore what it means to plagiarize from authors is defined in the plagiarism policies of our institutions. This chapter outlines the fundamental similarities and differences in plagiarism policies from universities and colleges of advanced education in Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. By examining these plagiarism policies, varying ways in which tertiary colleges and universities define plagiarism are evident. The fact that one clear definition of plagiarism has not been globally adopted supports the view that plagiarism is complex, contextual
definition of plagiarism in the first part of the chapter, the second part of this chapter discusses these policies in light of the six elements of plagiarism.
Plagiarism: The Complexities of Definition
