ABSTRACT
As with most offences, there is a scale of plagiarism from those who buy essays off the internet and submit them as their own work to those slapdash sorts who include the odd quote or concept that comes from 'something they've read' but they fail to acknowledge. Each point people make will need to be 'backed up' with reference to a primary or secondary source. It's unworkable to imagine all the law students in the UK asking permission of law reporters, judges and legal commentators, before submitting essays. Every university will have their own policy on plagiarism, which will include a breakdown of types of plagiarism as well as details of the penalties that will follow if people are found to have fallen foul of this policy. Journalists working at various international newspapers have been 'found out' for lifting quotes, borrowing content and fabricating events.
