Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on Disciplinary Actions against Students in Tsinghua University

Plagiarism, tampering, forgery, etc. It exists in dissertations and published research results, and the circumstances are serious; Those who write, write or purchase dissertations will be expelled from school after being recognized by the academic Committee of the school. The original punishment for the above-mentioned behavior was to give "punishment for gross demerit".

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1, copy the ideas, viewpoints and opinions of using copyrighted works. Generally speaking, the author is free to use the theme, subject matter, ideas and viewpoints reflected in another work for new creation, which is permitted by law and cannot be regarded as plagiarism.

2. Copying and using the historical background, objective facts and statistical data of other people's works. Copyright laws in various countries do not protect the historical background, objective facts and statistical data expressed by the works themselves, and anyone can use them freely. However, completely copying others' words describing objective facts and historical background may be considered plagiarism.

3. Plagiarism and fair use. Fair use is the legal basis for authors to use other people's works, and its scope is generally stipulated by copyright laws of various countries. Anything beyond the scope of fair use generally constitutes infringement, but it is not necessarily plagiarism.

4. plagiarism and coincidence. Copyright protects original works, not original works. Similar works, if created by the author completely independently, cannot be regarded as plagiarism.

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