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Piracy & plagiarism are two crimes that even though they are not big the person that commits them can end up in jail. Piracy is the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patentedmaterial. Plagiarism is the verbatim copying or imitation of the language, ideas, or thoughts of another author and representing them as one’s own original work.
Plagiarism is a problem that can beseen in a lot of schools & universities. When a student commits this crime there can be different types of consequences. The person in charge will have to see how many times the person has committed andthe nature of the mistake. The penalties for plagiarism can vary from failing an assignment, loss of privilege, getting a low-grade to not being promoted to a higher standard, academic probation andeven expulsion from an educational institution.  If a student is expelled from an academic institution it will be very hard for him or her to get in another one, just for copying someone else work.When we talk about software piracy, it is considered stealing. If a person or a company catches someone pirating their software he or she can be held responsible under civil and criminal laws. Theowner of the software can request monetary damages, for all the money the company lost because of that person’s crime. Copyright infringements can be punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000in fines. Repeat offenders can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. Violators can also be held civilly responsible for actual damages, lost profits, or statutory damages up to $150,000 per work.
As Isaid before, both of these crimes even though they are minor, they can bring serious consequences to the person who commits them. I can’t deny I haven’t committed plagiarism and bought pirate movies,even though I know I can get in big trouble. Here in Puerto Rico you can find pirate movies everywhere and nothing is being done about it. Even though these movies are not high quality people...