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The Law of Plagiarism:

College and university rules for student conduct sometimes say that plagiarism is an academic offense, not a legal offense. That statement is not correct.

Colleges, universities and professional entities certainly have the authority to punish plagiarists in various ways, including expulsion from the college or revoking a degree earned in part by plagiarism. But plagiarism is also a legal issue.

CheckForPlagiarism.net helps fight plagiarism in schools:

Alarming Statistics: 36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing written material, says 1997 Psychological Record study.

• 4 out of 5 high achievers surveyed in 1998 admitted to cheating on school work according to publishers of Who's Who Among American High School Students.

• More than half of those students said such cheating was "no big deal," and practically none got caught.