MLA's+Definition+of+Plagiarism

The 6th edition of the MLA Handbook (Modern Language Association) provides this information about plagiarism:


 * The word "plagiarism" comes from the Latin word "plagiarius" or "kidnapper"
 * It is defined as "the false assumption of ownership, the wrongful act of taking the product of another person's mind, and presenting it as one's own (from: Alexander Lindey, //Plagiarism and Originality//. New York: Harper, 1952.)
 * A plagiariszing author commits two wrongs:
 * intellectual theft, or stealing
 * fraud --using someone else's ideas for your benefit