Exploring the Issue of Plagiarism through Kaavya Viswanathan’s Novel Opal Mehta

by Joanna Johnson

Key Concepts

Key Concepts

Intellectual Property
Plagiarism
Fair Use

Vocabulary

Intellectual Property: The property of one's mind or intellect.

Plagiarism: The act of acquiring someone else's writing and ideas and representing them as one's own.

Fair Use: The appropriate use of intellectual property that does not infringe on the rights of its creator.