'Misappropriate content and wrongly attribute it to oneself': This means copying someone else's original idea or concept without any acknowledgement of the original source and passing the idea off as your own. By performing this act it can prevent you from getting further work. Future employers tend to check up on your past in order to judge whether you are suitable employee - if plagiarism was detected in your check up then you would certainly not be getting a job. Each employer or client wants your services to be original otherwise they could be sued by the creator whose work you are imitating. To stop this from happening Copyright infringement laws are put into place. Plagiarism should be seen as a serious copyright infringement, but unfortunately without copyrighting it is not illegal. Therefore, copyright laws and creative piracy protection are there to ensure your ideas are safe and can be counted as your own. Plagiarism can easily be prevented by acknowledging the original source where your ideas came from in your work -
especially the things you find on the internet
Iconic images do not tend to be plagiarised because everyone already knows who the idea belongs to.The style in which 'The Great wave off Kanagawa' was painted is often copied but the outcomes are parodies of his painting. This is not plagiarism because there is a clear link of who is belongs to.
Unfortunately some people still attempt to plagiarise well known designs. Plagiarism is very common even amongst big companies such as apple. Apple was accused of plagiarising the iconic swiss clock design. The clock originated in Swiss railway stations. They claim that they did not permit apple to use the design and that they do not have a license to use it. Apple have not only plagiarised SBB but they have also copied the 1977 Braun ET44and ET66 calculators.
http://www.wired.com/2007/07/iphones-design/#comments
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/21/3367216/apple-sbb-mondaine-clock-watch-design-plagiarism
