As part of his preparation for a debate on whether the Criminal Code should be amended to include a crime for the unauthorized use of computer programs,Joe photocopied a short essay on the topic to study at home.The essay proved to be an excellent argument for his side-namely,that such a crime should be created.Although some of the other articles advanced different arguments Joe could have used,he was short of time and simply turned in the essay as his own and later used its ideas in the debate.Which of the following is true?

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Joe's actions constitute plagiarism, which is a form of copyright infringement. By turning in the essay as his own work and later using its ideas without proper citation, Joe has violated the original author's exclusive right to control the use of their work. Even if Joe had expressed the ideas in his own words, using them without attribution would still be a violation of the author's copyright.

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