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Lectures and Copyright

Lectures and Copyright

Many lecturers are unwilling to have their lectures recorded and recording of lectures is not allowed unless a student has a very good reason such as a physical disability. Students who wish to record a lecture must obtain the permission of the lecturer concerned before doing so. It should be noted that copyright is held by the Faculty for all lectures and lecture handouts and that students are not permitted to reproduce these in any form. Any unauthorised reproduction may also result in an action for breach of confidence.

Plagiarism

Copying out someone else’s work without acknowledgement (i.e. by using quotation marks and footnotes) is plagiarism; so is rewording someone else’s work in order to present it as your own without acknowledging your debt. Plagiarism in work submitted for formal assessment is regarded by the University as the use of “unfair means” (i.e. cheating), and is treated with the greatest seriousness. Where examiners suspect plagiarism, the case may be referred to the Proctors. It may then be brought before the University’s Court of Discipline, which has the power to deprive culprits of membership of the University and to strip them of any degrees awarded by it.

Information on plagiarism, including the University’s Statement on Plagiarism, can be found on the University website. The Faculty of Law requires all coursework to be submitted electronically as well as in hard copy. The Faculty uses anti-plagiarism software in the manner described in a document entitled 'Student information and consent form for the use of Turnitin software in 2010-11' which can be accessed via the Official Faculty Documents page on the Faculty website.