Q&A: Copying or Getting Help?
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Copying or Getting Help?
Question
Hello and greetings, Rabbi Michi,
As is well known, during university courses students are required to submit assignments.
Around the internet you can find summaries, papers, etc.
Where is the line between copying and getting help?
Answer
In music they established a sharp rule, but generally the legal system also does not know how to determine the line between infringement of copyright and legitimate influence.
I don't know how to answer. But I think you understand the difference very well. When you read and make use of something in order to formulate your own arguments, that is not copying. But when that text does not undergo processing and integration with additional arguments, and is copied as is, that is copying.