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Academic integrity

Copyright

The legal right controlling copying and reuse of a creative work, which is separate from the academic duty to cite.

Citing a source satisfies academic integrity. It does not grant permission to reproduce the work. Quoting a few lines is normally fine under fair use or fair dealing; reproducing a whole figure, table, photograph, or poem usually requires the rightsholder's permission, even with a perfect citation.

This bites hardest on theses and publications that include reused images. Get permission early, or use openly licensed alternatives, or describe rather than reproduce.

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