PLAGIARISM

PLAGIARISM
• Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "ste
aling and publication" of another author's "languag
e, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the represe
ntation of them as one's own original work.
UP Student Plagiari
zed Prize-Winning P
hotos
• The most recent photo that Solis claimed to be his
won the top prize in the Smiles for the World photo
contest conceptualized by Chilean Ambassador Rob
erto Mayorga.
• According to posts on the "Narinig ko sa UP" (Overh
eard at UP) Facebook page, Solis had done this at le
ast 5 times since 2011.
• Water and Life: 2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest
(2013)
•· Mulat Manipat Photojournalism contest (201
2)
•· Papworth Trust 2nd Photography Competition
(2011)
•· Say Peace! Online Photo Contest (2011)
•· VinylPlus Sustainable Thinking Platform Photo
Contest (2010-2011)
•· Eastern Regional Organization for Public Admi
nistration (EROPA) (2012)
• Smiles for the World: 2nd Calidad Humana Photo Es
say Competition (2012-2013)
• Smith, the owner of the photo posted a comment o
n a recent feature article on the ambassador claimi
ng ownership of the photo.
Other Plagiarized P
hoto
UP Grad in Photo Plagiarism
gets Redemption
• Mark Joseph Solis more than just redeemed himself
: he has proven that the dark moments in one’s life
often reveal the brightest trait of an individual.
• For the past two years, Solis managed a football pro
gram for street children at a makeshift field inside t
he Baclaran church compound in Pasay City.
• The program was part of his commitment to Mayor
ga and the rest of the people behind the Calidad Hu
mana project following a photo plagiarism controve
rsy that hounded the Smiles for the World photo co
ntest sponsored by the embassy of Chile in 2013.