It's the 8th commandment. Thou shalt not steal. So, Plasmodium does not condone nor encourage plagiarism. Copyright law suits Failing grades.
Plagiarism is defined as the literary theft.
It includes information you glean from the books, magazines, others' papers, or the Internet. Students have been charged with plagiarism for failing to cite their source for a single quote. Oxford Press, 1998. Children's Stories . Chumpy Press, 1977.