Plagiarism in Light of Virtual Education and Mexico's Copyright Standards: Considerations from an Educational Perspective

Present changes make the space for human coexistence an environment in constant transformation full of contradictions caused by generational change and how it is dealt with. One of the most complex issues emerging from this new scenario is authorship plagiarism which spreads like an uncontrollable epidemic in the academic environment and places the educator in a generational dilemma when they realize how advantageous emerging technologies are for training new citizens but how harmful they are in certain professional and ethical training areas. This article analyzes the effects of plagiarism in the academic environment and suggests teaching strategies to minimize harmful behavior among the student body.