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The focus of this research work was to carry out a survey of copyright infringement among students of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro and Federal College of Education, Abeokuta. Research findings from previous empirical studies attested to the fact that copyright infringement was rampant but there were no enough survey on it. Moreover, thefocus of other studies was on universities with little or no attention given to the Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Two research questions were raised to give direction to the study. The theoretical framework for this study was Knowledge Gap theory. Survey method was used for the study. A total number of 400 copies of questionnaire were administered and 392 copies were recovered and valid for the research. A stratified sampling technique was used. Findings show that the awareness of the provisions of copyright laws and plagiarism was not satisfactory. However, a higher knowledge of copyright infringement existed among the students of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro than their counterparts in the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta. Furthermore, lack of research skills, pressure to meet deadlines for assignments and projects and laziness on the part of students were responsible for plagiarism among students. In view of the findings, it was recommended that the Federal Government through her agency (Federal Ministry Education) should develop strict rules for punishment on copyright infringement in its various forms and a need to employ plagiarism detention software in our schools.

Copyright Infringement among Students of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro and Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta