Last week, I addressed a common problem in which lawyers and non-lawyers conflate copyright and intellectual property (IP). In this article, I address another common confusion — the conflation of copyright (or copyright infringement) and plagiarism — and rationalize why I think being the subject of plagiarism allegations is much more damaging. The argument here is not that plagiarism ceases to exist or should not be punished, but that plagiarism allegations are too easy to make, not hard enough to prove, and potentially too damaging to reputation to continue not to have workable and neutral systems in place manage accusations and violations. In this regard, copyright’s reliance on several different systems for charges, punishment, and remedies is far superior.