Plagiarism
noun, verbal noun
Steal what other people make? Wow. Way to go. That is plagiarism.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
あの作家の新作、なんか盗作っぽくない?
Doesn't that author's new work seem like plagiarism?
盗作はアメリカの大学でも大きな問題になっています。
Plagiarism is a big issue in American universities as well.
盗作した話を自分が書いた小説として本を出版した小説家がニュースに出ていた。
The novelist who stole somebody else's story and published it as if it were his own appeared in the news.
他人の作品をパクったら、盗作で訴えられるかもしれないよ。
If you stole someone else's work, you could be sued for plagiarism.