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Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Saturday Night Live

Plagiarism Today

That is precisely what happened in episode 18, season 29 of the show, which aired in May 2003. 2003 was a very interesting time for plagiarism in academia. Turnitin, for example, launched in 2000 but was still rare for universities in 2003, let alone high schools. Content Warning: Spoilers for the SNL sketch entitled plagiarism.

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Navigating Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements and Reverse Payments: Key Takeaways from the FTC’s Latest MMA Reports

JD Supra Law

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition published four reports on pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements filed under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for fiscal years 2018-2021. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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3 Count: Not Raising Up

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Kyle Jahner at Bloomberg reports that the Supreme Court has declined to review a case that pits the 2003 Josh Groban song You Raise Me Up. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: ‘You Raise Me Up’ Copyright Fight Rejected by Supreme Court.

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3 Count: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Massimo Capizza at the National Law Review reports that the Supreme Court of the United States has denied certiorari in a case over the 2003 Josh Groban song You Raise Me Up , leaving a circuit split in place over how to determine substantial similarity between two works. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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India Amends Patent Rules and Reduces Fees by 80% for Educational Institutions

IP Watchdog

On September 21, 2021, India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published amended Patents Rules, 2021, to amend the 2003 Patents Rules.

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Professor Sues Cheating Student for Copyright Infringement

Plagiarism Today

In that regard, this type of litigation is more akin to the RIAA file sharer lawsuits that began in 2003. Any professor with enough students is likely to see many such cases every semester. It’s simply impractical to file lawsuits against all of them. Simply put, the lawsuits were not effective at curbing the tide of file sharing.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’? A Look at the Revised Patent Prosecution Timelines in the Draft Patent Amendment Rules

SpicyIP

Sabeeh Ahmad The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce has released the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (“Draft Rules”) suggesting some key changes in the Patent Rules, 2003 (“2003 Rules”). In this post, I shall discuss these suggested changes in comparison with the existing 2003 Rules.