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A Frustrating Pagan Plagiarism Scandal

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Earlier this month, Pagan author Mat Auryn took to Twitter to highlight what he said was a very clear case of verbatim plagiarism of his work. I discovered that this book has completely plagiarized Psychic Witch in almost its entirety. The plagiarism, to put it modestly, was both flagrant and obvious.

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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

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Over the weekend, the German carmaker Audi became the center of a massive plagiarism controversy as a new video campaign was accused of ripping off content from a prominent Chinese video blogger. Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. Audi has also removed the video.

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Google Accuses Regulators of Plagiarism

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Google is now appealing that decision and, as part of their defense, allege that the CCI plagiarized parts of the EU ruling , including using evidence that was not introduced into the Indian proceedings. According to Google, there were at least 50 instances of copying, some of which were “word-for-word”. Copy and Paste Roundup.

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Kevin Kruse and the Peak Political Plagiarism Scandal

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On the surface, the plagiarism allegations against Kevin Kruse are pedestrian. . According to an article published on Reason , roughly six sentences of his 2000 dissertation at Cornell University contained text that was either copied directly or near-verbatim from outside sources that were not cited in the paper. .

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The Elizabeth Haigh Cookbook Plagiarism Scandal

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As such, new copies of Makan are now unavailable on major retailer websites. Some claim that it casts doubt on Bloomsbury’s editorial process and is calling for the publisher to say more about its role in the plagiarism. Understanding the Plagiarism and its Consequences. The plagiarism itself is straightforward to understand.

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Facebook’s Plagiarism Problems Are Deeper Than You Realize

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Back in September , I reported on Facebook’s Widely Viewed Content Report and how Casey Newton, a reporter at The Verge, noticed that nearly all the top posts on Facebook for the quarter were plagiarized. . However, Newton’s report comes as the Wall Street Journal is also examining Facebook’s efforts to block plagiarized and pirated content.

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Romanian Prime Minister Accused of Plagiarizing Dissertation

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In a story that will be eerily familiar to long-time readers of this site, the current Romanian Prime Minister has been accused of plagiarism in his thesis as opposition leaders are already calling for an investigation. s 138-page dissertation was plagiarized from outsides sources that “could not be detected by an anti-plagiarism program.”.