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Did Fortnite Plagiarize Among Us?

Plagiarism Today

A Long History of Copying. However, it wasn’t the end of Epic Games’ issues with copying. Though Epic Games has long been heavy-handed with its copying in Fortnite , this story seems to have upset not just the developers and creators, but the gamers. Did they go too far when pulling from Among Us for Imposters?

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Disney+ ‘Behind the Attraction’ Accused of Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Left is my original artwork from my video. All this raises a simple question: Did the series copy St Onge’s work? Onge and others who spotted the similarities, someone who worked on the series closely copied or even traced St. This leaves little doubt that, somewhere along the way, copied images made it into the show.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character.

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Lessons from DeviantArt’s AI Debacle

Plagiarism Today

Specifically, users were upset that that their artwork would be used to train the new system and that, if they wanted to opt out, their options were limited. The post Lessons from DeviantArt’s AI Debacle appeared first on Plagiarism Today. DeviantArt failed at that task. Their message was, and still is, very confusing.

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Egyptian Case Kurasov v. Wali: Where inspiration meets imitation in the art world

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The French subsidiary stressed that a clause was indeed inserted into their agreement stating that the studio is responsible for providing original artistic designs, and that in the case of quoting or copying, it must obtain official legal approval from the original artists (See here ). Commentary & Conclusion Kurasov v.

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Egyptian Case Wali v. Kurasov: Where inspiration meets imitation in the art world

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The French subsidiary stressed that a clause was indeed inserted into their agreement stating that the studio is responsible for providing original artistic designs, and that in the case of quoting or copying, it must obtain official legal approval from the original artists (See here ). Commentary & Conclusion Wali v.

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Artists Attack AI: Why The New Lawsuit Goes Too Far

Copyright Lately

Over the past week, the plaintiffs’ lawsuit has been the subject of thousands of articles which have largely parroted the complaint’s key talking point: that AI image generators are nothing more than “ a 21st-century collage tool that remixes the copyright works of millions of artists whose work was used as training data.”