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Plagiarism as a Social Norm

Plagiarism Today

Why is it acceptable for Carolyn Keene to be a pseudonym for over a dozen authors penning Nancy Drew stories, but not ok for Cristiane Serruya to use ghostwriters when producing books with her name (outside the fact the books were plagiarized from other sources). The answer is that plagiarism is complicated.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y.

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Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Fake News’ Hallicunations

TorrentFreak

Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, Mercury News, Denver Post, Pioneer Press, and Orange County Register, claim that the AI companies used their publications to train and develop ChatGPT models without obtaining permission.

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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. However, commercial use of costumes still raises legal questions.

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Understanding the Pearson v. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

In the lawsuit, Pearson alleges that Chegg, through the use of thousands of freelancers, provides answers to questions found in textbooks it publishes and, in doing so, often copies the question verbatim or with slight paraphrasing. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Fake News’ Hallucinations

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Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, Mercury News, Denver Post, Pioneer Press, and Orange County Register, claim that the AI companies used their publications to train and develop ChatGPT models without obtaining permission.

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

Plagiarism Today

Last week, Moss summarized the history of the case in an article that is well worth reading. However, the important thing to know is that there was no doubt that Take-Two did copy the tattoos in question and there was no question of Alexander’s ownership of them. From Three Defenses to One.

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