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Most mornings, right after I wake up, my morning tasks include gathering any copyright and/or plagiarism news stories that I can find on the internet. . I read pretty much all of them, some copyright-related ones go into the 3 Count column and other stories get set aside for additional research to become full posts on the site.
Choreographer Courtney Ortiz accused a Spanish dance instructor of plagiarism. The case highlights how copyright is changing dance. The post Copyright, Plagiarism and Choreography appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
A school photographer has filed a pair of claims with the Copyright Claims Board over alleged infringement of his yearbook photos. The post Copyright, Yearbooks and the Internet appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The post Copyright, Trademark and Plagiarism in Icons appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Nexon, developers of The First Descendent, are accused of copying icons from Destiny 2. However, the story is more complicated.
The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: The Bernie Mac Show appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The Bernie Mac Show was based heavily on the legendary comedian's life. So it's no surprise that it tackled joke theft with grace and nuance.
Here's why they matter and how they might change copyright and authorship. The post How DeepSeek May Change AI, Copyright and Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The new DeepSeek AI models has taken the tech world by storm.
Typically, when I do these year-end reviews, I cover a wide variety of stories that happened and separate out the copyright and plagiarism. Simply put, copyright and plagiarism are two different things. Copyright and AI. Copyright Office (USCO) has given us some more clear guidance.
faced a significant plagiarism scandal. s 38-page 2013 dissertation from the National Defense University in Bucharest were plagiarized from outside sources. for his part, denied the plagiarism and said that his dissertation was legitimate. , for his part, denied the plagiarism and said that his dissertation was legitimate.
But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. If you want a more complete list of the Halloween-related articles that have been featured on this site, check out this post from October 2021. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie.
Recently, YouTuber hbomberguy posted a massive video about plagiarism on YouTube. The post Responding to Hbomberguy’s Plagiarism Video appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here, I break it down and analyze the details.
Fans are claiming that artwork from the game Marvel Snap plagiarized fan creations. The post Marvel Snap Accused of Plagiarizing Fan Art appeared first on Plagiarism Today. How serious are the allegations and do they matter?
Katz took to Twitter to call out the Chilluminati Podcast for allegedly plagiarizing from his book, Gangsters of Capitalism. Katz distilled all of his observations into a lengthy article , which he published as part of his newsletter. If I was working on a paper or writing an article sure, I'd dig deeper. Was it plagiarism?
The post Is Arial a Plagiarism of Helvetica? appeared first on Plagiarism Today. In the world of typography, few conversations get as heated as Arial vs Helvetica. Here's the history of the two typefaces.
On Tuesday, journalist Robert Kolker published an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled Who is the Bad Art Friend? This prompted Dorland to first report the alleged plagiarism to a wide variety of groups and worked on getting the story pulled while working through lawyers to demand financial compensation.
The post When AI Plagiarizes AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today. With the launch of Grok, xAI's new AI system, questions arose about where its data came from and if it was copying OpenAI's homework.
A team including Stanford undergrads have been accused of plagiarizing a Chinese company when creating their new AI system. The post Stanford University Students Accused of Plagiarizing AI Model appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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.
So let’s sit back, relax and enjoy ten Christmas copyright tales from years gone by. 1: It’s a Wonderful (Copyright) Life. Copyright is the reason. 2: Copyright, Royalties and Christmas Music. 2: Copyright, Royalties and Christmas Music. 3: The Christmas Monster Plagiarism Story.
But it was recently the focus of a very serious and harmful plagiarism hoax. The post The Chill Guy Plagiarism Hoax appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The Chill Guy meme may promote a relaxed attitude.
Plagiarism almost defies definition. The post The Definition of Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Drafting a definition that is short, complete and useful is nearly impossible. That may be a good thing.
The post Why Amazon is Overrun with Plagiarism and AI Garbage appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Amazon is facing criticism over AI-generated spam ebooks being sold in the Kindle Store. However, the problem goes back at least 15 years.
However, it's drawn controversy over allegations of plagiarism and AI generation. The post Examining the Palworld Plagiarism Controversy appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Palworld is the breakout video game of early 2024.
Another year, another Eurovision plagiarism allegation. The annual show has a long history of plagiarism controversies, here's why. The post Eurovision’s Bizarre Plagiarism History appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
However, this time capsule episode about plagiarism in the music industry is very interesting. The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: South Park appeared first on Plagiarism Today. South Park is not afraid of controversy.
The post Restaurant Promotion Plagiarizes Pokémon Cards appeared first on Plagiarism Today. A Japanese council created a series of collectible cards to promote local cuisine. Then fans noticed the similarities to Pokémon.
Oscar-winning film The Holdovers is facing plagiarism allegations from another screenwriters. The post Why The Holdovers is Not a Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why they don't hold up.
Following a plagiarism scandal in a popular magazine, an anticipated manga has been removed from distribution. The post When Should Plagiarism Disappear? appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Is that what's best?
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is being accused of plagiarism in a children's book the government is looking to distribute. The post Philippine Vice President Accused of Plagiarizing Children’s Book appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Plagiarism comes to the Big Apple as lawyer-turned-detective Elsbeth solves a case with two separate plagiarism plot lines. The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Elsbeth appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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. Audi, for its part, blamed the plagiarism on a “lack of supervision and lax review.” The Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection.
Now that the fallout from hbomberguy's YouTube plagiarism video is settling, what can the victims do against their plagiarists? The post What Can YouTube Plagiarism Victims Do? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The Writers Guild of America has released a statement saying that plagiarism is a feature of AI. The post Is Plagiarism a Feature of AI? appeared first on Plagiarism Today. How true is that?
2024 was a banner year for plagiarism and authorship issues. The post 5 Plagiarism Issues to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why 2025 promises to be even more important.
Sterling referred to this as “consensual plagiarism”, meaning that the marketing firm was making these works available for journalists and to use, with or without attribution, on their sites. Why Press Release Plagiarism Happens – and Why it Matters. Press release plagiarism is extremely common.
A recent article by Austin Mace at Screenrant highlights comments made decades ago by Batman co-creator Bill Finger regarding Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. . However, this raises an interesting question: Is Batman a plagiarism? The first version of the Batman emblem.
The post Why Plagiarizing Iron Maiden is a Really Bad Idea appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Rapper OsamaSon is facing a potential lawsuit after his album cover was too close to some famous Iron Maiden art.
However, one piece of merchandise turned out to be plagiarized from a fan creation. The post Plagiarism, Destiny 2 and NERF Guns appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Bungie is celebrating ten years of Destiny 2.
Even after the NFT market crash, the crypto community still faces issues of plagiarism and copyright infringement. The post Yet Another NFT Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
In Australia, a high-profile media lawyer was connected to AI-rewritten plagiarism. The post The Continued Rise of ‘Parasitic Plagiarism Merchants’ appeared first on Plagiarism Today. However, the problem isn't going away.
Wizards of the Coast, the makers of Magic: The Gathering, are at the center of another plagiarism scandal. The post Another “Magic: The Gathering” Art Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's what happened.
The post How Mystery Science Theater 3000 Helped Expose a Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today. In 1997, MST3K featured a little-known film entitled Clonus. Eight years later, a major studio released an eerily similar film.
The post Article Spinning: Generative Writing Before Generative AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Nearly twenty years ago, a new technology appeared to make it easy to generate original text. Here are the lessons we didn't learn from it.
Battlestate Games, the makers of Escape from Tarkov, accuse a competitor of plagiarism in a very unwise move. The post Escape from Tarkov’s Developers Make a Dumb Plagiarism Allegation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Plagiarism Today is now on Mastodon! Come join me (and others) as we discuss copyright, academic integrity and much more. The post Follow Plagiarism Today on Mastodon appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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