Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

.” In January 2021, the pair submitted it to the International Small Business Journal , a SAGE journal. Following those rejections, the pair submitted it to Cogent Business & Management , a Taylor & Francis journal, where the paper is still under review. How was Meyer able to obtain a copy of the unpublished paper?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

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. As a result, Pearson is suing Chegg alleging copyright infringement. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

First off today, Kevin Shalvey at Business Insider reports that “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit model Genevieve Morton has filed a lawsuit against Twitter alleging that the site was slow to remove infringing material and that an AI photo editing tool created unlawful derivative works. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

While some consider this less damaging than uploading a full movie, CODA says that when use of copyrighted text goes beyond the scope of quotation, copying and distribution amount to serious crimes. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2025

Robinson alleges that Binello uploaded Robinson’s recording of Maple Leaf Rag for use in MeepCity without Robinson’s knowledge or permission and that Roblox employees reviewed and approved the uploaded audio file, created a copy, assigned it a unique asset ID, and stored the copy on the Roblox server. Implications.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

Though a relative upstart in this field, being founded in 2013, Copyleaks has been making steady progress both in their product and their business. They’ve been excellent at detecting copied and pasted text, even with some amount of rewriting. The Need for Smart Plagiarism Detection. Expanding the Usefulness. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

According to the Business Software Alliance, the rate of pirated software in the country is 62 percent. While that’s down from 91 percent in 1996, it does mean nearly two-thirds of the business software in the country is already unlicensed. However, this may not represent a huge change in the country.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Preventing Accidental Infringement: Respect Copyright: Avoid copying others’ work without permission. Even in situations where a business owner contracts a third-party web designer to build their website, both the business and the web designer can be held liable for copyrights violated if they are used on your website.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 15, 2025

California-based rightsholder PCR Distributing, which operates under brands including J18 and JAST USA, initiated action against nHentai last summer, describing the site as a significant threat to its business. Im glad the Court recognized that this case is about holding people accountable when they build businesses off someone elses content.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Traditionally, the purchase of the tangible copy of a work afforded the buyer or every lawful acquirer of the tangible copy the possibility to enjoy the work as long as the physical object incorporating the work exists. This leaves a vast area of unprotected elements that are necessary to creators, inventors, scientists and businesses.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

First off today, Austen Goslin at Polygon reports that choreographer Kyle Hanagami has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games alleging that the video game company copied his choreography for an emote in the game Fortnite. 3: BBB Warns of Instagram Account Scam Through Fake Copyright Email.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There are countless services that will help you get started and a never-ending slew of tools to help you get your business or personal endeavor online. The Business Issue. Online, you want your business to stand out. How is your business going to stand out if you have the same images, same text and same videos as everyone else?

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

3: Streamlabs Accused of Plagiarism and ‘Unethical’ Business Practices. Finally today, Mollie Taylor at PCGamer reports that the streaming service Streamlabs is under fire for a variety of questionable business practices, including plagiarism of a competitor’s site.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Furthermore, they allege that Reelz has copied many elements from Live PD including the show’s format, the show’s hosts and the same catchphrase to name a few. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer, who claim that Levitating is a copy of two of their songs, 1979s Wiggle and Giggle All Night and 1980s Don Diablo.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

According to the USCO: “This initiative is in direct response to the recent striking advances in generative AI technologies and their rapidly growing use by individuals and businesses.” Please email Jim Gatto (with the words “AI Guide” in the subject) for a copy of the Guide and/or if you are interested in the webinar details.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . This, in turn, is why pirate NFTs became such big business.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Your video has been removed from YouTube for a Terms of Service violation because it is a copy of another video that was previously removed from YouTube due to a copyright removal request that we received. Due to multiple copyright strikes associated with the videos below, your YouTube channel has now been terminated.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This principle helps protect small businesses that adopt a trademark before larger companies enter the same space. This article explains what reverse confusion means and how it affects businesses, using case examples from India and the U.S. But reverse confusion flips this scenario. Big O sued Goodyear, claiming trademark infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The focus of the case is twofold: the scope of application of the private copy exception, on the one hand, and that of the right of communication to the public, on the other. On the one side, it ruled out the inclusion of a specific type of copying systems in the scope of the private copy exception.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, companies will only have three years to collect those royalties and, given that sanctions bar companies from doing business with Belarus, it’s unlikely that they will be able to do so. Discovery has filed a DMCA notice with the development platform GitHub over a leaked copy of the Mortal Kombat II source code.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2024

However, not all businesses are equally enthusiastic. The coalition highlights that this has already led to mistakes, where regular businesses were adversely impacted by erroneous blocking requirements. These measures are beneficial to many American companies, they argue.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2021

Finally today, Jakob Thorington at the Post Register reports that, in Idaho, an Ammon-based business has filed a lawsuit against the nearby town of Rexburg over alleged copyright infringement of its child-friendly artwork and scenery.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 6, 2022

According to the judge, Sheeran did not “deliberately nor subconsiously” copy Chokri’s work and there was no evidence Sheeran had even heard Oh Why before writing Shape of You. The publisher wanted to depose Daniel Ek, but Spotify’s lawyers attempted to prevent it, saying that he is simply too busy.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

Next up today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that the performing rights organization SoundExchange has secured a victory in their lawsuit against Music Choice as a federal court has agreed to refer the case to the Copyright Royalty Board at SoundExchange’s request. They are free of copyright.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Court found that the plaintiff failed to provide concrete evidence of sales or business activities by the defendants in South Delhi, relying solely on unsupported statements. The Defendant was alleged to have copied both in name and in design a well known trimmer. Koninklijke Philips N.V

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

VNG group claimed that the court didn’t have jurisdiction over them, noting that they are located in Vietnam and the bulk of their business is there. It accuses VNG Group of releasing the Zing MP3 app, which features music owned by Lang Van even though VNG, according to the lawsuit, do not have license to use.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected. When misused, copyright—meant to safeguard creative expression—can become a tool to stifle competition or a backdoor means to restrict business practices that, though controversial, remain legal.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

These revenues, typically $10 per month, partially went through payment processors which were presumably unaware of the nature of the business. The pirate service itself also generated substantial revenues during this time; over $7 million in subscriber fees according to the indictment.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

To a background of increased business scrutiny in both the United States and Europe, signs that Google may be less entrenched includes the deindexing of pirate sites from search results. A copy of a court order and a list of sites is now enough for Google to take voluntary action, in Europe, Brazil , India, Australia and beyond.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? are intellectual properties owned by individuals and/or businesses. For example, if you write a novel, copyright protects it from being copied or sold by others without your permission.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Great logos can be very powerful marketing tools for big businesses and the smallest of businesses as well. A great logo is memorable and can convey a message about the business, the brand, and the products or services to the customer in a way that the words can’t or that enhance what the words the brand itself would convey.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 15, 2025

Most of these countries are today considered major business hubs with foreign investments and companies expanding into them. Each country in ASEAN has its cultural features, but there are some values common in affecting business encounters-such as hierarchy, relationship-based mobility, and indirect communication.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

Traditional publishing works on a business model that involves selling access to the articles they publish. This means that a majority of published research is hidden behind paywalls and not available to those that don’t or can’t pay for access to it outside of pirated copies. How Traditional Publishing Works.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The email contains a copy of a blog post published by Boing Boing. Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. Instead, it’s an article from a “third-party pro-piracy website” that deals with other aspects of the business, the music companies add.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

If this continues, Musi will eventually be put out of business. — A copy of Judge Eumi K. While existing users still have access to the software, its no longer available for new users to download, which directly impacts revenue.

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Corsearch

JANUARY 9, 2025

While many businesses go through the process of trademark registration , not every brand needs to take that route right away. In other words, if youre actively running a business with your branding out there, youre already covered by common law trademark rights. For some businesses, common law protection can be perfectly adequate.

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