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Plagiarism as a Social Norm

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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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3 Count: Matrix Arbitration

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2: Amendment Passes to Grant Teachers Fair Use of Copyrighted Work Remotely. Next up today, Focus Taiwan reports that the Taiwan legislature has passed a new copyright law that would grant educators a fair use protection when using copyright-protected works via online classes. Village Roadshow sued Warner Bros.

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3 Count: Disney Defeat

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The judge also allowed overlapping breach of contract claims to move forward, setting the stage for a possible trial down the road. The post 3 Count: Disney Defeat appeared first on Plagiarism Today. However, the court ruled that there are several elements in the case that could constitute infringement, setting the stage for a trial.

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3 Count: Server Tested

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In the case, Nicklen argued that a photographer or videographer that uses Facebook or Instagram to promote their content should not automatically give up the right to license it to third parties, such as Sinclair. The judge also ruled against Sinclair on the issue of fair use, saying that it was too early in the case to rule on that issue.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

” The case raises questions of fair use and whether the new paintings were transformative enough to be non-infringing or if they were simply derivative works. In addition to the above fair use issues, there is also one other to consider: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). 3: The Andy Warhol Ruling.

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IPSC Closing Plenary: Fair Use After Warhol

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Is this relevant to fair use? Satire involves using the same style to clothe different ideas; therefore it shouldn’t infringe (lack of substantial similarity as in the Greatest American Hero case; German case law; perhaps the jury’s reasoning in the Kat von D case). W/o fair use, these tools are far more limited.

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3 Count: Levitating Lawsuit

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However, the lower court tossed the lawsuit, saying that the use was a fair use, and awarded the school some $10,266.37 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software.