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Was Batman a Plagiarism?

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According to Finger, that story, entitled The Case of the Chemical Syndicate , was a direct plagiarism of Partners of Peril , a novel featuring the superhero The Shadow, that was published in November 1936. However, this raises an interesting question: Is Batman a plagiarism? This type of copying was very common.

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Understanding the Pearson v. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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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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What Mr. Beast’s Squid Game Video Says About Originality

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However, one of his most recent videos has been drawing some criticism over allegations that it is plagiarizing its source material. However, after some backlash from others on Twitter, attempted to clarify his position: To be overabundantly clear: I wasn't accusing MrBeast of plagiarism. That answer is much less clear. Why Bother?

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3 Count: Swimsuit Edition

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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.

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The Basics of Open Access

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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. SA: This means “share alike” and allows others to create derivative works based on the original, but any derivative must be licensed under the same terms.

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The Battle Lines Over AI Art

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Though every AI is different in how it operates, some feel that AIs are not creating new works, but creating derivative works based on existing images. Plagiarism: Though humans do direct AIs in the creation of art, humans are not doing the actual drawing, painting or creation of the work.

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3 Count: Sealed with a Kiss

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Works that enter the public domain are free to be copied, used, distributed and have derivative works created of them without a license. The post 3 Count: Sealed with a Kiss appeared first on Plagiarism Today. They are free of copyright.