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What Winnie-the-Pooh Lapsing into the Public Domain Really Means

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On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Winnie-the-Pooh is likely the most culturally relevant character to enter the public domain since 2019, when works started entering the public domain again in the United States due to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

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However, that is just the latest in a decade-long history of discussing copyright, plagiarism and other authorship issues as they pertain to Halloween and horror. So, this year we’re going to take a look back at the various tales of copyright infringement and/or plagiarism that we’ve looked at over the years.

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5 Thanksgiving Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories

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Two things that won’t be on many people’s minds will be copyright and plagiarism issues. So, with that in mind, here are five stories from this site’s history that show some ways copyright and plagiarism have helped shape the Thanksgiving holiday season (and vice versa). 1: Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Arthur.

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3 Count: Plagiarism Again

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This would put all of Disney’s work from roughly 1995 (or 1967) forward into the public domain. 2: Riot Games sues Mobile Legends: Bang Bang for Plagiarism—Again. The post 3 Count: Plagiarism Again appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Disney+ ‘Behind the Attraction’ Accused of Plagiarism

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All this raises a simple question: Did the series copy St Onge’s work? Onge and others who spotted the similarities, someone who worked on the series closely copied or even traced St. And despite copying my video, the episode still contains several errors, like saying the Orlando version has 2 ride systems while showing 4.

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3 Count: Scary Mouse

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Law firm sues competitor over copied brief, pirate site closure was exaggerated, and a horror game based on Steamboat Willie is announced. The post 3 Count: Scary Mouse appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

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Night of the Living Dead is possibly one of the most famous public domain movies of all time. This prompted Florence Stoker to sue, a case she won handily with an order that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, at least one copy made it to the United States, where the original book was already in public domain.

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