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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? The post Was Batman a Plagiarism? Bottom Line.

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Understanding the Pearson v. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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In short, it’s claiming that Chegg, in many cases, either directly copies the content or creates a thinly veiled derivative work based upon it, both of which are violations of copyright law. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The post Understanding the Pearson v.

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Copyright, Trademark and Willy’s Chocolate Experience

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The post Copyright, Trademark and Willy’s Chocolate Experience appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The recent "Glasgow Willy Wonka Event" may have launched a thousand memes. but it also raises some serious copyright and trademark issues.

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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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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.

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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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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.