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Plagiarism as a Social Norm

Plagiarism Today

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: Blade Runner 2024

Plagiarism Today

Film company sues Tesla over Blade Runner clips, NBA teams deny social media infringement, and News Corp sues Perplexity The post 3 Count: Blade Runner 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Clubbed Penguin

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Joe Tidy at the BBC reports that the City of London Police have arrested three people and shuttered the website of a group that was running an unauthorized clone of Club Penguin, the Disney social media site/game that shuttered in 2017. The post 3 Count: Clubbed Penguin appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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We Need to Rethink YouTube

Plagiarism Today

Rules around fair use, notice and takedown and so forth are replaced by bots that are incapable of understanding the nuances of the law itself. Back when I first launched Plagiarism Today in 2005, the internet was a very different place. Social media silos like Twitter, Facebook and TikTok dominate the landscape.

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Call for Submissions: 1st Blog Writing Competition, 2025 Organized by CIPRA in Collaboration with SpicyIP (Submit by February 19, 2025)

SpicyIP

Analysing the impact of Indian copyright law on fair use in academic and critical writing. Evaluating the doctrine of fair use for Indian social media platforms in light of global cases. Exploring the intersection of defamation and copyright in Indian social media journalism.

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Artists Attack AI: Why The New Lawsuit Goes Too Far

Copyright Lately

Let’s Talk About Derivative Works Subject to fair use and other defenses, a copyright owner has the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work. Drop me a comment below or @copyrightlately on social media. Stability AI Ltd. and will post updates here on Copyright Lately.

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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2022

Copyright Lately

” But in McGucken , the court denied summary judgment, not only as to the server test, but on Newsweek’s implied license and fair use defenses too. Plagiarism much?” Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or on your favorite social media platform @copyright lately.