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When Children Plagiarize

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Last week, Jamila Lemieux at Slate published an edition of her Care and Feeding advice column with an unusual question involving a young author who committed plagiarism. The daughter was wishing to contact editors of the publication to let them know about the plagiarism. Why Children Plagiarize.

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

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Those arguments were described as “lively” with justices examining both the transformative nature of the works involved but also looking into how both competed for the same market, namely illustrating articles about Prince in magazines. The post 3 Count: Warhol Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Coming Copyright/Trademark Storm for NFTs

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Eventually, the RIAA itself got involved, sending a cease and desist letter to Hitpiece on February 4. The same day that the RIAA sent its cease and deist letter to Hitpiece, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against reseller StockX over Nike-themed NFTs. Courts and legal cases were always a certainty.

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Using the Copyright Small Claims Board to Fight Essay Mills

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However, as a recent article on Torrentfreak pointed out , more than a third of the cases they were able to examine came from just two defendants and most appeared to be photographers targeting commercial use of their images. It sits perfectly at the intersection of copyright as a legal field and plagiarism as an ethical issue.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

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Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. However, there are two key exceptions to this. The second limitation is masks.

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LimeWire to Return to Sell NFTs

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Much of that perception comes from issues that NFTs have had, One of the more common ones is plagiarism and copyright infringement. The company ceased operations after the RIAA sent them a cease and desist letter. The post LimeWire to Return to Sell NFTs appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Paramount Files Case with the Copyright Claims Board

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However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event. The post Paramount Files Case with the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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