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A Frustrating Pagan Plagiarism Scandal

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Earlier this month, Pagan author Mat Auryn took to Twitter to highlight what he said was a very clear case of verbatim plagiarism of his work. I discovered that this book has completely plagiarized Psychic Witch in almost its entirety. The plagiarism, to put it modestly, was both flagrant and obvious.

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A $500,000 Plagiarism Scandal

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At the beginning of this term, she was making $120,000 per year, an amount that had grown to $220,000 in 2016 and 2017. However, according to an investigation by The Mercury News , roughly one-fifth of the book was copied from a variety of online sources. Examining the Plagiarism. The plagiarism is fairly straightforward.

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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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3 Count: Texas Chainsaw Lawsuit

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Vortex claims that they reached out in March 2016, but were strongly rebuffed, setting up this lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Apple and other tech companies were selling and distributing unlicensed copies of their songs. 3: ‘Servant’ Plagiarism Trial Against Apple Will Proceed with a Full Jury.

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3 Count: Turtle Defeat

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The two sides actually settled the case for $25 million back in 2016, but Sirius agreed to pay an additional $5 million for each Appeals Court win. According to Goldblatt, in 2016 he shot video of President Barack Obama visiting Flint and uploaded the footage to YouTube. So far, the plaintiffs have lost in every court.

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3 Count: Swimsuit Edition

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The latter is a photo editing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2016 and created the AI software that, according to Morton, creates unauthorized derivatives of her work. The post 3 Count: Swimsuit Edition appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The lawsuit lists Twitter, Tweetdeck and Magic Pony Technology as defendants.

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3 Count: Unlive PD

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According to the lawsuit, A&E presented the program Live PD between 2016 and 2020. Furthermore, they allege that Reelz has copied many elements from Live PD including the show’s format, the show’s hosts and the same catchphrase to name a few. The post 3 Count: Unlive PD appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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