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Why Plagiarism Thrives on Facebook

Plagiarism Today

According to his analysis of the twenty posts, when you look at the 19 that are still online, 15 of them originated off the site and contained no attribution to their original source. All in all, only four of the posts appeared to be original with the others being lifted from Reddit, Twitter, Quora and other sites.

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The Bizarre Copyright Battle Over Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Plagiarism Today

However, in 1965, there was a very different conversation about the song. According to the original claim, Young had invented the word in 1921, though he did not compose their version of the song until 1949. In the end, the case is more of a footnote in both the film’s history and the history of copyright.

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The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent is Now 20 Years Old

TorrentFreak

The file was originally uploaded on March 25, 2004, and several people continue to share it today. This is quite a remarkable achievement, especially since people complained about a lack of seeders shortly after it was uploaded. This became evident in the Pirate Bay comment section several years ago, when TPB still had comments.

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Book Review: The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law

The IPKat

The book looks at the evolution of the origin link – the key aspect of the EU’s sui generis geographical indications (GI) system. Both Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) rely on the origin link (e.g., Chapter 3 covers the history of the EU GI regime.

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TikTok Announces New Video Citation Tools

Plagiarism Today

Yesterday, TikTok announced that it has launched new tools that it says will help creators better attribute original creators , including a tool that enables users to tag creators in the video’s caption, rather than just in the comments or description. . The idea is simple. Image Credit: TikTok. Creating a Culture of Credit.

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Google Addresses Scraped and Spun Content

Plagiarism Today

While the answers are definitely thin, Google has a long history of ducking these complicated issues. This was in stark contrast to what Mueller said in June 2021, when he openly admitted that, on occasion, Google can accidentally rank copied content over original works and encouraged people to file copyright notices. Bottom Line.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

One of the most important films in horror movie history is the 1922 film Nosferatu. However, at least one copy made it to the United States, where the original book was already in public domain. So enjoy the spooky season, and I will see you in about a week! 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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