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Did Fortnite Plagiarize Among Us?

Plagiarism Today

Most notably, that included the PUBG Corporation, which filed a lawsuit against Epic Games in May 2018 for alleged copyright infringement. As 2018 rolled on, various dancers and choreographers also began to sue Epic over alleged infringement of their routines. The post Did Fortnite Plagiarize Among Us?

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3 Count: Wriggling Worms

Plagiarism Today

1: Shenseea Hit With Second Copyright Lawsuit For US$450,000 Over ‘Foreplay’ Video. First off today, Claudia Gardner at DancehallMag reports that Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Stephanie Sarley, a visual artist who accuses Shenseea of infringing the copyrights of three of her pieces.

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3 Count: NFT Repeat

Plagiarism Today

1: YouTuber Hit With 150 Copyright Claims For Reviews Featuring Anime Footage. First off today, Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku reports that YouTuber Mark Fitzpatrick, better known as Totally Not Mark, says that he does not know what is next after the anime studio Toei has filed copyright claims against some 150 of the videos on his channel.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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3 Count: Bridgerton Settlement

Plagiarism Today

1: NYC artist granted first known registered copyright for AI art. First off today, Adam Schrader at UPI reports that New York artist Kris Kashtanova has received a copyright registration for a graphic novel entitled Zarya of the Dawn , representing the first known copyright registration granted to a work of AI-generated artwork.

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3 Count: Polish Rejection

Plagiarism Today

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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3 Count: Dirty Cheaters

Plagiarism Today

1: Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit alleges that the group is committing copyright infringement not only because they are making derivative works based upon their games, but because they are circumventing copyright protection tools.