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Snopes Co-Founder and CEO Admits to Plagiarizing Dozens of Articles

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On Friday, Buzzfeed published an article that highlights the widespread and long-running plagiarism of Snopes CEO and co-founder David Mikkelson. Mikkelson, for his part, has admitted to the plagiarism and has been suspended from his editorial duties at the site. More Than Just Plagiarism.

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3 Count: Grand Theft Mods

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First off today, Will Nelson at NME reports that video game modders are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Rockstar Games claiming that their fan-created mods are a fair use, not a copyright infringement. 2: YouTubers Who Uploaded Movie Edits Receive Suspended Prison Sentences.

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3 Count: Fast Movies

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1: New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits. 2: Copyright Infringement: Court Fixes May 25 to Hear Motion for Injunction Against Transcorp Hilton. million) in damages for the alleged copyright infringements. 3: PokerPaint Copyright Thief Brett Butz Called Out as WSOP Beckons.

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3 Count: Photo Battles

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1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. They are seeking an injunction barring further infringement, actual and statutory damages, as well as other relief deemed appropriate by the court. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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3 Count: That’s So Meta

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1: Ninth Circuit Boosts Efforts to Sue Overseas Copyright Infringers. First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group.

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3 Count: Copyright Exhaustion

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First off today, Alison Flood at The Guardian reports that, in the United Kingdom, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced that they are pausing any changes to their copyright laws after authors expressed concern the change could drastically hurt their income.

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3 Count: Wriggling Worms

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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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