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The Streamlabs (SLOBS) Plagiarism Scandal

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They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark We’ve tried to sort this out in private and they have been uncooperative at every turn [link] — OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021. Over at CopyByte , one of my main jobs is removing plagiarized marketing copy such as what Streamlabs had on its site.

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3 Count: Frequent Flyer

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First off today, Kim Lyons at The Verge reports that American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the travel tips website The Points Guy alleging that the site has violated their copyrights, trademarks and the terms of service of their frequent flyer program. 2: Nintendo Copyright Strikes That Pokemon First Person Shooter.

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3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

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Bungie sued AimJunkies alleging that cheat software developed by AimJunkies infringed both the copyright and their trademarks related to the game Destiny 2. The post 3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

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When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. Under the laws at the time, this mean that it didn’t have copyright protection. However, that copyright is not long for this world as it expired this year, meaning that it will formally end on January 1, 2023. Bottom Line.

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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

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As we discussed in March 2021 , many scammers are turning to fake copyright notices as a way to extort money, push malware, obtain backlinks (as in this case) or obtain personal information. The fake lawyer identifies herself as a trademark attorney, but is handling a copyright issue. Nothing more.

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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

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Our modal DMCA notice is from a person who deleted their account without removing their works and now wants them removed even though they initially posted the works to the site. One of the most requested tool from volunteers is a better tool to detect plagiarism. Narrowly tailored solutions are the most effective.