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3 Count: Predator Conclusion

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2: Designer for Poler Branding Sues the Outdoor Apparel Brand’s New Owner. According to the lawsuit, Poler and Land Art & Design had an oral agreement at Poler’s launch to allow for use of the designs in question. There are no details about the terms of the settlement.

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The Bizarre Career of Damien Hirst

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A Successful Career Defined by Plagiarism. In 2010, artist Charles Thomspon compiled a list of 15 separate plagiarism allegations against Hirst and published them in the art magazine Jackdaw. In 2006, he was accused by a graphic artist, Robert Dixon, of plagiarizing elements of Valium from his Dixon’s work. million ($3.41

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3 Count: Free Cuthbert

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Finally today, Amar Mehta at Sky News reports that UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reached a settlement with German competitor Aldi over similar caterpillar cakes that both stores sold. Aldi briefly removed its version of the cake but began selling them again in May after making some design changes. However, the U.S.

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3 Count: Nirvana’s Inferno

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The lawsuit was filed by Jocelyn Susan Bundy, who claims that her grandfather created the design based on Dante’s Inferno. The post 3 Count: Nirvana’s Inferno appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. That prompted the lawsuit for copyright infringement.

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The Plagiarism of Fast Fashion

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Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” But, as popular as the app is, it has also been highly divisive with many fashion designers accusing it of selling inferior rip-offs of their work.

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4 Copyright Claims Board Cases to Watch

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There are two cases where the respondent has opted out, two more where the case was voluntarily dismissed (likely due to a settlement) and three where there was a procedural problem with the case that wasn’t remedied in a timely manner. According to this claim, Hiro originally hired Dragvertising to design their mobile app.

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The First 100 Cases at the Copyright Claims Board

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The system is designed to be navigable by non-lawyers and, instead of a judge and/or jury, the case is heard by a panel of three officers and the entire process is held online. To date only one case, which ended in a settlement, has actually been concluded. However, the process is still very new.

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