Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

First off today, Meghann Cuniff at Law & Crime reports that Miley Cyrus is the latest celebrity to face a lawsuit from New York photographer Robert Barbera, causing her to join the ranks of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. The move comes amid a settlement between the two sides, though no details about that settlement are known.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The dispute began last year when Tarantino announced that he would sell several non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the film Pulp Fiction.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Eager to cash in on the non-fungible token (‘NFT’) boom, as widely reported in the media, Quentin Tarantino recently announced plans to auction off seven ‘exclusive scenes’ from the 1994 motion picture Pulp Fiction in the form of NFTs,” the complaint read. Settlement. This request was actively fought by Miramax.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 12, 2022

First off today, Elizabeth Aubrey at NME reports that Ed Sheeran, fresh off his victory in the Shape of You trial, has said that, in a bid to head off any further copyright infringement lawsuits, he has taken to recording all his songwriting sessions. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (‘NFTs’) have occupied a significant space in current legal discourse, in no small part due to the numerous legal questions that have emerged in their wake. B) All forms of news reporting and news commentary. (C) C) Any non-commercial use of a mark. The views expressed in the piece are personal.

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