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Plagiarism, Intended Or Not
In Internet Age, Writers Face Frontier Justice
Another Book Found Plagiarised, Maybe?
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Comment to the first link: I remember, when I was younger, I had caught the storywriting bug myself. One of the stories that I wrote involved a character named “Superbear” which was heavily influenced by an Underdog episode [...]
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“Da Vinci Code Declared Not Guilty of Copyright Infringement”
Thank God!
I could understand if “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” were advertised as a fictional book. But even then, I’d be leary of the lawsuit brought up, as there are very few “new” plot twists, plots or ideas. Much of creativity isn’t “what’s new” but “how do [...]
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Da Vinci Code sued for Plaigarism
I hope to God that the plaintiffs don’t win this case.
Here’s the implication if the plaintiffs win: Knowledge is now copyrighted. Copyrighted in that you have to pay the owner of the piece of knowledge for knowing it. For ninety years.
I’m sure the RIAA and MPAA are following this avidly. [...]
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Lyrics by Culturecide, crudely placed over Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me.”
I’m just an average man, but I’ve got a dream
I work from 9 to 5, but only temporarily
All I want is to be left alone, but I’m never lonely
I don’t need anyone but Michael & me.
Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson
I wanna be like Michael Jackson
When I come [...]
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