Monthly Archives: October 2009

3 Count: Fruit Loops

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Generic Wizard Night First off today, a London woman known only as “Ms Marmite” on the Web received a very interesting legal threat from Warner Brothers. Marmite owns “The Underground Restaurant”, a home-based restaurant that had planned a “Harry Potter” dinner…

Classic Post: What Porn Can Teach Us About “Piracy”

One of the most popular articles on the site, it also turned out to be one of the least accurate as time went on. Find out what’s changed.

3 Count: Zombie Lawsuit

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Pirate Bay Back in the Courtroom First off today, the Pirate Bay admins, or at least the ones that were convicted of criminal charges in Sweden earlier this year, are back in court facing a new order to remove copyright infringing…

Why DRM Alone Can Not Save Second Life

A new vending system promises to protect Second Life vendors from content theft, but is it enough?

3 Count: War of Words

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Live Blog: Marissa Mayer Speaking At Web 2.0 First off today, a panel discussion at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco turned somewhat ugly as Arthur Sulzberger, junior chairman of the New York Times Company and Eric Hippeau, CEO of…

Shakespeare, Plagiarism Detection and Authorship

A professor claims to have proved that Edward III is a Shakespeare play using plagiarism detection software. However, is that something plagiarism software can even do?

3 Count: Britain’s Got Talent

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: AP to Obama ‘Hope’ Artist’s Lawyers: We’d Like You to Stick Around First off today, as discussed earlier this week, the Shepard Fairey lawsuit took a strange turn when Fairey admitted he misled the Associated Press, who is suing him, and…

3 Count: Summer Blockbuster

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Pirate Bay Appeals Postponed Until Next Year First off today, if you were excited about the upcoming Pirate Bay appeal, it looks like you will have to wait until sometime next year, possibly as late as summer. The appeals trial has…

3 Count: Fairey Tale

Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Obama Copyright Dispute Takes Strange Turn First off today, the Shepard Fairey case has taken a surprising turn. The case, which centers around the artist’s “Hope” poster of Barack Obama, which was well-known and highly visible as an unofficial campaign poster…

Classic Post: Analysis on The Lane Hartwell “Bubble” Controversy

Back in 2007, photographer Lane Hartwell and the parody group The Richter Scales found themselves on opposite sides of a now-famous copyright dispute. But how have things changed since?