Someone DMCA’s the site they plagiarized from, iOS 6 gets a jailbreak, Google and French papers reach a deal and much, much more!… Continue Reading
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3 Count: 10 Million Down
Retraction Watch is a victim of a false DMCA takedown, James Cameron wins one of this Avatar lawsuits and RIAA approach 10 million takedowns on Google.… Continue Reading
3 Count: Past Avatars
Colombian high court rules new copyright law unconstitutional, James Cameron forced to turn over Avatar drafts in copyright case and more!… Continue Reading
3 Count: Stay Stay Stay
Google wins a stay in the Google Book Search case, James Cameron wins another Avatar lawsuit and Baidu ordered to pay authors over copyright infringement. … Continue Reading
3 Count: Fairly Used
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Study: Fair Use Contributes Trillions to U.S. Economy First off today, a new study by the trade group, Computer & Communications Industry Association found that fair use, which is legalized of copyrighted material under certain conditions, contributes some $4.7 trillion in… Continue Reading
3 Count: Deja Vued
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Crown Copyright switches to Creative Commons First off today, the UK Crown Copyright, which holds copyright in all works created by the government, has phased out a click-use license, which allowed anyone to use the content if they agreed to a… Continue Reading
3 Count: Avatar Copied?
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Case against Avatar dismissed First off today, Zhou Shaomou, an amateur science fiction author from China, had a lawsuit of his against James Cameron dismissed. The author accused Cameron of plagiarizing his hit movie Avatar from his 1997 work “The Legend… Continue Reading
3 Count: Avatar Oops
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: No Decrease in Illegal Downloading, says BPI First off today, A survey conducted for the British Phonographic Industry reports that, in the UK, illegal file sharing is on the rise, even as more legal downloading alternatives come online. The survey found… Continue Reading