January 14, 2021
Why You Don’t Punish the Whole Class to Stop Plagiarism
Over the winter break, all the students in a 300-person computer science class at Australian National University (ANU) were told…
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Geshin Impact Developer Revokes Fan Art Prize Over Plagiarism
Video game developer miHoYo has revoked the prize for a winning fan art contest winner after it was discovered they had plagiarized their work.
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One Simple Facebook Change That Can Help Attribution
Most of the time, attribution on Facebook is as easy as clicking the Share button. But for content in private groups, there's no button to be found.
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Austrian Minister Resigns Due to Academic Plagiarism Scandal
Austria Labor Minister Christine Aschbacher has resigned amidst an academic plagiarism scandal that accuses her of taking shortcuts on two theses.
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5 Strange Things You Learn Studying Plagiarism
When you've studied plagiarism for more than 20 years, you learn about a lot more than just plagiarism. You learn a lot about people too...
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5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2021
2020 was as unusual a year for copyright as it was for the world at large. However, it's set the stage for a potentially more significant 2021.
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How to Buy a $10 Paper
Yesterday, we showcased what a $10 essay bought on Fiverr looks like. Today we take a deeper dive into that paper, how it was bought and what it means.
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I Paid Someone $10 on Fiverr to Write This Post
I wanted to take some of the day off, so I decided to do what many students do and pay someone on Fiverr to write today's post. I got what I paid for.
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Associated Press Publishes List of “Best Essay Writing Services”
Yesterday the Associated Press published a press release promoting essay mill services. Why is the AP legitimizing an illegitimate industry?
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Unicolors is asking Supreme Court to hear H&M case, Japanese artist wins case over goldfish-filled phone booth and UFC President doubles down on anti-piracy message.
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3 Count: Double Dipping
Court reverses course and upholds $1 billion judgment against Cox, Bloodborne streamers facing copyright claims and Twitch streamer offers free music.
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3 Count: Video Game Special
Riot and Bungie file lawsuit against cheat maker, Japanese modder sued for nude Dead or Alive footage and Nintendo targets Game and Watch hacking videos.
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Austrian Minister Resigns Due to Academic Plagiarism Scandal
Austria Labor Minister Christine Aschbacher has resigned amidst an academic plagiarism scandal that accuses her of taking shortcuts on two theses.
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3 Count: $450K Apology
Tracy Chapman and Nicki Minaj settle their lawsuit, Instagram copyright scam takes off in India and cheat maker settles with Niantic.
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3 Count: Not Excellent
Starz can pursue case against MGM, Indian court to hear academics before blocking Sci Hub and county says releasing jail standards would violate copyright.