Did Shia LaBeouf plagiarize his apology for plagiarism?
The actor admitted his new independent film was based on a Dan Clowes comic.
On Dec 17, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Expert witness who charges $350 an hour allegedly copied from Wikipedia
Testimony from Georgetown University Law Professor James Feinerman doesn’t come cheap.
On Dec 10, 2013 by Tim Sampson
This Rand Paul speech sounds a lot like the Wikipedia page for ‘Gattaca’
New game: Rand Paul speech or Wikipedia entry?
On Oct 29, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Did Healthcare.gov use someone else’s code without credit?
The script may have been free and open source, but its license still requires proper credit.
On Oct 21, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Irish comedians did better version of Fallon’s “#Hashtag” sketch a year ago
A bit of American late night comedy may owe some credit to three dudes across the pond.
On Oct 3, 2013 by Miles Klee
Did this bestselling author lift her last work from the pages of fanfic?
One reviewer on Goodreads did a side-by-side comparison of a popular Twilight fanfic and Shey Stahl’s For the Summer, and it doesn’t look good.
On Sep 25, 2013 by Aja Romano
‘The Boy Kings’ author Kate Losse accuses Dave Eggers of plagiarizing her life
The tech industry’s gender problem flares up once again.
On Sep 19, 2013 by Miles Klee
Wikipedia editors accuse professor of administering plagiarism
The University of Toronto’s Steve Joordens sent his 1,700 students to work editing psychology articles on the user-edited encyclopedia.
On Apr 4, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Jane Goodall apologizes for plagiarizing Wikipedia
Even the most venerable nonfiction writers can find themselves accused of plagiarism.
On Mar 22, 2013 by Tim Sampson
North Korea rips off another video game on YouTube
For the second time in a month, a North Korean propaganda video has been booted from YouTube for using copyrighted footage from a video game
On Feb 20, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
That viral Guy Fieri menu was plagiarized from Weird Twitter
A hilarious fake menu posted on the domain name of Guy Fieri’s restaurant was apparently lifted word for word from some of Twitter’s funniest users.
On Feb 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Twitter suspends controversial Fake Bill Murray account
The owner of the account changed usernames multiple times after coming under fire for plagiarizing jokes.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Kris Holt
Twitter’s fake Bill Murray shuts down after breaking parody rules, stealing jokes
Other comedians on Twitter called out @bill__murray—no relation to the famous actor—for using stolen jokes to amass over 150,000 followers.
On Jun 19, 2012 by Kris Holt
Internet pounces on 9GAG after joke theft
This Rob Delaney joke wasn’t the first thing 9GAG has reposted without credit.
On Jun 4, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
The Next Web apologizes to plagiarized blogger
Blogger Joshua Gross claimed The Next Web plagiarized his blog post and demanded an apology. He got a rude tweet instead.
On May 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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