Plagiarism Today https://www.plagiarismtoday.com Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:59:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-ptlogosquare512-32x32.png Plagiarism Today https://www.plagiarismtoday.com 32 32 3 Count: Bankrupt Characters https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/14/3-count-bankrupt-characters/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:56:48 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51621 Character.ai files for bankruptcy, USA Today sues OpenAI, and the Motion Picture Association takes credit for shuttering the pirate site.

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]]> Who Owns This Brainrot Character? https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/07/who-owns-this-brainrot-character/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:36:05 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51612 The Italian Brainrot Meme genre may be best known for its absurdist humor, but a lawsuit raises questions about AI, meme culture and the future of IP law.

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]]> 3 Count: Jersey Boys https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/07/3-count-jersey-boys-3/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:27:06 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51605 9th Circuit says facts are not copyrightable, even if they are fictional; German publishers call for AI regulation, and Denuvo seeks to unmask a cracker.

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]]> You Wouldn’t Plagiarize a Battleship https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/06/you-wouldnt-plagiarize-a-battleship/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:48:12 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51591 Video game developer ArtStorm was accused of plagiarizing one of its ship designs from a concept artist named Alex Jay Brady. Here's what happened.

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]]> 3 Count: AI Snipped https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/06/3-count-ai-snipped/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:18:23 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51582 Google wins lawsuit over AI snippets, Quad9 may leave France over site blocking, and Australian bank signs a generative AI license.

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]]> Can You Plagiarize or Infringe a Style? https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/05/can-you-plagiarize-or-infringe-a-style/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:40:55 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51574 AI makes it easier than ever to replicate the style of another creator. But what are the ethical and legal implications of this?

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]]> 3 Count: I’ve Seen It https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/05/3-count-ive-seen-it/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:47:20 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51567 Olivia Dean faces a copyright infringement lawsuit, an IPTV operator faces criminal prosecution in Dubai, and Disney escapes an Avatar copyright lawsuit.

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]]> Understanding the Reuters/Ross AI Ruling https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/understanding-the-reuters-ross-ai-ruling/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:41 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51551 Yesterday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals unsealed its ruling in the Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence AI Case. Here's why it may not matter.

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]]> 3 Count: Pirate Watch https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/3-count-pirate-watch/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:14:29 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51542 LaLiga wants to add VPN providers to EU piracy watch list, Anthropic pushes for an opt‑out model in Australia, and Japanese BitTorrent users face new threats.

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]]> Photographer Wins $1K Over Maine Tourism Campaign https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/30/photographer-wins-1k-over-maine-tourism-campaign/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:20:58 +0000 https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=51532 A photographer has done a $1,000 decision in the Copyright Claims Board. However, it's a decision that likely leaves no one happy.

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