Jonathan Bailey

Increasingly, it feels like AI-generated content is everywhere. But while it's often disappointing, it's outright ruining the haunted attraction industry. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/26/a... #HauntedHouse #HauntedAttraction #AI #GenerativeAI

Owner of Elvis Presley’s music library sues Anthropic; former Eminem employee pleads guilty to criminal copyright infringement; more authors sue Meta. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/26/3... Sources: @pitchfork.com, @reuters.com #Elvis #AI #Anthropic #Copyright #Eminem #Meta

Judge orders Meta to name employees who approved book torrenting; Canadian publishers sue Anthropic, and the US Copyright Act of 1976 turns 50 Sources: @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/20/3... #Copyright #Meta #AI #Anthropic #USCopyrightAct

An Overwatch fan contest has descended into chaos after winning entries have been accused of AI usage, plagiarism and self‑plagiarism. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/19/w... #Plagiarism #Blizzard #Overwatch #AI

Supreme Court denies cert in case over copyright termination; Drake sued over Janice STFU, and Amazon to face trial over print‑on‑demand shirts. Sources: @reuters.com www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/19/3... #Copyright #SupremeCourt #Drake #Amazon

After three weeks of silence, author Thélyson Orélien has responded to the allegations against him, acknowledging past plagiarism, but denying using AI. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/15/t... #Copyright #Plagiarism #Ai #France #Publishing

Study finds Midjourney is the worst at copyright protection, publishers seek $19.5 million from a pirate site, and Ye loses bid to strike comments. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/15/3... Sources: @deadline.com & @jakekanter.bsky.social #Copyright #Midjourney #AI #Publishers

A software developer used AI to generate a clone for each of the major Adobe products. But what does the law say about these apps? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/14/c... #Copyright #AI #Adobe #Photoshop #ArtCraft

Character.ai files for bankruptcy, USA Today sues OpenAI, and the Motion Picture Association takes credit for shuttering the pirate site. Sources: @reuters.com, @blakebrittain.bsky.social www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/14/3... #Copyright #USAToday #AI #MPA

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. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/07/w... #Copyright #AI #Brainrot #Meme #TungTungTungSahur

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. Sources: @copyrightlately.bsky.social www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/07/3... #Copyright #JerseyBoys #AI #Denuvo

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. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/06/y... #Plagiarism #VideoGames #ArtStorm #Battleship

Google wins lawsuit over AI snippets, Quad9 may leave France over site blocking, and Australian bank signs a generative AI license. Article -> www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/06/3... Sources: @thr.com, @mediaweekau.bsky.social #Copyright #AI #Google #Australia #France

AI makes it easier than ever to replicate the style of another creator. But what are the ethical and legal implications of this? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/05/c... #Plagiarism #Copyright #AI #Ethics #Law

Olivia Dean faces a copyright infringement lawsuit, an IPTV operator faces criminal prosecution in Dubai, and Disney escapes an Avatar copyright lawsuit. Sources: @billboard.com, @wdwnt.com www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/05/3... #Copyright #OliviaDean #Dubai #Avatar #Disney

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. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/u... #Copyright #AI #FairUse

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. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/01/3... Sources: @theguardian.com, @scmpnews.bsky.social #Copyright #VPN #LaLiga #Anthropic #Japan

A photographer has done a $1,000 decision in the Copyright Claims Board. However, it's a decision that likely leaves no one happy. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/30/p... #Copyright #Photography #Maine #Tourism

AI companies flooded the internet with “good enough” content that was easy to create. Now it risks being undone by “good enough” alternatives. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/29/t... #AI #OpenAI #Anthropic #Google #Microsoft

Publishers ask judge to ignore DOJ's support for AI, Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees face copyright lawsuit and WWE gets Bloodline lawsuit dismissed. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/29/3... Sources: @billboard.com, @thehill.com, @pwinsider.bsky.social #Copyright #AI #DOJ #WWE

An up-and-coming French author has been removed from the long list for a presidential literary prize due to AI allegations. But is there merit to them? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/28/a... #AI #Plagiarism #FrenchLiterature

Lidl banned from selling imitation Birkenstock sandals, Zee Entertainment wants to hold JioStar in contempt and California passes AI disclosure law. Sources: @reuters.com , @foleyhoag.bsky.social www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/28/3... #Copyright #birkenstock #AI #India

Disco legend Amanda Lear has accused Miley Cyrus of plagiarizing a song of her most recent album. However, the story is not easy to quickly dismiss. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/24/m... #MileyCyrus #AmandaLear #Plagiarism #Music

Salt-N-Pepa appeal copyright termination ruling, Copyright Office head has lawsuit paused and high school changes logo after 4-year process. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/24/3... Sources: @courthousenews.bsky.social #Copyright #Salt-N-Pepa #CopyrightTermination #CopyrightOffice

Fourteen and a half years after the SOPA/PIPA protests, site blocking bills are once again being introduced in the United States. Here's why. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/22/n... #Copyright #Legislation #SOPA #PIPA #SiteBlocking

Court allows Shein to appeal Temu decision, Indonesia drafts copyright reform and Indian filmmakers obtain sync license for music in trailer. Sources: @cityam.com.web.brid.gy www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/22/3... #Copyright #Shein #Temu #Indonesia

With AI-generated music, scammers are able to publish tracks on Spotify under the name of real, human artists. Here's how and what can be done about it. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/21/a... #Music #AI #Spotify #ScamAwareness

Microsoft exec calls AI scraping the "largest theft of labor in human history," Belgian judge upholds site blocking order and Sony/Universal sue Suno again. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/21/3... Sources: @arstechnica.com, @variety.com #Copyright #AI #OpenAI #Suno #Microsoft

Game developers have long had to battle hastily-made clones of their games. However, now the clones are coming out before the original game. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/17/t... #Roblox #VideoGames #FindTheNeedle #IndieGames

Ninth Circuit rules against DMCA claims against GitHub, Australia proposes new copyright regulations for AI and Denuvo sues alleged hacker. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/17/3... Sources: @courthousenews.bsky.social, @australia.theguardian.com #Copyright #DMCA #GitHub #OpenAI #Denuvo #Australia

In South Korea, the Haeundae District in Busan has won court decision, allowing it to reclaim roughly $130,000 it paid to a plagiarizing contractor. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/16/d... #Plagiarism #SouthKorea #Report

Publishers and OpenAI make final pleas before discovery ends, Saudi Arabia introduces new copyright law and Meta argues uploading is inevitable with BitTorrent. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/16/3... Sources: @cnet.com #Copyright #AI #Meta #SaudiArabia #NewYorkTimes #OpenAI

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has handed down another final determination, this one involving a fight over Beanie Baby pricing guides. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/15/t... #Copyright #BeanieBabies #CCB #CopyrightClaimsBoard

Association of Corporate Counsel sues legal network, Sayani Gupta wins copyright dispute and Apple sued by shareholder over AI training. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/15/3... #Copyright #India #Bollywood #Apple #AI

A24 has acquired the distribution rights to the film V/H/S: SCP, which is based on a crowd-sourced fictional wiki. So why are so many people upset about it? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/14/w... #Copyright #CreativeCommons #A24 #SCPFoundation

Dancing with a Stranger lawsuit headed toward a jury trial, Static-X sues filmmaker Matt Zane and Wixen's lawsuit against Meta partially dismissed. Sources: @rollingstone.com, @nancydillon.bsky.social, www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/14/3... #Copyright #DancingWithAStranger #StaticX #Meta

Stella Lefty recently gave a retroactive songwriting credit on one of her songs. But what is such a credit and why are they becoming more common? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/10/t... #Copyright #StellaLefty #Music #Songwriting #Plagiarism

Authors battle with publishers over Anthropic settlement money, Vietnam pirate site damages estimated at over $83 million and copyright scams hit Instagram. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/10/3... Sources: @techcrunch.com, @anthonyha.bsky.social #Copyright #Anthropic #AI #Instagram #DMCA

OpenAI recently announced that its model has solved one of the most difficult mathematical problems in the world. So who gets the credit for the breakthrough? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/09/w... #AI #OpenAI #ResearchIntegrity #Mathematics #AI

Suno replaces its models with one trained on licensed content, White House removes Tetris-like game and a DMCA war erupts between two MA news groups. Sources: @techcrunch.com, @newsweek.com, @walthamtimes.bsky.social www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/09/3... #Copyright #Suno #AI #Tetris #DMCA

Stella Lefty's meteoric rise to fame has come at a cost. She is currently facing allegations of plagiarism in five of her songs. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/08/s... #StellaLefty #Boston #Music #Plagiarism

Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI, Anchorage police back down from copyright takedown and The Tetris Company warns the Trump Administration. Sources: @reuters.com & @thehill.com www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/08/3... #Copyright #OpenAI #AI #Tetris

Yet another high-ranking Romanian official has been accused of plagiarism. Unfortunately, it's unlikely to cause any real consequences for anyone involved. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/03/y... #Plagiarism #Romania #AcademicIntegrity

Judge dismisses Dembow case after reconsidering, Australia bans AI-generated music from official charts and RCN seeks dismissal of music copyright lawsuit. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/03/3... Sources: @usatoday.com, @variety.com #Copyright #Dembow #BadBunny #Sampling

The term "Doom Clones" defined first-person shooters in the mid-1990s. Then the term faded away. Why did that happen and what can we learn from it? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/02/w... #Doom #VideoGames #FirstPersonShooters #Gaming

Trump Administration supports OpenAI in copyright fight, India registers AI-generated work, but not as the author and more. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/02/3... #Copyright #OpenAI #Photography #GettyImages #India

Mandarin-language podcaster Zhong Shu found international fame with an interview with Christopher Nolan. Then the allegations of plagiarism began. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/01/z... #Plagiarism #Philosophy #ChristopherNolan

Producer files lawsuit claiming she was cut out of profits, Korean music orgs file complaint and Mike Judge moves to reclaim Beavis and Butt-Head rights. Sources: @thr.com, @avclub.com www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/01/3... #Copyright #Obsession #SouthKorea #BeavisAndButtHead

The Fifth Circuit has ruled that the server test is legally flawed. However, it's replaced it with something that may be just more of the same. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/08/31/s... #Copyright #Journalism #Newspaper #ServerTest #FifthCircuit