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Who knew “Pocahontas” meets “Fern Gully” with a dash of “Dances With Wolves” wasn’t an original concept? Every sci-fi nerd on the planet. And one of them is suing Cameron for lifting the plot of “Avatar” out of two of his scripts.
Cascada's new song “San Francisco” sounds EXACTLY like Katy Perry's “California Gurls.” Like, I don't understand how she got away with this. Fucked up.
Music Buzz I mean, apart from the fact that most pop songs kind of sound the same. But these are all cases where one or other of the parties ended up having to face the consequences somehow (often in court). The good news is that a bunch of these are pretty fantastic songs, so the whole process here shouldn't be too unpleasant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html?...
College officials suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.
Everyone's favorite band to hate has now been sued for plagiarism. Here is a handy comparison of the songs in question. This song has been playing for a lifetime—did it just now occur to Joe?
Every year since the World Press Association gathers in Amsterdam to…
Bunny bathtime is the new hot thing. All the bunnies are doing it…
