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plagiarism stories: 29 news summaries

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Shakespeare Didn't Work Alone, Says Computer

Program developed to spot plagiarism shows Bard wrote Edward III With Kyd

Oct 12, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The computer program is called “Pl@giarism,” but no one is suggesting the Bard cribbed from others—not yet, at least. Researchers used the software, developed to spot cheating scholars, to take a look at The Reign of King Edward III, an unattributed 1596 play that has recently... More »

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plagiarism • William Shakespeare • computer applications • collaboration • playwright • Elizabethan • program • Thomas Kyd

Jessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Copycat Case

Deceptively Delicious wasn't plagiarized,
federal judge rules

Sep 11, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge in New York has tossed out a suit claiming that a cookbook by Jerry  Seinfeld's wife plagiarized a rival's book. Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious, like Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef, shows parents how to sneak vegetables into their kids' food—an idea nobody can copyright, the... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • New York • federal courts • Jerry Seinfeld • publishing • feud • book • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks • Missy Chase Lapine • books

Disgraced Reporter Jayson Blair Now a Life Coach

Psychologist: 'he can relate to patients just beautifully'

Aug 20, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(AP) - Former journalist Jayson Blair knows his new profession—life coach—smacks some people in the face like a bad punchline. "People say, 'Wait a minute. You're a life coach?' That makes no sense,'" says Blair, who’s best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of... More »

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New York Times • plagiarism • fabrication • Jayson Blair • life coach

 Twilight Scribe Accused 
 of Plagiarism 

Dueling vampire novels bear similarities, author says

Aug 4, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being accused of ripping off another vampire book, TMZ reports. Jordan Scott claims the series’ fourth installment, Breaking Dawn, bears a “striking and substantial similarity” to her 2006 book The Nocturne, with both including a post-wedding sex scene, a doomed pregnancy, and the death... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • copyright infringement • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • Jordan Scott • Breaking Dawn • The Nocturne

Scientists Retract Paper Touting Sperm From Stem Cells

But say attribution, not science itself, at issue

Jul 31, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A paper by British scientists on the creation of synthetic human sperm had to be retracted from the journal Stem Cell and Development, AFP reports. The paper, which reported the revolutionary creation of sperm from stem cells, included text written by another scientist, who was not credited. The retraction is... More »

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plagiarism • sperm • stem cells • genetic research • academic research • scientific journal

Wired Editor Plagiarizes Wikipedia in
New Book

Ironically, Anderson's tome is on free content

Jun 24, 09 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Virginia Quarterly Review has found almost a dozen plagiarized passages in Chris Anderson’s upcoming book Free, a book that, ironically, is all about free content. Most of the passages were cribbed verbatim from Wikipedia, while another was from a professor’s personal website, and yet another from another... More »

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Wikipedia • plagiarism • Wired • Chris Anderson • free news • Virginia Quarterly Review

Woman Sues Hasselbeck
Over Cookbook Plagiarism

Says View co-host stole celiac disease idea

Jun 23, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who sent Elisabeth Hasselbeck a cookbook to help deal with an autoimmune disorder now claims The View co-host pirated the ideas for her own tome, the Boston Herald reports. Self-published author Susan Hassett’s federal lawsuit claims she sent Living With Celiac Disease to Hasselbeck in 2008, and... More »

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plagiarism • lawsuit • cookbooks • celiac disease • Elisabeth Hasselbeck • Susan Hassett

Palin Lawyer Blasts Plagiarism Charges

Huff Post blogger accused Palin of "repeatedly" lifting Gingrich words

Jun 8, 09 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's attorney has ripped charges by a Huffington Post blogger that she plagiarized phrases from a Newt Gingrich article. Palin "repeatedly lifted" Gingrich's wording when she introduced Ronald Reagan's son in Anchorage last week, wrote Geoffrey Dunn, who's writing a book on Palin. But Palin's lawyer said she... More »

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Newt Gingrich • plagiarism • Ronald Reagan • blogger • Sarah Palin • Huffington Post





 Bob Dylan: Teen Plagiarist 


May 20, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Was the young Bob Dylan a plagiarist? A piece that Christie’s auction house has been touting as Dylan’s first known poem turns out to be the lyrics to a country song by the late Hank Snow, Reuters reports. A 16-year-old Dylan submitted the pilfered verses, which tell the... More »

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entertainment • music • plagiarism • Bob Dylan • Christie's • poetry • folk • lyrics • Jay-ZTV • Hank Snow

Marshall: Back Off Plagiarism Charges

Dowd's mistake unintentional, says author of original line

May 19, 09 10:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo isn't joining the chorus of critics against Maureen Dowd, who admitted she inadvertently lifted one of Marshall's lines in her weekend column. "I generally think we're too quick to pull the trigger with charges of plagiarism," writes Marshall. "Whatever the mechanics... More »

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plagiarism • Maureen Dowd • columnists • Talking Points Memo • Josh Marshall

Dowd Sorry for 'Plagiarizing' Liberal Blog

Says Josh Marshall passage came unattributed from a pal

May 18, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of Talking Points Memo did a doubletake when they got to a passage in Maureen Dowd's column yesterday on the timing of Bush use of torture; Josh Marshall had written the same thing—short of three words—three days back. Dowd has corrected her column online, and the New ... More »

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newspaper • New York Times • plagiarism • blog • Maureen Dowd • Talking Points Memo • op-ed

 Fired 'Noose' Prof 
 Sues Columbia for $200M 

Plagiarism allegation was 'cooked up,' lawyer says

Apr 23, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Columbia University professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing her former school for $200 million. Madonna Constantine’s reputation was ruined by the “baseless” allegation, her lawyer tells CNN. The black professor has previously charged that the noose... More »

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Columbia University • plagiarism • professor • noose • civil lawsuits • Madonna Constantine • Teachers College • firing

(Newser) - Scientists suspected of plagiarism have answered questionnaires explaining why they did it, USA Today reports. After researchers found that 1 in 200 papers is a rip-off, they contacted about 160 alleged thieves for explanations. "Over time, the responses just got crazier and crazier," said one researcher. "There's... More »

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plagiarism • science • data theft • scientist

(Newser) - Coldplay has denied guitarist Joe Satriani's claims that the band lifted elements from one of his songs for its Grammy-nominated hit, “Viva la Vida,” the BBC reports. Papers filed in Los Angeles assert that the tune uses “substantial original portions” of Satriani’s “If I Could... More »

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music • plagiarism • lawsuit • Coldplay • Joe Satriani • Viva la Vida • instrumental

 Seinfeld
 Defense:
 Lawsuits
 are Funny

Sez silly suits are fodder for routine

Aug 28, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license... More »

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New York City • free speech • plagiarism • Jerry Seinfeld • First Amendment • celebrity • stand up comedy • slander • frivolous lawsuits • civil lawsuits • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks

 Columbia Cans 'Noose'
 Prof Over Plagiarism 

Teacher rejects allegations as conspiracy

Jun 25, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Columbia University professor who last year sparked racial controversy after finding a noose hanging from her door has been fired over allegations of plagiarism, CNN reports. Madonna Constantine, a faculty member at the university’s Teachers College, claims the decision is the result of a plot against her. More »

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Columbia University • plagiarism • noose • Madonna Constantine

Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

Brooklyn band claims Brit rockers lifted
Viva la Vida tune

Jun 19, 08 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coldplay is hotly denying allegations of plagiarism from a Brooklyn-based indie band, the Independent reports. Members of the Creaky Boards say the melody of the British band's new album's title track Viva la Vida was lifted from a tune of theirs called The Songs I Didn't Write. Coldplay members insist... More »

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plagiarism • song • Coldplay • rock music • bands • Chris Martin

 Hannah Montana: Plagiarist? 

Cyrus tune sounds awfully familiar

May 16, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s not easy being a rockstar. Just ask Miley Cyrus, who’s just finished apologizing for sultry Annie Leibovitz shots that shocked some of her fans (or at least their parents) and now is being accused of ripping off her new song “Rockstar,” the New York ... More »

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plagiarism • Disney • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

Plagiarist Priests May Face Jail Time in Poland

Church tries to curb problem of online sermon swiping

Apr 26, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Polish priests don’t stop their plagiarizing ways, they could be slapped with a fine or even thrown in jail for 3 years, church authorities warn. Uninspired priests have been swiping their homilies off the Internet, and “unfortunately the practice has become more usual than not,” said... More »

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Catholic Church • plagiarism • Poland • sermon

 Clintonites: Obama's Copying Us

Hillary says opponent's pilfering all her best ideas

Apr 21, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign is fuming at what it perceives as Barack Obama's plagiarism of its policy ideas, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I came up with that a year ago,” Clinton said of the stimulus package her rival is boosting. Obama's formula, her advisers argue, is glomming onto a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • plagiarism • economic stimulus package • Iraq war

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