2025 was a year dominated by AI-related headlines. So naturally, we're looking at the big copyright and plagiarism stories that have nothing to do with AI. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/29/5... #Copyright #Plagiarism #2025

Dark and Darker dispute heads to South Korean Supreme Court, copyright fight looms over Indian film Homebound and Mariah Carey wins attorneys’ fees. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/29/3... Sources: @rollingstone.com #Copyright #DarkAndDarker #MariahCarey #SouthKorea

Hallmark is well known for making dozens of Christmas movies every year. So what happens when they tackle the authorship of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/23/p... #Plagiarism #Hallmark #HallmarkChristmasMovies

Activists scrape the entire Spotify catalog. New York Times reporter sues AI companies. Brazil convicts owner of YouTube streaming ripping site. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/23/3... Sources: @billboard.com #Copyright #Spotify #AI #Brazil

For over 100 years, a debate has raged about who wrote T'was the Night Before Christmas. However, nearly all the evidence points in one direction. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/22/w... #Plagiarism #TheNightBeforeChristmas #Poem #Poetry

Google sues SerpApi over alleged scraping, attorneys battle over copyrightability of "dem bow," and Nigeria's Copyright Commission destroys pirated books. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/22/3... Sources: @ppc.land @courthousenews.bsky.social #Copyright #Google #DMCA #DemBow

Heidi Anderson, the president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, filed a defamation lawsuit against the former professor accusing her of plagiarism. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/18/h... #Plagiarism #Defamation #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity

Adobe sued by author over AI training; Indian company ordered to cease using pirated software; GoDaddy to unmask owners of 100+ domains. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/17/t... Sources: @blakebrittain.bsky.social @reuters.com @thehindu.com #Copyright #Adobe #AI #GoDaddy

Robots.txt has had a good 30+ year run, but it's time to realize that it's not just losing relevance, it's dying. AI companies ultimately are what killed it. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/17/t... #Copyright #DMCA #AI #RobotsTXT #Scraping

Disney and James Cameron sued again by animator; copyright takedowns follow leaked Avengers trailer; Belgian journalists fight copyright tax. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/17/3... Sources: @reuters.com @blakebrittain.bsky.social @ign.com @tomphillipseg.bsky.social #Copyright #Disney #Avengers

Smaller content creators are often left out of the discussion when it comes to AI. The Copymight Coalition hopes to fix that. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/16/t... #Copyright #AI #CopymightCoalition

Judge advances 3 Ziff Davis copyright claims against OpenAI, CoStar/Zillow case moves to Seattle, and just 3% of UK support AI opt-out regime. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/16/3... Sources: @courthousenews.bsky.social @housingwire.com.web.brid.gy @theguardian.com #Copyright #OpenAI #Zillow

University of Maryland President Darryl Pines has been cleared of plagiarism. But why did it take 15 months to do so? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/15/u... #Plagiarism #UniversityOfMaryland #UMD

New bill aims to clarify how the Register of Copyrights is appointed. 10cc claims manager ignores copyright termination and BRMC C&Ds DHS. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/15/3... #Copyright #CopyrightTermination #10cc #BRMC

Grammarly has updated its Authorship tool, correcting an issue that enabled users to launder AI text. However, some problems do remain. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/11/g... #Plagiarism #AI #Grammarly

Disney signs major deal with OpenAI, immediately sends cease-and-desist to Google. Sculptor suing Jeff Koons faces skeptical appeals court. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/11/3... Sources: @cnbc.com @ashleycapoot.cnbc.com @variety.com @reuters.com @blakebrittain.bsky.social #Disney #OpenAI

Both the EU and India have proposed a compulsory license regime for AI training. How would it work, and is it the answer to AI's copyright woes? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/10/i... #Copyright #AI #EU #AI

EU Parliament report calls for compulsory licensing to AI companies. Indian photographer seeks $2 million in damages. Swedish pirate booty sold at auction. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/10/3... Sources: @pymnts.bsky.social @scroll.in #Copyright #EUParliament #India #Sweden

As Public Domain Day approaches, another iconic character will have its debut lapse into the public domain. However, this one may not go quietly. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/09/t... #Copyright #PublicDomain #BettyBoop

Taylor Swift seeks dismissal of lyrics lawsuit, India's government recommends blanket licensing for AI and Dana White takes credit for StreamEast takedown. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/09/3... Sources: @dexerto.bsky.social #Copyright #TaylorSwift #AI #India #UFC

Cynthia Erivo is on top of the world with a box office smash and a best-selling book. But one downside of celebrity is the unreasonable standards you're held to. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/08/c... #Wicked #Plagiarism #Attribution #Citation

New York Times and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity; Epidemic Sound files second lawsuit against Meta; Japan turns to AI to fight piracy. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/08/3... Sources: @cnbc.com @ashleycapoot.cnbc.com @scmp.com #Copyright #NewYorkTimes #Perplexity #AI

A recent examination of peer reviews submitted to the upcoming International Conference on Learning Representations found that many were AI-generated. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/04/a... #AI #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity

OpenAI loses fight to keep chat logs secret, Tencent halts testing of new game ahead of lawsuit, and Bungie reaches agreement with plagiarized artist. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/04/3... Sources: @blakebrittain.bsky.social @reuters.com @gibiz.bsky.social @kotaku.com @vixx.bsky.social

Chainsaw Man is a massive success at the box office. But with the new release comes a new audience. With that, more questions about homage vs. plagiarism. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/03/c... #Plagiarism #ChainsawMan #Homage

CoStar agrees to move Zillow case; pirate site counter sues publisher for fraud; NFL player wins fair use decision at the Copyright Claims Board. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/03/3... Sources: @housingwire.com.web.brid.gy @sportico.bsky.social @mccannsportslaw.bsky.social #Copyright #Zillow

Copyright scams are becoming increasingly common. As I learned, no one is safe from impersonation and manipulation, even me. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/02/h... #Copyright #ScamAlert #Security

Supreme Court hears arguments in the Cox case, the entertainment industry backs Reuters in AI case, and a Texas bar closes following an ASCAP lawsuit. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/02/3... Sources: @blakebrittain.bsky.social @reuters.com @mysanantonio.com #Copyright #ASCAP #AI

At the last minute, Apple postponed the debut of its new series, The Hunt, following allegations that it was plagiarized from a 50-year-old book. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/01/a... #Copyright #Plagiarism #Apple #AppleTVPlus

US Supreme Court to hear opening arguments in Cox case; Supreme Court postpones ruling on Register of Copyrights; Three 6 Mafia settles sampling case. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/12/01/3... Sources: @reuters.com @blakebrittain.bsky.social @scotusblog.com @complex.com #Copyright #SCOTUS #Cox

AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t... #AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright

Pirate TV service Photocall goes offline, library group pivots in fight against Anna's Archive, and UK minister backs artists in fight over AI. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/3... Sources: @bleepingcomputer.com @serghei.bsky.social @theguardian.com @robert-booth.bsky.social #Copyright #AI

Warner settles and reaches a licensing agreement with Udio. YTS reemerges under a new domain, and Paul McCartney releases a silent track in protest. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/20/3... Sources: @techcrunch.com @aishamalik.bsky.social @theguardian.com #Copyright #Udio #WarnerMusicGroup #AI

Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay $3.2 million over manga piracy. Indian police shutter iBomma, and LaLiga threatens broadcasters. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/19/3... Sources: @afp.com #Copyright #Manga #Cloudflare #LaLiga

Batman Beyond featured a younger Batman, a cyberpunk setting, and a new world of villains. But how did it handle plagiarism? www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/18/p... #Copyright #BatmanBeyond #Plagiarism #DC

An author tries suing Taylor Swift again, X users are warned about fake DMCA notices, and Bungie settles a case with a sci-fi author. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/18/3... Sources: @newsweek.com @forbes.com @thegamepost.com #Copyright #TaylorSwift #X #DMCA #Bungie #Destiny2

In January 2022, the NFT platform Voiceverse was at the center of an embarrassing plagiarism scandal. Years later, it was clearly a warning of what was to come. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/17/a... #Copyright #Plagiarism #NFTs #AI

Judge rules AI summaries may infringe copyright, MakerWorld targets Chinese copycats, and Sony shuts down Concord revitalization effort. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/17/3... Sources: @copyrightlately.bsky.social @eurogamer.bsky.social @vixx.bsky.social #Copyright #AI #MakerWorld #Sony

For as long as there's been an internet, there's been a tug-of-war between sites and users. Agentic browsers could escalate that fight to new levels. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/13/a... #AI #AgenticAI #Perplexity #Amazon

SCOTUS declines to hear Eleanor case, YouTuber arrested in India over pirated clips, and Amazon Fire TV now blocks pirate apps. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/13/3... Sources: @9to5google.com @nexusben.com #Copyright #GoneIn60Seconds #Eleanor #Amazon #FireTV

Two papers were recently retracted for using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale without a license. However, the history of the MMAS is complicated. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/12/t... #Copyright #Research #Trademark #PublicDomain

German court rules OpenAI is violating songwriters' copyrights, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wins photography case, and Cox files new briefs with the Supreme Court. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/12/3... Sources: @theguardian.com @deborahcole.bsky.social @philipoltermann.bsky.social @billboard.com

No main PT post today. Went down a rabbit hole on a wild story that I'll publish Wednesday (after the holiday).

UK man avoids prison for selling pirate subscriptions, South Korea music association says Google is unfair and CyberGhost DMCA's critical article. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/10/3... Sources: @manchestereveningnews.co.uk @techdirt.com #Copyright #DMCA #IPTV #SouthKorea

Grammarly's Authorship tool is billed as a powerful way to prove that your words are authentic. Even though it allows you to easily launder AI-generated text. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/06/h... #Grammarly #AI #AcademicIntegrity #Writing

Netflix faces a lawsuit over F1 series. The tech industry asks India to loosen restrictions on AI training. Google has removed 749 million Anna's Archive URLs www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/06/3... Sources: @thr.com #copyright #F1 #India #Netflix

Researcher Lindsey Olson has filed a lawsuit against several lawyers who she alleges used her expert witness report without a license. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/05/l... #Copyright #ExpertWitness #legal

Danish rights group Koda sues AI company Suno. South African pirate service shuttered. And Indian author sues over an upcoming film. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/05/3... Sources: @billboard.com #Copyright #AI #Suno #SouthAfrica #India

Last week, Getty Images announced a new deal with Perplexity. However, it's a deal that seems to offer nothing and risks hurting Getty's hard-won reputation. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/04/t... #PerplexityAI #AI #GettyImages #Copyright

Getty loses key case against Stability AI. Warner Bros. Discovery and TNT seek site blocking, and professors push SCOTUS to grant copyright in AI works. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/04/3... Sources: @reuters.com #Copyright #AI #GettyImages #UK