One Direction are defending the plagiarism of their new song

The guys from One Direction want to settle the issue of plagiarism in one of his songs due to the backlog of messages that have been sent by the social network Twitter accusing them of robbery with a song by The...

Single from Justin Bieber, plagiarized from a song by M. Jackson

If everyone thought the only person who could discover plagiarism was Madonna against Lady Gaga, and she can make life miserable, you are all very wrong. Here is the Canadian singer Justin Bieber who with his...

Plagiarism Claims Take Down Germany's Darling Defense Minister

"Few political careers have been launched with such fury and gained so much traction in such a short span of time as that of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. In just two years, the 39-year-old aristocrat, who is married to an heir of Otto von Bismarck, rose from a virtual unknown...

German 'plagiarism' minister Guttenberg drops doctorate

"German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has temporarily renounced his doctorate title following accusations of plagiarism. German media allege several passages of his 2006 thesis were lifted from other people's work. The minister strongly denied...

Zachery Kouwe: NY Times Reporter Investigated for Plagiarism

The New York Times is investigating one of its own business reporters, Zachery Kouwe, for plagiarism after they noticed what looked to be a pattern of plagiarized content over the past year. The news was broke in...

Black Eyed Peas Being Sued by Phoenix Phenom over 'Boom Boom Pow'

The Black Eyed Peas are being sued for plagiarism over their Grammy-nominated song Boom Boom Pow by Phoenix Phenom and Manfred Mohr, the singer and co-witer of Boom Dynamite. Phenom and Mohr claim that Fergie,...

View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck sued by Susan Hasset over diet book

The View's co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being sued for copyright infringement over her book about celiac disease by Susan Hasset, from Massachusetts. Susan Hasset says that part of her book was stolen and used in Elisabeth's book 'The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival...

Al Gore Shares Thoughts on Earth Day Eve

Two years ago this week, I was invited to a lavish estate in the upscale Nashville suburb of Belle Meade and given the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview of Al Gore about his about-to-be-published book,...

Media mistakes and mishaps for 2008

Media screw ups in 2008 have provided a bountiful harvest for Craig Silverman's annual The Year in Media Errors and Corrections published on his website regrettheerror.com. Silverman has assembled a jaw-dropping...

Coldplay Respond To Satriani Infringement Lawsuit

Coldplay have responded to the recent copyright infringement lawsuit brought on by musician Joe Satriani. Satriani claims the band’s recent hit single, ‘Viva La Vida‘, ripped of his 2004 song ‘If I Could...

Coldplay Sued For Plagiarism By American Musician

Coldplay have found themselves at the center of a lawsuit brought against them by American guitarist Joe Satriani for plagiarism. Satriani claims the band’s recent hit single, ‘Viva La Vida‘, ripped of his...

British Journalist Drunkenly Quits Post goes to Work for Obama

British Journalist Works for Obama Campaign and Quits his Job See Video"A British journalist for The Birmingham Mail newspaper was caught on tape, slumped on a Miami sidewalk, attempting to file plagiarized copy for his paper on a laptop, and ultimately telling his boss back...

Cambridge students 'plagiarising'

A recent poll carried out at the prestigious Cambridge University in the UK showed that nearly half of all students there admitted to plagiarism. In the age of the internet, it seems that plagiarism has become copmmonplace amongst university students."Almost half of students...

Canada PM Harper faces plagiarism charges

This iraq is creating problem for everybody, this war paty of US led coalition have some inherent political cost, Mr Harper seems to be paying that. " Canadian politicians accused Conservative Prime Minister...

Several Indian films could be sued for plagiarism

"Seeking investment for Indian film industry is proving to be a double-edged weapon. With a growth rate of almost 17 per cent, Indian Entertainment and Media industry is flourishing. Iconic film-makers such as...

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