Gag warfare: standups in legal row over ‘stolen’ comedy routine – The Guardian
‘Kae Kurd begins libel case at high court against Darius Davies over public accusations of plagiarism.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: plagiarism
BBC accused of breaching trademarked ‘Slay in Your Lane’ book title in #ChangeTheSport campaign – Daily Telegraph
‘An author has criticised the BBC for plagiarising her trademarked book title, saying that securing legal rights “won’t actually stop white women or big organisations ripping you off”. Yomi Adegoke wrote Slay in Your Lane alongside Elizabeth Uviebinene, which they describe as a “black women’s bible”, and trademarked the term when the book was released.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Essay mills’ legislation is overdue, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘New legislation to combat so-called ‘essay mills’ is overdue, an expert in universities law has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
Watchdog to pursue essay-cheat websites – BBC News
‘The universities watchdog is being asked to pursue websites advertising essay-writing services for students.’
BBC News, 21st February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Electronic plagiarism? The dangers of the cut-and-paste – UK Human Rights Blog
“A judge hears a case and accepts one party’s version. That party provides a convincing closing speech (in a Word document) which the judge lifts, makes some modifications, and circulates as his judgment.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
BBC Worldwide to sue Silvio Berlusconi’s TV network – BBC News
“BBC Worldwide is suing an Italian television network owned by Silvio Berlusconi over claims that it has copied Strictly Come Dancing.”
BBC News, 21st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
JK Rowling ‘plagiarism’ case fails – BBC News
“A legal claim that JK Rowling lifted the plot of one of her Harry Potter books from the work of another writer is to go no further.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry Potter plagiarism claim struck out – The Guardian
“A claim that Harry Potter author JK Rowling lifted the plot of one of her books from the work of another writer has been struck out after the claimant failed to meet a deadline for paying the first instalment of £1.5m into court as security for costs.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harry Potter and the Order of the High Court – The Lawyer
“The man who is suing Harry Potter author JK Rowling and publishers Bloomsbury has been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m as security for costs or the claim will be struck out.”
The Lawyer, 6th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Hero’ GP suspended for plagiarising fellow doctor’s work – Daily Telegraph
“A leading GP who was made an MBE last month for his work with violent patients has been suspended for six months for plagiarising another doctor’s work.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Persaud suspended from practice for three months over plagiarism – The Guardian
“It was the scale of his dishonesty which did for Dr Raj Persaud, the celebrity psychiatrist who was reprimanded and suspended from practice for three months by the General Medical Council last night.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Persaud dishonest, GMC rules – The Guardian
“Celebrity psychiatrist Raj Persaud was dishonest and brought his profession into disrepute by cutting and pasting experts’ papers into his articles and a book, the General Medical Council found yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2008
Sourcre: www.guardian.co.uk
Raj Persaud: TV psychiatrist faces plagiarism hearing – The Guardian
“Britain’s best-known psychiatrist will appear before a disciplinary hearing today over allegations of plagiarism.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
