Plagiarism Archives - Media Guy Struggles https://mediaguystruggles.com/category/plagiarism/ The Media Guy. Screenwriter. Photographer. Emmy Award-winning Dreamer. Magazine editor. Ad Exec. A new breed of Mad Men. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:02:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mediaguystruggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MEDIA-GUY-1-100x100.png Plagiarism Archives - Media Guy Struggles https://mediaguystruggles.com/category/plagiarism/ 32 32 221660568 Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves https://mediaguystruggles.com/plagiarism-stopping-word-thieves/ https://mediaguystruggles.com/plagiarism-stopping-word-thieves/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:02:00 +0000 http://mediaguystruggles.com/2012/10/25/plagiarism-stopping-word-thieves/ This past Sunday, October 21, 2012, CBS Morning News aired a brilliant segment on plagiarism. Here’s an excerpt: Accusations of plagiarism have plagued writers for centuries. Shakespeare was accused of it; so was Oscar Wilde. T.S. Elliot famously stated, “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.” The Beatles’ George Harrison was sued for lifting the melody […]

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This past Sunday, October 21, 2012, CBS Morning News aired a brilliant segment on plagiarism. Here’s an excerpt:

Accusations of plagiarism have plagued writers for centuries. Shakespeare was accused of it; so was Oscar Wilde.


T.S. Elliot famously stated, “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.”


The Beatles’ George Harrison was sued for lifting the melody of “My Sweet Lord” from the Chiffons song, “He’s So Fine.”


Ray Parker Jr, who wrote the “Ghostbusters” theme, was taken to court by Huey Lewis for allegedly ripping off “I Want a New Drug.”

Called “Word for Word” you should check it out here.

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