A Separation director Asghar Farhadi cleared of plagiarism claims, says agent
The double Oscar winner’s film A Hero won the grand prix at Cannes in 2021 but was the subject of an alleged copyright infringement brought by a former student
February 2024
How to get away with AI-generated essays
Letters: Prof Paul Kleiman on putting ChatGPT to the test on his work. Plus letters from Michael Bulley and Dr Paul Flewers
January 2024
Bill Ackman ‘losing it’ over plagiarism allegations against wife, Axel Springer says
Business Insider ran reports on Neri Oxman, wife of billionaire investor who helped oust Harvard head over alleged plagiarism
Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations
After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation
Harvard’s Claudine Gay was ousted for ‘plagiarism’. How serious was it really?
Gay resigned amid claims of plagiarism, but was it the person being accused rather than the violation itself that brought about her downfall?
December 2023
African writer ruined by row with Graham Greene finally gets chance to shine
Fifty years after being accused of plagiarism, book is reissued in a bid to rehabilitate gifted Malian author Yambo Ouologuem
October 2023
How common is plagiarism in the publishing industry?
The shadow chancellor’s new book has come under scrutiny for lifting passages of text from other sources without acknowledgment. Academic writers explore how this can happen
April 2023
‘It’s called stealing’: new allegations of plagiarism against Roy Lichtenstein
Pop art founder made millions, but the comic book artists he copied struggled financially
March 2023
‘ChatGPT said I did not exist’: how artists and writers are fighting back against AI
From lawsuits to IT hacks, the creative industries are deploying a range of tactics to protect their jobs and original work from automation
January 2023
One woman’s forgotten story reveals a dirty truth about Africa’s written histories
My mentor John Hughes taught me how to write. Then he plagiarised my work
Joseph Earp
November 2022
Now AI can write students’ essays for them, will everyone become a cheat?
Rob Reich
Teachers and parents can’t detect this new form of plagiarism. Tech companies could step in – if they had the will to do so, says Rob Reich, professor of political science
July 2022
Dr Zhivago’s heroine takes centre stage in plagiarism row
Courtroom battle looms as author argues her book revealing inspiration for character became basis of an American novel
June 2022
Australian arts in focus
Literary experts find John Hughes’ plagiarism defence unconvincing
John Hughes: I am not a plagiarist – and here’s why
John Hughes
May 2022
Writer’s essay on why she plagiarized her book removed for … plagiarism
Jumi Bello’s essay was briefly published on the Literary Hub website until it was revealed she had again lifted material
March 2022
Sports concussion expert who resigned amid plagiarism claims accused of copying more articles
‘They took my world’: fashion giant Shein accused of art theft
October 2021
‘Only two pages’ of Luxembourg PM’s university thesis were not plagiarised
Former MasterChef contestant’s book pulled amid plagiarism accusations
