"Churnalism" Plug-in To Automatically Scan News Sites For Plagiarism

In an effort to combat and shed light on plagiarized copy in journalism, the Sunlight Foundation has partnered up with the UK-based Media Standards Trust to provide consumers with a website and downloadable browser plug-in that allows them to scan the news sites they frequent for instances of plagiarism in the articles they read.   read more

Beach House Responds to Car Commercial Controversy

Indie rock outfit Beach House has posted an informal statement in response to the public outcry over a British Volkswagen advertisement that used music eerily similar to their song “Take Care.” The tune in question, “Stories and Whispers,” was supposedly created by the London-based composition team known as Sniffy Dog, although Beach House’s original appeared on their 2010 album Teen Dream....  read more

Nick Cave Responds to Plagiarism Allegations

The Guardian reports that Nick Cave has responded to plagiarism allegations at a show on Friday, telling the crowd, “You may have read that some 17-year-old kid in Dundee is trying to sue me and is claiming to have written this song. That’s funny, because I wrote it for my wife.”...  read more

Coldplay responds to Satriani plagiarism accusation

Back in December, we reported that guitarist Joe Satriani was accusing Coldplay of plagiarizing his song, "If I Could Fly," with their undeniably catchy, monster hit, "Viva La Vida." Some of you responded saying it was all a coincidence. Why would a well-respected group like Coldplay copy Satriani, who, according to one reader, only "those stupid kids who suck at guitar" listen to regularly? ...  read more