Academic Integrity: Plagiarism in the Real World

Take a look at the examples below and discuss!

Article #1: OSU PhD Revoked for Plagiarism

Article #2: Stephen Ambrose, Author--The Plagiarist      Forbes

Article #3: Ed Sheeran Sued for $20 million

Article #4: Hungarian President Quits after Plagiarism Row

Article #5: Walmart Heiress Pays for Homework

Article #6: Opal book Similar to other books

• Band of Brothers Author Accused of Plagiarism

  Historian Stephen Ambrose caught plagiarizing
• Bernie Ebbers Crooked CEO

  Worldcom CEO sentenced to 25 years in prison for securities fraud
• CBS The Problem With Plagiarism Story

  Man plagiarizes many books including James Bond novels
• Ed Sheeran Sued $20 Million For Alleged Plagiarism

  Song writers claim Sheeran ripped off one of their songs
• Hungarian President Quits After Plagiarism Row

  President of Hungary dissertation plagiarism leads to resignation

• Jayson Blair of New York Times Plagiarizes
  Jayson Blair plagiarized and faked numerous articles for the New York Times
          10-Year anniversary of his resignation

• Jay Z Agrees To Pay Royalties To Swiss Jazz Player

  Jay Z used a sample without permission
• Jury Orders Robin Thicke & Pharrel Williams To Pay 7.4 Million

  Jury finds Thicke and Williams guilty of infringement
• Kaavya Viswanathan's Opal Similar To More Books

  Young author Kaavya Viswanathan finds herself in more hot water
• Kenneth Lay, The Enron Crook

  Convicted of conspiracy and fraud for his roll in the Enron scandal
• Khardashian Make-up Lawsuit

  Sisters reach settlement with Lee Tillet Inc.
• Man Reaches 1 Million Wikipedia Edits

  Is this good or bad?
• Melania Trump Speech vs Michelle Obama's Speech
• Ohio State Student Plagiarizes Dissertation

  Woman has diploma revoked and must pay compensation
• Harvard author plagiarized parts of first novel
• Professor sues students - Copyright infringement
• Sam Smith To Pay Royalties to Tom Petty

  A costly mistake
• These Are the Five Phrases Taylor Swift Just Applied to Trademark

  Swift moves to protect her intellectual property
• UCF Cheating Scandal

  Professor catches 1/3 of class cheating on a Strategic Management test