Academic Integrity Workshops: Plagiarism in the Real World

Take a look at the examples below and discuss!

Article #1: Diploma Revoked OSU Graduate

Article #2: 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 (New!)

  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.
• 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 Viswanathanfinds 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 Convention Speech Seems To Plagiarize Michelle Obama (New!)
• Ohio State Student Plagiarizes Dissertation

  Woman has diploma revoked and must pay compensation.
• Parents of Harvard's Chick-Lit Plagiarist Die in Plane Crash

  The stigma of plagiarism lives on.
• Parents of Harvard author who plagiarized parts of first novel die in plane crash
• 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 (New!)

  Swift moves to protect her intellectual property.
• UCF Cheating Scandal

  Professor catches 1/3 of class cheating on a Strategic Management Test
• Vanilla Ice vs Queen and Bowie

  You be the judge!
• Wal-Mart Heiress Loses Diploma

  Heiress paid roommate to do her college assignments.