Plagiarism Reallife examples Meredith Mc Iver speech writer

Plagiarism Real-life examples

Meredith Mc. Iver (speech writer for Melania Trump) accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama Watch: Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016 compared to Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention 2008

Michelle Obama Melania Trump “And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: like, you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't “From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise. That you treat people with respect. ”

Michelle Obama Melania Trump “And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values and to pass them on to the next generation, becaus e we want our children — and all children in this nation - to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness “They thought and showed me values and morals in their daily life. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. Because – because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your

Outcome: • Meredith Mc. Iver submitted her resignation from her position as a writer for Donald Trump. However, he did not accept her resignation. She did not face any disciplinary action. • Created controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s political campaign.

George Harrison plagiarized Ronnie Mack “He’s so fine” 1962 Ronnie Mack “My Sweet Lord” 1970 George Harrison (performed by The Chiffons) (former member of the Beatles)

“He’s so fine” Written by Ronnie Mack Performed by The Chiffons http: //mcir. usc. edu/audio_video/cases/hessofine. wma “My Sweet Lord” Written and performed by George Harrison http: //mcir. usc. edu/audio_video/cases/mysweetlord. wma Both songs played at the same time http: //mcir. usc. edu/audio_video/cases/hessofinemysweetlordsi. wma

Harrison vs. Mack outcome: • A lawsuit was filed in 1971 • In a court of law, George Harrison was found liable (responsible) for copyright infringement. • Harrison was ordered to pay more than $1. 5 million dollars but it was eventually lowered to just below $600, 000.

Examples of other plagiarism cases: CNN news editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian “An internal investigation at the network found that Marie-Louise Gumuchian had published about 50 stories containing plagiarized work. Those pieces contain a total of 128 separate instances of plagiarism, according to a CNN source. ” Outcome: • Marie-Louise Gumuchian was fired. • Many articles that Gumuchian had written were removed from CNN’s website. Others were edited to remove the parts that were copied from other sources.

Examples of other plagiarism case (continued): Scientist Jane Goodall (known for studying chimpanzees) plagiarized when writing a book named “Seeds of Hope. ” When newspaper staff read this book before it was published it was found that there were several parts that came directly from other sources which were not cited. Another big concern was that much of the copied information came from Wikipedia Outcome: Ms. Goodall apologized for the plagiarism and said that she did not do a good job when taking note. The book ended up being published much later so the plagiarized passages could be fixed before the book was released.

Sources: CNN (Cable News Network). CNN fires news editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian for Plagiarism. Written by Erik Wemple. May 16, 2014. CNN (Cable News Network). No One to Be Fired After Melania Trump Speech Plagiarism Episode. Written by Gregory Krieg, Eric Bradner and Eugene Scott. July 19, 2016. Columbia Law School and USC Gould School of Law : Music Copyright Infringement Resource. Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music 420 F. Supp. 177 (S. D. N. Y. 1976) http: //mcir. usc. edu/cases/1970 -1979/Pages/brightharrisongs. html. Retrieved February 13, 2018. NPR (National Public Radio) Rolling Stone Magazine. Songs on Trial : 12 Landmark Music Copyright Cases. https: //www. rollingstone. com/music/lists/songs-on-trial-10 -landmark-musiccopyrightcases-20160608/george-harrison-vs-the-chiffons-1976 -20160608 Wemple, Erik. "CNN fires news editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian for plagiarism [Updated]. " The Washington Post, 16 May 2014,