Compare.
Why no outcry?
And
Dancer profiles are now available! Free VIP for dancers, apply now. More info
The Ultimate Strip Club List contains adult content intended for adults only. You must be 18+ (or the age of majority where you live) to enter.
By entering you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Replies (3)
There are established standards for what is sampling and what is plagiarism, but I don't know that they are.
SJG
Shaft Drive Bicycles glendalecycles.com
Asian Eye Makeup 1.bp.blogspot.com
In general a sample is like a citation; everyone knows where it came from, or you're explicit. In music plagiarism would be Bittersweet Symphony, which ripped off the Rolling Stones and lost in court. Ice Ice Baby managed to rip off Under Pressure but get away with it, probably because it was a rap and the law was different then. The Beastie Boys couldn't release License to Ill today without huge royalty payments.
Anyways, if Mrs. Trump had copied a speech from Nancy Reagan, everyone would have shrugged. But the Republican party hated Michelle Obama.
I'm not a copyright attorney but I believe the standard for an 'original' work in fiction or music is if over 20% of it is obviously derivative its not an original work. I could be wrong on that.
A political speech however is probably more like a research paper which requires you to cite your references. Why shouldn't the press make the call if this sounds quoted verbatim from the present first lady, especially when the Trump campaign is running as political outsiders asserting that the system is broken and the party in control of the White House (which First Lady Michelle O'Bama spoke to and for) is at fault for American Decline? Mrs. Trump chose to make this a talking point without giving credit where credit was due.
Join the conversation
Sign in to reply to this discussion.