Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has fired an employee for using an artist's work on a company website without permission. The image, which was used as the lead banner on Xiaomi Spain’s website, has been taken down and the company has admitted to being in the wrong and apologised to the artist, Peter Tarka.
A comedian who appeared on America's Got Talent received plaudits for a skit, but there are strong similarities to an act from 1975.
A Canadian fashion label has said a design for one of its dresses was copied by another brand and sold on the websites of big retailers.
A Chinese artist has been accused by a Belgian painter of ripping off his works for years.
Artist Ai Weiwei is suing carmaker Volkswagen for featuring his artwork as a backdrop for one of their advertisements.
The suspect who allegedly set fire to an animation studio in Japan has claimed that the studio stole an idea for a novel from him. The fire in Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building has claimed at least 33 lives.
Toy company Lego, which has been accused of stealing an idea from a fan submission for a set it released in June, has defended itself by saying "great minds think alike."
A request for proposal from Blackberry with a particular clause is such a turn-off for public relations agencies that one agency has even refused to pitch to them.
Kim Kardashian has been accused of copying the design of a pair of sunglasses by designer Emilio Pucci.
Safaricom, the largest telco in Kenya, has been accused of stealing the idea for a new service from an individual who previously pitched it to them.
Independent fashion designers often complain of bigger brands ripping off their designs. And five of them gave concrete examples in an interview with BBC of their designs being copied by big companies.
A photographer who is responsible for one of the most iconic images of all time has failed in his attempt to get the Supreme Court to listen to his case against Nike for copying his photograph.
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