A Florida-based advertising agency creates a mock campaign for the Libertarian candidate in the US presidential election, and promptly saw Gary Johnson's campaign use it ...without compensation.
A suit against Warner Bros has taken another step forward, with a Los Angeles Court reportedly rejecting the studio's bid to evade a claim by artist Joe DeVito.
Instagram copies what Snapchat is doing, Snapchat is immitating Instagram. Some commentators suggest this is idea theft. But is it really, or is copying just standard practise when you catch up with competitors?
In what is fast becoming the "pay-to-pitch" scandal, Singapore Management University has asked advertising agencies wanting to win their creative, digital and media business to pay S$100 just to take part in the tender. But paying for tenders is just one of several issues agencies face in their day-to-day work. Having their ideas stolen is another.
An actor is claiming the idea for the TV show Empire was stolen from him by the show’s creator, but the courts have said they do not think so…twice.
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