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Copiers<p>Stolen music, anyone? Here: 😀</p><p>Original (1979): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCfRrTaqkGI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=BCfRrTaqkGI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Copy (2000): <a href="https://youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=52" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=52</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=158" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=158</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=477" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qfl6uRZJ0XM?t=477</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> etc.</p><p>This 2000 Bollywood "film" had more copied music! See <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112303787747459501" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11230</span><span class="invisible">3787747459501</span></a> 😀</p><p>For more stolen-by-Bollywood songs, visit <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm67tu2jjkdv2qf5gjtxreq?si=4ae6313f63e8476a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6</span><span class="invisible">7tu2jjkdv2qf5gjtxreq?si=4ae6313f63e8476a</span></a> 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Bollywood stole a 1960s theme in 1995: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/113317341501324649" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11331</span><span class="invisible">7341501324649</span></a> 😀 They stole the *same* theme again that *same* year! 😀</p><p>Original (1961): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfx-sh-cyNo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Zfx-sh-cyNo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Copy (1995): <a href="https://youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=59" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=59</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=86" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=86</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=157" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=157</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=273" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lLnJduse8vA?t=273</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> etc.</p><p>For more stolen songs, visit <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm67tu2jjkdv2qf5gjtxreq?si=4ae6313f63e8476a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6</span><span class="invisible">7tu2jjkdv2qf5gjtxreq?si=4ae6313f63e8476a</span></a> 😀</p><p>Also:<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112326436736463355" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11232</span><span class="invisible">6436736463355</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112303787747459501" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11230</span><span class="invisible">3787747459501</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112603890322541643" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11260</span><span class="invisible">3890322541643</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112666175125936650" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11266</span><span class="invisible">6175125936650</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/110712695125193886" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11071</span><span class="invisible">2695125193886</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Plagiarism Spotlight! 😀</p><p>First, a new post type: Guess the Original! 😀 We’ll post a Bollywood song (a copy, of course! 😀) and readers will have to guess the original 😀 We’ll also provide a link to the post with the answer.</p><p>Now, the new Plagiarism Spotlight <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>playlist</span></a>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41neVyrnXyKNODf0vKVUQA?si=95dc711950dd4e6f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/playlist/41ne</span><span class="invisible">VyrnXyKNODf0vKVUQA?si=95dc711950dd4e6f</span></a> 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Oy, let's pop over to that eastern entertainment industry today, and check out some (more) of its plagiaristic tendencies, eh? 😀</p><p>Original (1967): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frWZSAZWs1g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=frWZSAZWs1g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Copy (1994): <a href="https://youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=38" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=38</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=116" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=116</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=182" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=182</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=277" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/o4gKVaT3QQE?t=277</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> etc.</p><p>Like we wrote, we still got lots (of plagiarism) to explore here! 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>A quick-&amp;-short copied-music post, anyone? Okay, here: 😀</p><p>Original (1992): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO_bb_dzSY4&amp;t=103s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=vO_bb_dzSY</span><span class="invisible">4&amp;t=103s</span></a><br>Copy (1995): <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=41" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=41</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=94" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=94</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=210</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=388" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=388</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> etc.</p><p>More Made-In-Bollywood copies in the coming weeks and, in thirty minutes, a bonus end-of-month post! 😎 Stay tuned…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>A quick-&amp;-short copied-music post, anyone? Okay, here: 😀</p><p>Original (1992): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO_bb_dzSY4&amp;t=103s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=vO_bb_dzSY</span><span class="invisible">4&amp;t=103s</span></a><br>Copy (1995): <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=41" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=41</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=94" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=94</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=210</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=388" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zFqoCacEYn4?t=388</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> etc.</p><p>More Made-In-Bollywood copies in the coming weeks, folks! 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Posters (below) for a 2003 American comedy (left) and for this 2008 Bollywood “film”: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/112094282532430986" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11209</span><span class="invisible">4282532430986</span></a> (right). The Bollywood “film” was accused of copying the American movie's poster. 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poster</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Copied scenes!</p><p>Note: when a Bollywood "film" is featured in a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HallOfShame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HallOfShame</span></a> post, it is automatically implied that besides plot elements, the “film” has *also* copied scenes and sequences from the original. 😀</p><p>As an example, here are some scenes and sequences the 2021 “film” from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/110927847774092321" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11092</span><span class="invisible">7847774092321</span></a> copied 😀 :</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/SAeETV58Tv4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/SAeETV58Tv4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/k0zUuUcRYm0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/k0zUuUcRYm0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(As seen in <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/110992963218065396" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11099</span><span class="invisible">2963218065396</span></a>, this "film" copied other elements too! 😀)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Korea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopiedScene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopiedScene</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Hall of Shame!</p><p>Rewind to 2006:<br>Today’s “film”, a pioneer of sorts, 😀 plagiarized/cloned a popular Korean movie, becoming one of the earliest Bollywood “films” to do so.</p><p>Fast Forward to 2021:<br>Latest product of the “let’s-copy-as-many-Korean-movies-as-possible” trend that’s still apparently rocking Bollywood: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/110927847774092321" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11092</span><span class="invisible">7847774092321</span></a> (also see <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/110992963218065396" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Copiers/11099</span><span class="invisible">2963218065396</span></a>) 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Korea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HallOfShame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HallOfShame</span></a></p>
Copiers<p>Hall of Shame: Retro Edition!</p><p>Another copy-paste Bollywood “film” that was also a so-called hit back in the 1990s. </p><p>Freaky Fact!<br>This wasn’t the first time the original 1934 movie was plagiarized by Bollywood – at least two other copy-paste versions preceded it. More on them in the coming weeks... 😀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrankCapra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankCapra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HallOfShame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HallOfShame</span></a></p>