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Was Mickey Mouse Involved in a Crime?

April 22, 2023April 20, 2023 mkeierleber

What do you picture when you hear “Mickey Mouse” – Disneyland? Happiness? Childish innocence? Maybe the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse TV show? Any way you think of Disney’s character, you most likely aren’t thinking of Mickey as a character hooked on drugs and alcohol, participating in “illicit” behaviors such as sex

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Shein Dupes Wreck Havoc on Small Businesses

December 13, 2021October 22, 2024 Maya Williams

Shein. The bane of small artist’s and business owner’s existence. Started in October of 2008, Shein is an online company whose extreme amount of different styles of clothing has captured the attention of young adults around the world. Characterized by sexy, trendy styles, Shein clothing is a fast and easy

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Disney’s Day of the Dead Fiasco

December 11, 2021December 10, 2021 Lauren Holliday

It’s no secret that Disney is a massive media conglomerate. It has seen long lasting success since Walt Disney founded it in 1923, allowing it to be nostalgic and meaningful to several generations now, and rack up a long list of franchises, making it one of the most influential media

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Looking to Pirate a Show or Film? Click Here!

December 1, 2021March 9, 2022 anonymous

If you are looking to watch a hit box-office film without paying a dime, you are in luck. This guide is going to highlight how you can pirate any show or film like many others are doing — without repercussions. A recent study has shown that pirated video materials obtain

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A Brand Built Off of Piracy

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Ben Soto

Over the past decade, the New York-based skateboarding and streetwear brand Supreme has grown at an astounding rate and to an incredible size. Nowadays, practically anyone can recognize the classical white on red box logo that portrays the company’s image. In its early stages, Supreme was viewed as a very

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Copyright Injustice in Comics

November 16, 2021 Chad Keefer

Who is copyright law meant to protect? If you were to look at Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the US Constitution, you would presume that copyright law protects the work of “authors and inventors,” however, in practice it is easy to see that this is not the truth.

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The Sinister Motive Behind Fortnite’s Emotes

September 19, 2021September 29, 2021 emchale6349

The repeatable, memorable nature of viral dances is by design. Creators and influencers make moves that appeal to the masses, not only to view but to imitate and respond in their own posts. The most popular of viral dances may have millions of imitations by viewers, fans, and other aspiring

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Eyes Inward, Ears Covered

November 8, 2020April 2, 2021 Abbey Korte

TikTok is an app that’s been creating much hubbub in the news and even more issues in the last year than almost any other social media app in the past. This is an app that allows users to make videos up to one minute long and use either original sounds

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Illegal Fan Art

September 22, 2020February 14, 2021 Alexa Joy Fernandez

  Whether a book, a television show, a cartoon, or a comic, there is a fanbase for almost every series on the planet, and where there is a fanbase, fan art is bound to be found. Fan art is often a very controversial topic (the debate of legality and if

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A New Kind of Forgery

December 13, 2018February 14, 2021 Parnaz Rezaie Boroon

Would you undergo plastic surgery for art? French artist, ORLAN, has drastically challenged how far one will go for art by utilizing her body as an architectural canvas. She has undergone many facial and body alterations to represent pieces of artwork and enact performances. For example, in 1990, ORLAN underwent

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