C-Monster, whose daily digest is a must-read, is experiencing what most bloggers dread

Posted by Joanne on Oct 15, 2008 | Comments | Link

Everyone loves After Hours. But it turns out a “significant portion of the movie’s first 30 minutes, in fact—were brazenly lifted from ‘Lies,’ a 1982 NPR Playhouse monologue by Joe Frank,” says Panopoticist, who pieced it together after reading in a Salon profile, he was “paid handsomely by producers of a Hollywood film (which he won’t name) that plagiarized his dialogue.” (via.) But karma prevails: Joe Frank’s audience continues to grow, and the plagiarizing screenwriter was a washup by the late 80s.

Posted by Joanne on May 27, 2008 | Comments | Link

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