Crissa
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- Crissa
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Transformative use. Presenting something made entirely from other parts, or altered in use substantially is not plagiarism.pla·gia·rism
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fair-use-what-transformative.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformative_use
There's also the threshold of originality: If something is simple or obvious , it can't be copyrighted.In United States copyright law, transformative use or transformation is a type of fair use that builds on a copyrighted work in a different manner or for a different purpose from the original, and thus does not infringe its holder's copyright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality
Next, the newsworthiness of the subject. Since it's a factual discussion, there is no plagiarism in sharing the details. Next, this is arguably educational production. Lastly, profit, there's no profit lost or gained by these transactions, not even reputation.
-Crissa
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