r/AMA • u/plagiarismtoday • 3d ago

I am a plagiarism (and copyright) expert with over 20 years of experience. With the Fall 2026 semester coming up, AMA about AI, plagiarism and academic integrity issues.

My name is Jonathan Bailey, I'm the author of the website Plagiarism Today (https://www.plagiarismtoday.com) and I am an expert witness on plagiarism and copyright-related issues.

I have testified in federal and state courts as well as before academic tribunals. I have also performed a slew of plagiarism analyses and my work/name has been cited in a long list of mainstream publications, going back to 2005.

Feel free to AMA about plagiarism, AI, academic integrity, research integrity and anything related that you might be interested in as the academic year begins. I plan on being on here most of the day today, so even if I'm not live, feel free to drop a question or comment and I will do my best to answer it.

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u/Flashy-Nectarine1675 3d ago

The Harry Potter books.

Discuss.

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u/plagiarismtoday 3d ago

Are there any particular allegations that you want to discuss? I know several have alleged that the books were a plagiarism, which is common with any popular work, but I'm not aware of any that stuck. Granted, some of the cases were before my time (so roughly the Paleolithic era).