• more about #plagiarism
    Grey_Area: Back in the early 90s I did a little work with my friends for a 'zine called Mercury Rising. William Gibson used it for background information on us S... more »
    twophrasebark: I want to write a science fiction story called where Harlan Ellison finally, and somewhat inevitably, sues himself. more »
    David Bullaro: No mention of the Lensman books by Doc E E Smith and the rip off that is Star Wars. Hmm? Watch the '84 anime and you will see. you will see. more »
    cletar: The bastards behind "Future Cop" should be sued into oblivion by the geniuses behind "Holmes and YoYo." more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: "...it was very important to the plot to have moving sidewalks, with an elaborate system of sides trips that enabled you to work up to the speed of th... more »
    Marcelo: Rudy Rucker claims that The 6th Day (Arnold with clones!) rips off from his "ware" series, that the studio optioned the project, let it expire, and th... more »
    Spiral: Interesting the supposed plagiarism for Alien. Dan O'bannon, Alien's writer, has admitted that he watched and lifted some of it from David Cronenberg... more »
    van_line: Entire column should be devoted to Philip K Dick and the similars between his work and others. He had a short story that was published in the 50/60s t... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I remember "Future Cop" and have read "Brillo", and I think out of court settlement is about right. It's not 100% a ripoff like the Koontz thing liste... more »
    hortense: Rowling is often accused of lifting from Jane Yolen's Wizard's Hall, which came out in 91. Yolen herself has made such accusations. "I always tell pe... more »
    KendrickBabawaba: Satyajit Ray was ripped off by Spielberg. Ray wrote a script called 'The Alien' and it was set to be his first Hollywood film, but was cancelled at t... more »
    BullfightsOnAcid: One of the biggest rip-offs in movie history is how Disney stole practically all of the Lion King from the Japanese film Kimba the White Lion. [www.ki... more »
    bonniegrrl: "Parts: The Clones Horror" is one of the best MST3K episodes EVER. more »
    4ndreVV: Nosferatu: For Murnau's version I think you mean 1922. more »
    Belabras: I knew about some of these, and the whole 'Demon with a Glass Hand' fiasco says more about Harlan's douchebaggery than it does about the actual material. more »
    JacobLa?rts: How about Rowling ripping off DC Comics' Tim Hunter? The resemblance of the two child wizard characters is shocking! more »
    cash907: So if Harlon and Ben sued over the whole Future Cop thing, why didn't they sue the creators of Mann and Machine, a notoriously bad scifi series from t... more »
    KhaiJB: how about Lucas ripping off 633 Squadron for Star Wars? check it out.. 633 Squadron : Flying a mission down a tight fjord to hit a precise 2 meter tar... more »
  • #triviagasm

    Science Fiction's Greatest Stolen Ideas

    Science fiction is literature of ideas - it's just that sometimes, those ideas are lifted from elsewhere. Some of the genre's greatest creators have gotten ripped off, or been accused of plagiarism. Here's our list. More »