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  • Shia LaBeouf Could Face Legal Action Over Plagiarism

    Shia LaBeouf recently got himself into some trouble over a short film that he made. He debuted a short film called Howardcantor.com online, and it was quickly revealed that he had borrowed the same idea for a film that had already been used without giving credit.

    While it seems like something that most people learn in middle or high school, Shia LaBeouf seems to have overlooked the ethics of borrowing another person’s idea somehow. As a result, he could be facing legal trouble. He copied the story from a 2007 graphic novella called Justin M. Damiano by Daniel Clowes.

    Daniel Clowes is currently exploring his legal options, as the new story by Shia LaBeouf seems to reflect the original almost exactly.

    The short was taken down shortly after its release, and following that, he went on Twitter to address the claims of plagiarism. As if that wasn’t enough, some people that saw his apology even claim that he had plagiarized that from the internet, giving the same excuse of why Picasso had copied.

    The short film, which was debuted online by LaBeouf on Monday, tells the story of an anguished online film critic, and he is played by comedian Jim Gaffigan. The film began its circulation in the festival circuit hitting festivals such as Cannes in 2012, but did not officially reach the public until it was posted online this week, gaining the attention of Daniel Clowes.

    Shia LaBeouf did mention that the work was his inspiration, and he is embarrassed that he forgot to give credit in a rant on Twitter. However, Reynolds said that he has still failed to reach out to Clowes and personally apologize for what he did.

    Image via Twitter

  • Shia LaBeouf Apologizes For Plagiarism With More Plagiarism

    Shia LaBeouf was accused of plagiarizing most of his new short film Howard Cantour, after the film was released on its promo website. LaBeouf apologized for the similarities between Howard Cantour and a comic called Justin M. Damiano, created by Daniel Clowes on Twitter and claimed that he did not mean to copy the comic, but was inspired by it.

    Daniel Clowes was shocked when he found out about the plagiarism. During an interview with Buzzfeed he said,

    “The first I ever heard of the film was this morning when someone sent me a link. I’ve never spoken to or met Mr. LaBeouf. I’ve never even seen one of his films that I can recall — and I was shocked, to say the least, when I saw that he took the script and even many of the visuals from a very personal story I did six or seven years ago and passed it off as his own work. I actually can’t imagine what was going through his mind.”

    The accusations led to the film being password protected by producers. Many people wonder if Clowes plans to file a lawsuit against LaBeouf for the plagiarism.

    If plagiarizing the film wasn’t bad enough, some people are claiming that LaBeouf also plagiarized his apology. Various parts of what LaBeouf tweeted as an apology are also part of a post made on Yahoo Answers several years ago.

    Was LaBeouf just searching the web for more “inspiration” or is he just unable to come up with material of his own, even when it’s an apology?

    Image via Wikimedia Commons.