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# Big month for plagiarism
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/big-month-for-plagiarism/
- Published: 2023-12-07T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-07T13:00:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Case Marshall writing for Polygon: [Hbomberguy’s 4-hour YouTube plagiarism video set social media abuzz](https://www.polygon.com/23989686/hbomberguy-plagarism-youtube-video-james-somerton?ref=birchtree.me)

> Brewis systematically goes through Somerton’s content, calling out multiple instances in which he plagiarizes — or heavily lifts from, without proper crediting — authors from other outlets, academics, and documentaries.

I know it’s a lot to ask, but Hbomberguy’s latest video, a 4-hour takedown of plagiarism on YouTube is absolutely enthralling. In a world where criticism often resists naming names, it’s a little disconcerting to see Hbomberguy **really naming names**, but it’s great and devastating for those caught stealing chocking amounts of work from other people.

Fun (see: not fun) to see this so soon after [Casetify was caught stealing](https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/23/23958788/dbrand-casetify-lawsuit-teardown-skins-copyright?ref=birchtree.me) dbrand’s designs.