Fictional depictions of plagiarism in Fan Works.
Crossovers
- The Infinite Loops: Loopers travel to infinite worlds, including worlds where they can access real fiction. Therefore, in their infinite boredom, they occasionally steal some of the plots they've read for use in their own loops.Trixie: ...plagiarists.
Twilight: [eating popcorn] Oh, hush. So what if they stole the plot of Shrek?
- Somos Familia explores a world where Ernesto did give Hector proper credit for all his songs. However, this still comes into play when Ignacio, a rich suitor of Coco's attempts to pass off a variation of Walt Whitman's "Oh Captain, My Captain" as his own original work.
- In Certain Dark Things, Harriet discovers that Lockhart has been copying from various Muggle books, passing the work off as his own.
- Leave for Mendeleiev: Chloé's mother Audrey attends the hat contest that Gabriel holds as a guest judge, making Chloé even more determined to catch her eye. Rather than making her own design, however, she still steals Marinette's, then attempts to accuse her of stealing her design. Unfortunately for Chloé, this completely backfires; the artist that she had recreate Marinette's design made a perfect replica, right down to her hidden signature. Audrey is less than amused and immediately declares her daughter to be blacklisted from all future contests.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- This is one of the main sources of wealth for Navarone in Diaries of a Madman. Though it should be noted that as the original creators are all dead and the art doesn't already exist in the world, he is providing a service by transcribing it.
- In The Non-Bronyverse, Ted came to Equestria with a laptop's worth of movies, including The Terminator and Wolf Creek among others. He has no qualms with the Equestrian film industry ripping them off, largely on the grounds that it's not his work they're plagarizing.
- Glass Marionette: Tangled Shards reveals that Kankuro has taken what little he remembers of pop culture from his previous life and crafted his own puppet plays based heavily off of them. Gaara's favorite of these is his brother's take on The Hobbit, while Temari likes his version of Daredevil and Kiba enjoys Jujutsu Kaisen. Kakashi is also noted to be a fan of his takes on The Magnus Archives and The Song of Achilles.
