Boston Scientific Corporation Utilizes Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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Scott M. Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' Intellectual Property

Informed by the research of Bruce W. Tuckman and Mary Ann C. Jensen, over 100 subsequent studies, and Scott M. Graffius' first-hand professional experience with, and analysis of, team leadership and performance, Graffius created his ‘Phases of Team Development’ as a unique perspective and visual conveying the five phases of team development — Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning — inclusive of a graph showing how performance varies by phase, as well as the characteristics and strategies for each phase.

Graffius' intellectual property (IP) is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

Graffius initially developed his ‘Phases of Team Development’ unique material in 2008, and he periodically refreshes it.

Graffius' property applicable to this story is
here.

For reference only, the visual for the current (2024) edition is below and the details are
here.

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Organizations around the world engage Graffius to deliver compelling talks and workshops. To date, he's presented sessions at 91 conferences and other events across 25 countries, including:

  • Armenia,
  • Australia,
  • Brazil,
  • Canada,
  • Czech Republic,
  • Finland,
  • France,
  • Germany,
  • Greece,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Hungary,
  • India,
  • Ireland,
  • Lithuania,
  • Luxembourg,
  • Nepal,
  • Netherlands,
  • New Zealand,
  • Norway,
  • Romania,
  • Sweden,
  • Switzerland,
  • United Arab Emirates,
  • United Kingdom,
  • and the United States.

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Graffius ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is central and key to many of those sessions. His rate card and a listing of his engagements are at
https://scottgraffius.com/resources/Exceptional-PPM-and-PMO-Solutions-Rate-Card-for-2024-2025-v24071607.pdf and https://scottgraffius.com/publicspeaker.html, respectively.

With an authorization/license from Graffius, his ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is featured and used by businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities around the world. Examples include:

  • Adobe,
  • American Management Association,
  • Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
  • Bayer,
  • Boston University,
  • Broadcom,
  • Cisco,
  • Deimos Aerospace,
  • DevOps Institute,
  • Ford Motor Company,
  • Hasso Plattner Institute,
  • IEEE,
  • Johns Hopkins University,
  • LeadingEng,
  • London South Bank University,
  • Manufacturers Alliance,
  • Microsoft,
  • New Zealand Government,
  • Oracle,
  • TBS Switzerland,
  • Torrens University Australia,
  • U.S. National Park Service,
  • U.S. Tennis Association,
  • UC San Diego,
  • UK Sports Institute,
  • University of Galway Ireland,
  • Virginia Tech,
  • Warsaw University,
  • Yale University,
  • and many others.

Copyrights protect the IP rights of creators, ensuring they receive recognition and compensation for their work, thus incentivizing creativity and innovation. Graffius is vigilant in upholding, protecting and enforcing his copyrights and other IP rights.

Boston Scientific — a global BioMed and BioTech corporation — used Graffius’ ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP without permission or attribution.

Notes:
  • This article includes brief excerpts from Boston Scientific and other sources, attributed and used under fair use for news reporting and analysis. Graffius redacted sensitive information.
  • Scott M. Graffius’ ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is copyright © Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved.
  • Boston Scientific name, mark and content are the property of Boston Scientific Corporation. Boston Scientific images (logo and corporate headquarters) provided courtesy of Boston Scientific. © 2024 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Boston Scientific Utilizes Scott M. Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' IP Without Permission or Attribution

Boston Scientific is a biomedical/biotechnology engineering firm and multinational manufacturer of medical devices. Their website at
https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/about-us.html informs that the company operates globally, employs 48,000 people, has invested $1.4 billion in research and development, and has $14.2 billion in net sales. A photo of their corporate headquarters is shown below.

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Boston Scientific did not request nor receive permission to use Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' IP.

Unfortunately, Boston Scientific's "Presentation Templates" site, shown next, includes content which infringes on Graffius' copyright.

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The top of Boston Scientific's website includes four elements: Home, PowerPoint Templates, Visual & Data Templates, and “?”. As delineated below, selecting the "?" starts an email to [name redacted]@bsci.com.

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As shown next, BSCI.com is the property of the Boston Scientific Corporation. Visual 1 of 2 is below.

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Visual 2 of 2 is below.

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And entering BSCI.com into a browser automatically takes the user to Boston Scientific's main website.

Selecting the URL (shown in the visual below) at Boston's Scientific's "Presentation Templates" site downloads a PowerPoint. Slide 1 (also shown in the visual below) infringes on Graffius' copyright.

Boston Scientific's use of Graffius' copyrighted text content is covered shortly.

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As shown below, summary information for Boston Scientific's respective PowerPoint lists the author of the file as [name redacted]@bsci.com. That's the same identifier listed earlier. And again, @BSCI.com is a Boston Scientific address.

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Boston Scientific's material infringes on Graffius' copyright. The infringement uses a significant portion (the majority of) Graffius' IP. There are too many examples to list, but some follow.

๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Questioning”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Questioning”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Socializing”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Socializing”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Displaying eagerness”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Displaying eagerness”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Sticking to safe topics”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Sticking to safe topics”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Taking the ‘lead’”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Taking the ‘lead’”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Forming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Quick response times”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Forming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Quick response times”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Resistance”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Resistance”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Lack of participation”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Lack of participation”

๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Conflict”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Conflict”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Competition”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Competition”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “High emotions”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “High emotions”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Storming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Normalizing matters”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Storming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Normalizing matters”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Norming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Encouraging leadership”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Norming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Encouraging leadership”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Norming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Reconciliation”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Norming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Reconciliation”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Norming, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Developing cohesion”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Norming, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Developing cohesion”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Performing, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Healthy system”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Performing, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Healthy system”

๐ŸŸข Under Performing, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Celebrating”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Performing, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Celebrating”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Adjourning, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Shift to process orientation”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Adjourning, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Shift to process orientation”
 
๐ŸŸข Under Adjourning, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Sadness”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Adjourning, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Sadness”

๐ŸŸข Under Adjourning, Scott M. Graffius’ copyrighted property includes “Recognizing change”
๐Ÿ”ด Under Adjourning, Boston Scientific’s infringing material includes “Recognizing change”

Those are just some examples.

Corresponding visuals follow. Here's part 1 of 2.

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And here's part 2 of 2.

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Boston Scientific did not request nor receive permission to use Graffius' IP. Nevertheless, Boston Scientific used a significant portion (the majority) of Graffius' IP and Boston Scientific did not credit Graffius as the author and copyright owner.

Ethics, Integrity, and IP Rights Including Copyright

What are Boston Scientific's stated commitments to ethics, integrity, and copyright and other IP rights? Answers follow.

As reported at
https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/corporate-responsibility/integrity.html, Boston Scientific’s priorities include: “We believe in strong corporate governance and business practices that reflect our priorities, values and commitment to ethics and integrity.” But Boston Scientific infringed on Graffius' copyright.

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In a press release at
https://news.bostonscientific.com/news-releases?item=58870, Jim Tobin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Scientific, is reported as saying: “Boston Scientific was built on the strength of its intellectual property.” But Boston Scientific utilized Graffius' IP — and without permission or attribution.

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The company’s ‘Code of Conduct’ at
https://www.bostonscientific.com/content/dam/bostonscientific/corporate/citizenship/compliance-ethics/Code%20of%20Conduct/2022/2022_CodeofConduct_English.pdf states that: “Boston Scientific protects its intellectual property rights to patents, trade names, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property. We also respect the intellectual property rights of others.” But Boston Scientific infringed on Graffius' IP rights.

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Boston Scientific addresses copyright infringement at
https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/medical-specialties/electrophysiology/CRM-YouTube-Disclaimer.html, among other places. There, it informs that: “It is strictly forbidden to make copies, whether partial or total and on whichever media without prior approval. Anyone failing to respect this provision will be guilty of copyright infringement and liable to criminal punishment according to the law.” As shown, Boston Scientific's content infringes on Graffius' copyright.

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Status

Scott M. Graffius notified Boston Scientific Corporation of their infringement. Here's an excerpt from Graffius' respective email:

"I did not receive a request to use my ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP nor did I provide an authorization/license for use. A significant portion (the majority) of my IP was used. The use did not credit me as the author and copyright owner. The use has damaged the marketability and value of my IP. For those reasons, among others, your use is not ‘fair use’ nor ‘fair dealing.’ Your use infringes on my copyright."


"Immediately remove your infringing material from your website at the aforementioned link and anywhere else it is located or used, in any form — digital or hard copy."


"I reserve all rights in this serious matter."



As of the time of this article, Boston Scientific Corporation has not responded to the notice nor discontinued their infringement of Graffius' IP.

Post-publication notes appear at the end of this article.

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About Scott M. Graffius


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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, ITIL, LSSGB is an Agile project management expert practitioner, consultant, creator, multi-award-winning author, and international public speaker.

He's generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he's served. Businesses and industries range from consumer products to advanced technology (including AI, R&D), e-commerce, music, streaming/OTT video, television, film, video games, financial services, government, and more.

Graffius and content from his books (
Agile Scrum and Agile Transformation), talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities around the world. Examples include Adobe, American Management Association, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Bayer, Boston University, Broadcom, Cisco, Deimos Aerospace, DevOps Institute, EU's European Commission, Ford Motor Company, Hasso Plattner Institute Germany, IEEE, Johns Hopkins University, London South Bank University, Microsoft, National Academy of Sciences, New Zealand Government, Oracle, Project Management Institute, Torrens University Australia, UC San Diego, TBS Switzerland, UK Sports Institute, University of Galway Ireland, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Tennis Association, Virginia Tech, Warsaw University of Technology, Yale University, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and many others.

He delights audiences around the world with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops. He's presented sessions at 91 conferences and other events across 25 countries. Visit
here to learn more and here to ask Scott to speak at your event.

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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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How to Cite This Article


Graffius, Scott M. (2024, August 19). Boston Scientific Corporation Utilizes Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property. Available at:
https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/bsci.html. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14032.32001.

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Post-Publication Notes

If there are any supplements or updates to this article after the date of publication, they will appear here.

Update on 13 October 2024

Graffius notified Boston Scientific via email on 12 August 2024 about their violation of his intellectual property rights. This article was published on 19 August 2024.

As of today, 13 October 2024, Boston Scientific has not responded to Graffius’ notice of their violation. However, Graffius observed that Boston Scientific disabled access to their infringing content. Specifically, the https://r.mobirisesite.com/292221/assets/files/Stages-of-Group-Development-.pptx link that went to their infringing content before
now displays an error page. A screen shot is below.

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Again, Boston Scientific blatantly violated Graffius' copyright, damaging the marketability and value of his intellectual property. Copyright infringement is so serious that it is a Federal crime.

This consequential matter is currently open. It is not resolved.

Graffius reserves his rights. If Graffius opts to take legal action against Boston Scientific for their violation of his copyright, the Federal case will include the greater of statutory damages or actual damages, special charges for willful infringement (which has been clarified by the courts to be either "intentional behavior" or merely "reckless behavior"), and additional costs.

Any additional updates will appear here.

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A PDF of this article is
here

The short link for this article is
https://bit.ly/bsci-x

A link to the infringing PowerPoint file is
here

© Copyright 2024 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.



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Bayer Employs Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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Scott M. Graffius' work on team development continues to make an impact, now being utilized by Bayer alongside esteemed organizations like Cisco, IEEE, Johns Hopkins University, Microsoft, Oracle, UC San Diego, Yale University, and many others around the world.

Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property on Team Development


Informed by the research of Bruce W. Tuckman and Mary Ann C. Jensen, over 100 subsequent studies, and Scott M. Graffius' first-hand professional experience with, and analysis of, team leadership and performance, Graffius created his ‘Phases of Team Development’ as a unique perspective and visual conveying the five phases of team development — Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning — inclusive of a graph showing how performance varies by phase, as well as the characteristics and strategies for each phase.

Graffius' intellectual property (IP) is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

Graffius initially developed his ‘Phases of Team Development’ unique material in 2008, and he periodically refreshes it.

For reference, the visual for the current (2024) edition is below and the details are
here.

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Organizations around the world engage Graffius to deliver compelling talks and workshops. To date, he's presented sessions at 91 conferences and other events across 25 countries: Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Graffius ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is central and key to many of those sessions. His rate card and a listing of his engagements are at
https://scottgraffius.com/resources/Exceptional-PPM-and-PMO-Solutions-Rate-Card-for-2024-2025-v24071607.pdf and https://scottgraffius.com/publicspeaker.html, respectively.

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Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' Intellectual Property Is Used By Organizations Around The World — And Bayer Was Added To The List

With an authorization/license from Graffius, his ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is featured and used by businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities around the globe. Examples include:

  • Adobe,
  • American Management Association,
  • Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
  • Boston University,
  • Broadcom,
  • Cisco,
  • Deimos Aerospace,
  • DevOps Institute,
  • Erste Group Bank AG (Austria),
  • FINAT,
  • Ford Motor Company,
  • FSU College of Medicine,
  • Hasso Plattner Institute,
  • IEEE,
  • James Madison University,
  • Johns Hopkins University,
  • LeadingEng,
  • London South Bank University,
  • Manufacturers Alliance,
  • Microsoft,
  • New Zealand Government,
  • Oracle,
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians,
  • TBS Switzerland,
  • Torrens University Australia,
  • Tufts University,
  • U.S. National Park Service,
  • U.S. Tennis Association,
  • UC San Diego,
  • UK Sports Institute,
  • University of Galway Ireland,
  • Victorian Institute of Technology (Australia),
  • Virginia Tech,
  • Warsaw University,
  • Western Sydney University,
  • World Resources Institute,
  • Yale University,
  • ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences,
  • and many others.

Bayer — one of the largest pharmaceuticals, biomedical, and biotechnology companies in the world — was added to the list.

The following visuals show the request from Bayer and license granted by Scott M. Graffius to Bayer. Personal, sensitive, or confidential information was redacted.

Here's excerpt 1 of 5.

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To learn more about Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' intellectual property, visit
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About Bayer

Bayer is one of the largest pharmaceuticals, biomedical, and biotechnology companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of business include: pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds, and biotechnology products. The company was founded by Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Westkott on August 1, 1863 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany (photo below). Visit
https://www.bayer.com/en/ to learn more.

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About Scott M. Graffius


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Scott M. Graffius is a global leader in agile project management, an expert on teamwork tradecraft, an authority on temporal dynamics on social media platforms, a creator, a consultant, a trainer, an award-winning author, and an international public speaker.

He's generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he's served. Businesses and industries range from consumer products to advanced technology (including AI, R&D), e-commerce, music, streaming/OTT video, television, film, video games, financial services, government, and more.

Graffius and content from his books (
Agile Scrum and Agile Transformation), talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities around the world. Examples include Adobe, American Management Association, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Bayer, Boston University, Broadcom, Cisco, Deimos Aerospace, DevOps Institute, EU's European Commission, Ford Motor Company, Hasso Plattner Institute Germany, IEEE, Johns Hopkins University, London South Bank University, Microsoft, National Academy of Sciences, New Zealand Government, Oracle, Project Management Institute, Torrens University Australia, UC San Diego, TBS Switzerland, UK Sports Institute, University of Galway Ireland, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Tennis Association, Virginia Tech, Warsaw University of Technology, Yale University, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and many others.

He delights audiences around the world with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops. He's presented sessions at 91 conferences and other events across 25 countries. Visit
here to learn more and here to ask Scott to speak at your event.

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Scott M Graffius - Impact_com Platform for Influencers and Affiliates - v April 7 2024 - rev April 10 2024 - LwRes

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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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How to Cite This Article


Graffius, Scott M. (2024, September 14). Bayer Employs Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property. Available at:
https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/bayer.html. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15974.64325.

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Post-Publication Notes

If there are any supplements or updates to this article after the date of publication, they will appear here.

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A PDF of this article is
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The short link for this article is
https://bit.ly/bayer_ag

© Copyright 2024 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.



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Pennsylvania State Agency Used Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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If there's an update after this article is published, the information will appear in the Post-Publication Notes section.

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Introduction

A whistleblower/tip informed Scott M. Graffius that a Pennsylvania state agency is using his copyrighted property without credit. After Graffius received the details, he confirmed that the report was valid. Based on the indisputable facts, the bad acts involve the ethical issue of plagiarism and the legal issue of copyright infringement. The Pennsylvania state agency's use of Graffius' intellectual property was not ‘fair use’ nor otherwise allowed.

Graffius vigorously maintains, enforces, and protects his copyright and other intellectual property rights. This article serves as a clarion call for the Pennsylvania state agency to face the repercussions of, and take responsibility for, their blatant and damaging violation.

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Background

Informed by the research of Bruce W. Tuckman and Mary Ann C. Jensen, over 100 subsequent studies, and Scott M. Graffius' first-hand professional experience with, and analysis of, team leadership and performance, Graffius created his ‘Phases of Team Development’ as a unique perspective and visual conveying the five phases of team development — Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning — inclusive of a graph showing how performance varies by phase, as well as the characteristics and strategies for each phase.

Graffius' intellectual property (IP) is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

Graffius initially developed his ‘Phases of Team Development’ unique material in 2008, and he periodically refreshes it.

For reference, the visual from the edition applicable to this case (v2019) [Exhibit 1] is shown below. It is also available
here and other locations. The integrated text applies.

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As shown above, Graffius’ copyright ownership details are integrated into and appear on his copyrighted property. Specifically, it reads: “Copyright © 2008-2019 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact scott@scottgraffius.com.”

Organizations around the world engage Graffius to deliver compelling talks and workshops. To date, he's presented sessions at 91 conferences and other events across 25 countries, including:

  • Armenia,
  • Australia,
  • Brazil,
  • Canada,
  • Czech Republic,
  • Finland,
  • France,
  • Germany,
  • Greece,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Hungary,
  • India,
  • Ireland,
  • Lithuania,
  • Luxembourg,
  • Nepal,
  • Netherlands,
  • New Zealand,
  • Norway,
  • Romania,
  • Sweden,
  • Switzerland,
  • United Arab Emirates,
  • United Kingdom,
  • and the United States.

Graffius ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is central and key to many of those sessions. His rate card and a listing of his engagements are
here and here, respectively.

With an authorization/license from Graffius, his ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP is featured and used by businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities around the world. Examples include:


• Adobe,
• American Management Association,
• Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
• Bayer,
• Boston University,
• Broadcom,
• Cisco,
• Deimos Aerospace,
• DevOps Institute,
• Ford Motor Company,
• Hasso Plattner Institute,
• IEEE,
• Johns Hopkins University,
• LeadingEng,
• London South Bank University,
• Manufacturers Alliance,
• Microsoft,
• New Zealand Government,
• Oracle,
• TBS Switzerland,
• Torrens University Australia,
• U.S. National Park Service,
• U.S. Tennis Association,
• UC San Diego,
• UK Sports Institute,
• University of Galway Ireland,
• Virginia Tech,
• Warsaw University,
• Yale University,
• and many others.

Copyrights protect the intellectual property rights of creators, ensuring they receive recognition and compensation for their work, thus incentivizing creativity and innovation. Graffius is vigilant in upholding, protecting, and enforcing his copyrights and other IP rights.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Publication Uses Graffius’ Copyrighted Property Without Permission and Without Attribution, Violating Graffius' Intellectual Property Rights

Exhibit 2 is below. It shows pages 1, 54, 55, and 56 of the infringing publication.

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As shown above, the infringing document is marked with:

  • “Pennsylvania”
  • “Department of Human Services”
  • “Office of Developmental Programs”
  • “Quality Management Certification Handbook”

The PDF file is named ‘QM_Handbook_FINAL_20220322.pdf.’

The infringing document is known to reside
here and here.

The infringing document may reside at additional locations.

Exhibit 3 is below. It provides a view of characteristics and strategies content from Graffius’ 2019 copyrighted ‘Phases of Team Development’ property, contrasted with infringing corresponding content from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ 2022 ‘Quality Management Certification Handbook.’

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Again, Graffius’ copyright ownership details and permission request information are integrated into and appear on his intellectual property.

Permission to use Graffius’ copyrighted property was not requested nor approved.

Nevertheless, Graffius’ copyrighted property was used in the infringing publication.

Comparing Graffius' copyrighted 'Phases of Team Development' intellectual property with the infringing document is reveals blatant infringement. As a supplement to the visual above, here are some examples, shown in-line:

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: ”Sticking to safe topics”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “stick to safe topics”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Taking the ‘lead’”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “taking the lead”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Providing clear expectations and consistent instructions”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “providing clear expectations and consistent instructions”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Competition
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “competition”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “High emotions”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “strong emotions”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Normalizing matters”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “normalizing”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Reconciliation”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “reconciliation”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Members are engaged & supportive”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “engaged and supportive of each other”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Relief, lowered anxiety”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “relief/lowered anxiety”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Developing cohesion”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “cohesion”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Recognizing individual and group efforts”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “recognizing individual and group efforts”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Providing learning opportunities and feedback”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “providing learning opportunities and feedback”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Monitoring the ‘energy’ of the group”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “monitoring the energy of the group”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Reconciliation”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “reconciliation”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Demonstrations of interdependence”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “demonstration of interdependence”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Ability to effectively produce as a team”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “ability to effectively produce as a team”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “’Guiding from the side’ (minimal intervention)”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “guiding from the side lines with minimal intervention”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Celebrating”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “celebrating”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Encouraging group decision-making & problem-solving”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: “encouraging group decision-making and problem-solving”

๐ŸŸข Graffius’ copyrighted 2019 property includes: “Providing opportunities to share learning across teams”
๐Ÿ”ด The infringing 2022 publication includes this: ”providing opportunities to share learning across teams”

Conclusion

Again, Graffius’ copyright ownership details and permission request information are integrated into and appear on his intellectual property.

Permission to use Graffius’ copyrighted property was not requested nor approved.

Nevertheless, the infringing Pennsylvania Department of Human Services publication used Graffius’ copyrighted property.

A significant volume of Graffius’ copyrighted property was used.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services infringing publication did not attribute Graffius’ copyrighted property to Graffius. Accordingly, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services wrongly leads others to falsely believe that it is the author and owner of Graffius’ respective intellectual property.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services blatantly violated Graffius’ intellectual property rights.

Copyright infringement is disgraceful, unprofessional, unethical, immoral, and illegal.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ infringement damaged the marketability and value of Graffius’ intellectual property.

For the aforementioned reasons, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ use of Graffius’ copyrighted property was not ‘fair use’ nor otherwise allowed.

So long as the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ infringing publication exists anywhere, in any form, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services continues to spread misinformation and violate Graffius’ intellectual property rights.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services must immediately implement the following three (3) actions regarding their infringing publication—and any other documents or materials containing infringing content:

  1. Remove the Infringing Material. Electronic Versions: Immediately remove the infringing publication from all digital platforms where it is advertised, promoted, sold, or distributed; this includes removing or disabling any online access to it. Physical Copies: If physical copies of the material are in inventory or circulation, stop further distribution; recall any copies already distributed; destroy all physical copies.
  2. Issue a Retraction. Publish a formal retraction notice acknowledging the infringement and the steps taken to rectify the situation. The notice will present the facts as they are—the notice will not "spin" or "downplay" the infringement.
  3. Notify Relevant Parties. Recipients: Inform the respective subscribers, purchasers, users, or other recipients of the material about the retraction, ensuring transparency about the issue; again, the notice will present the facts as they are—the notice will not "spin" or "downplay" the infringement. Indexes and Databases: Notify any databases or indexing services that list the material so they can update their records accordingly.

Copyrights and other intellectual property rights are essential because they safeguard the works of creators, allowing them to benefit from their efforts, which in turn fosters creativity and innovation. Graffius vigorously maintains, enforces, and protects his copyright and other intellectual property rights.

This troubling and consequential case is open.

If there's an update after this article is published, the information will appear in the Post-Publication Notes section.

Read on to learn:

  • About Pennsylvania,
  • About Scott M. Graffius,
  • References/Sources,
  • How to Cite This Article,
  • Post-Publication Notes,
  • and more.

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About Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
It’s the fifth-most populous state, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 U.S. census.

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About Scott M. Graffius


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Scott M. Graffius is a global leader in agile project management, an expert on teamwork tradecraft, an authority on temporal dynamics on social media platforms, a creator, a consultant, a trainer, an award-winning author, and an international public speaker.

See his
bio to learn more.

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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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References/Sources


The following is a list of material on publishing standards and procedures. Some cover the reporting and handling of copyright infringement.

  1. Alter, Alexandra (2019, September 22). It’s a Fact: Mistakes are Embarrassing the Publishing Industry. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/business/publishing-books-errors.html.
  2. American Psychological Association (2019, November). Correction Notices. Available at: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/research-publication/correction-notices.
  3. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (2018, November 15). ACM Publications Policy on the Withdrawal, Correction, Retraction, and Removal of Works from ACM Publications and ACM DL. Available at: https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/retraction-policy.
  4. Cambridge University Press (n.d.). Publishing Ethics. Available at: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/flow/information/journal-policies/publishing-ethics.
  5. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (n.d.). Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections. Available at: https://publicationethics.org/postpublication.
  6. Elsevier (n.d.). Policy and Best practice: Errata & Corrigenda. Available at: https://www.elsevier.com/editor/perk/policy-and-best-practice-errata-and-corrigenda.
  7. Emerald Publishing (n.d.). Article Withdrawal & Correction. Available at: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/publish-with-us/author-policies/article-withdrawal-correction.
  8. Faust, Jessica (2007, October 3). Typos and Errors After Publication. Available at: https://bookendsliterary.com/typos-and-errors-after-publication.
  9. Graffius, Scott M. (2024, March 22). The Protocol for Reporting an Error to an Author or Publisher. Available at: https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/error-reporting.html. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18830.98883.
  10. Graffius, Scott M. (2021, November 10). An Error Was Introduced Into the Seventh Edition of 'A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)'. Available at: https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/pmbok7.html.
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How to Cite This Article


Graffius, Scott M. (2024, October 21). Pennsylvania State Agency Used Scott M. Graffius' Intellectual Property. Available at:
https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/pa-state-agency-2024.html. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29391.09120.
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Post-Publication Notes

If there are any supplements or updates to this article after the date of publication (21 October 2024), they will appear here.

Update on 25 October 2024

Graffius emailed the details of the violation—as delineated in this article—to multiple people with Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services. That email was titled "Notice to Pennsylvania Department of Human Services on the unauthorized and unattributed use of Scott M. Graffius' intellectual property; copyright infringement, damages."

Update on 26 October 2024

Additionally, Graffius forwarded the email referenced above to Valerie A. Arkoosh. She is the head of Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services.

Update on 28 October 2024

To date, Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services has not addressed nor resolved their violation. Accordingly, it knowingly and willfully continues to spread misinformation and violate Graffius’ intellectual property rights.

Update on 6 November 2024

To date, the agency has failed to remove their infringing publication (or even respond). Accordingly, it knowingly and willfully continues to spread misinformation and violate Graffius’ intellectual property rights.

Any further updates on this consequential matter will appear here.

Update on 7 November 2024

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Among other actions, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services must immediately remove their infringing publication from all platforms/channels/distributions. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services continues to serve their infringing publication at
https://palms-awss3-repository.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Shared_Content/Quality+Management/2022+Certification/QM_Handbook_FINAL_20220322.pdf. Graffius included that link along with other details in his initial email to the agency, titled "Notice to Pennsylvania Department of Human Services on the unauthorized and unattributed use of Scott M. Graffius' intellectual property; copyright infringement, damages." Graffius specified the locations known to him; the agency may be serving their infringing publication at additional locations; the agency is responsible for everywhere they published their infringing publication.

By still serving its infringing publication, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services continues to knowingly and willfully spread misinformation and violate Graffius' intellectual property rights.

Any further updates on this consequential matter will appear here.

Update on 14 November 2024

As noted in the article, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services was serving its infringing publication (PDF with file name 'QM_Handbook_FINAL_20220322.pdf') at multiple locations. The two locations known to Graffius were here and here. However, there may be additional locations.

The agency disabled access to their infringing publication at the first location known to Graffius -
https://palms-awss3-repository.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Shared_Content/Quality+Management/2022+Certification/QM_Handbook_FINAL_20220322.pdf. Going to that link now displays an error page. A screen shot is below.

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The agency replaced their infringing publication with a different publication at the second location known to Graffius -
https://www.myodp.org/course/view.php?id=1795.

Again, the Pennsylvania state agency blatantly violated Graffius' copyright, damaging the marketability and value of his intellectual property. Copyright infringement is so serious that it is a Federal crime.

Graffius reserves his rights. If Graffius opts to take legal action against the P
ennsylvania state agency for their violation of his copyright, the Federal case will include the greater of statutory damages or actual damages, special charges for willful infringement (which has been clarified by the courts to be either "intentional behavior" or merely "reckless behavior"), and additional costs.

Further updates, if any, will appear here.

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Content Acknowledgements

This article uses limited excerpts from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ content, attributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and used under fair use for news reporting and analysis. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ content (excerpt for what was stolen from others) is the property of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

Graffius’ ‘Phases of Team Development’ is copyright © Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. Visit ScottGraffius.com.

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Content on this site—including text, images, videos, and data—may not be used for training or input into any artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automatized learning systems, or published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.


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