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YouTube Creators Step Into Legal Battle Against OpenAI With Class Action Lawsuit
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Lawmakers Target Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streaming Platform Over Antitrust Concerns
Under the joint venture, Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery could possibly control the distribution of more than 80 percent of nationally broadcast sports games.
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In Bid for Ads, Elon Musk’s X Declares Legal War on … Advertisers
The lawsuit accuses the Global Alliance for Responsible Media of conspiring with brands to dissuade them from advertising on the platform.
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When Is It Idea Theft? A Mattel TV Adaptation Trial Could Be a Case Study
A reality TV producer accused the toy giant of breach of contract and fraud but a jury rejected his bid for more than $46 million in lost profits.
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YouTube Creators Step Into Legal Battle Against OpenAI With Class Action Lawsuit
OpenAI has been sued by a YouTuber whose videos were transcribed and used to train its artificial intelligence system, opening a new front in the legal battle against companies leading development of the technology. With the lawsuit, creators on YouTube join sprawling litigation over the unauthorized utilization of copyrighted material to power ChatGPT. Creators who’ve […]
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Lawmakers Target Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streaming Platform Over Antitrust Concerns
Lawmakers are ramping up scrutiny of streaming sports bundle Venu, with the aim of blocking the joint venture. In a letter, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) called on the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission to initiate a probe of Venu and stop Disney, Fox and Warner […]
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In Bid for Ads, Elon Musk’s X Declares Legal War on … Advertisers
Escalating hostility with major advertisers, X has sued a coalition representing big-money brands for allegedly coordinating a boycott of the platform in violation of antitrust laws. The proposed class action, filed in federal court in Texas on Tuesday, accuses the World Federation of Advertisers of conspiring with companies to withhold advertising on X due to […]
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When Is It Idea Theft? A Mattel TV Adaptation Trial Could Be a Case Study
Mattel didn’t steal the idea for reality competition show The Toy Box from a producer, who accused the company of ripping off his concept for an identical series that he pitched, a jury has found. The decision comes after a 10-week trial in Santa Monica that touched on standards for protectable ideas and when a […]
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Hollywood’s Divide on Artificial Intelligence Is Only Growing
The arrival of artificial intelligence hit Hollywood like an earthquake. It was 2022. Layoffs, cost-cutting and what appeared to be an inevitable strike from writers was looming and the industry was in flux. That fall, OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT in what became the first momentous moment of the tech entering the public […]
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Google’s Search Business Violates Antitrust Laws, Court Finds In Major Ruling
Google has been found to have violated antitrust laws by building a moat around its monopoly over search. In a ruling that could have sweeping impact in the digital ad market, a federal judge sided with the government in a landmark antitrust case over allegations that competitors were sidelined and customers got a lower-quality experience […]
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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Its CEO in New Lawsuit Challenging Microsoft Partnership
Elon Musk is reigniting a legal battle against OpenAI over its for-profit pivot, this time looking to void the company’s partnership with Microsoft. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California on Monday, alleges fraud and breach of contract over claims that the Tesla founder was swindled when he invested roughly $45 million into […]
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Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Case Judge Calls Out “Deliberate Misconduct” By Prosecutors
The New Mexico judge who dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin has denounced the prosecution for misconduct, finding that it “intentionally and deliberately withheld” key evidence from the defense. First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, in an order issued on Wednesday, faulted prosecutors for “willful and deliberate misconduct” warranting dismissal of charges […]
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U.S. Government Expands Fight Against TikTok With New Lawsuit
In an escalation of scrutiny, TikTok has been sued by the government for violating a federal law intended to protect children’s privacy online. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, in a lawsuit filed in the Central District of California on Friday, sued TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance over illegally collecting personal information on […]
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NFL’s $4.7B Loss in “Sunday Ticket” Trial Overturned
In a stunning twist, a federal judge has overturned a $4.7 billion verdict against the National Football League, whose broadcast model was found in a jury trial to have violated antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez granted the NFL’s bid to void the verdict, finding that some of the testimony from experts who testified […]
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Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk and X Over Canceled Video Series
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and his social platform X, alleging a breach of contract and misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness, among other claims. Lemon sued Musk and X in a San Francisco court on Thursday, according to a copy of the complaint. Lemon, of course, signed a deal with […]
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Sarah Silverman Lawsuit Against OpenAI Suffers Setback As Judge Trims Case
Top authors suing OpenAI over the use of their novels to train its artificial intelligence chatbot have hit a stumbling block, with a federal judge narrowing the scope of their case. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín on Tuesday evening dismissed a claim accusing the Sam Altman-led firm of unfair business practices by utilizing the works […]
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Shocker: UFC Fighters’ $335M Settlement With TKO Rejected By Judge
In a stunning twist, a federal judge has rejected a $335 million settlement between Ultimate Fighting Championship and more than 1,200 fighters suing for wage suppression. “It is hereby ordered that the motion for preliminary approval” of the deal is “denied,” wrote U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware in a court note issued on Tuesday evening […]
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What Hollywood Wants From Kamala Harris
As Democrats scrambled to shore up support for Kamala Harris, two megadonors openly challenged one of the core tenets of Joe Biden’s agenda, to rein in corporate power, in a move that could prove to be bitterly divisive within the party if Donald Trump is defeated in November. On July 25, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman went […]
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StubHub Sued Over Deceptive Pricing and Junk Fee Scheme
Washington, D.C.’s attorney general has sued StubHub, accusing it of deceptively hiding mandatory fees and failing to properly explain what they’re for until the end of a burdensome checkout process. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of the District of Columbia, details several ways in which Stubhub allegedly dupes customers. In what’s known as “drip […]
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Gina Carano Calls for Pedro Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy to Testify Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing
Gina Carano’s legal battle over her firing from The Mandalorian could feature a star-studded cast of witnesses, including Pedro Pascal, Jon Favreau and ex-Disney chief executive Bob Chapek. In a joint filing from the ex-MMA fighter and Disney, Carano pointed to those names as potential witnesses that could be called to testify in her case. […]
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