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fromFortune
16 hours ago

Musk misled Twitter investors before 2022 buyout, jury says | Fortune

Elon Musk was found to have defrauded Twitter investors by misleading them about fake accounts to lower his acquisition price.
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fromFortune
16 hours ago

Musk misled Twitter investors before 2022 buyout, jury says | Fortune

Elon Musk was found to have defrauded Twitter investors by misleading them about fake accounts to lower his acquisition price.
#patent-law
fromPatently-O
2 days ago
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Patent Law Year in Review: USC IP Institute 2026

The USC Intellectual Property Institute held its annual IP Year in Review session covering major patent law developments, featuring panels on trademarks, publicity rights, and copyright.
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fromPatently-O
2 days ago

Patent Law Year in Review: USC IP Institute 2026

The USC Intellectual Property Institute held its annual IP Year in Review session covering major patent law developments, featuring panels on trademarks, publicity rights, and copyright.
#ai-ethics
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may need to breach ethical boundaries to succeed, according to Eric Schmidt's advice on using copyrighted material for AI development.
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
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NYT journalist files class action against Grammarly AI for profiting off writers without consent | amNewYork

fromFast Company
1 week ago
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Grammarly's AI tool mimicked experts without their consent. Now it's being sued

Grammarly's Expert Review tool used real people's likenesses without consent to provide writing suggestions, prompting a class action lawsuit over unauthorized use of professional writers' identities and expertise.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
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Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash

Grammarly disabled its Expert Review AI feature that mimicked prominent writers' styles without consent, facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for unauthorized commercial use of identities.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may need to breach ethical boundaries to succeed, according to Eric Schmidt's advice on using copyrighted material for AI development.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

NYT journalist files class action against Grammarly AI for profiting off writers without consent | amNewYork

Journalist Julia Angwin is suing Grammarly's parent company Superhuman for using her name and likeness in an AI editing tool without consent or compensation.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

Grammarly's AI tool mimicked experts without their consent. Now it's being sued

Grammarly's Expert Review tool used real people's likenesses without consent to provide writing suggestions, prompting a class action lawsuit over unauthorized use of professional writers' identities and expertise.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash

Grammarly disabled its Expert Review AI feature that mimicked prominent writers' styles without consent, facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for unauthorized commercial use of identities.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
22 hours ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 20: CAFC Approves Flexible Domestic Industry Analysis at ITC; MFN Pricing Threatens $167 Trillion in Medical Innovation's Societal Value; and UK Has No Preferred Option for AI and Copyright

The Federal Circuit supports flexible analysis in domestic industry requirements, while various legal and economic developments impact innovation and data access regulations.
#ai-policy
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fromEngadget
22 hours ago

The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws

The White House proposes a federal AI policy framework to unify regulations and enhance innovation across the United States.
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fromEngadget
22 hours ago

The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws

The White House proposes a federal AI policy framework to unify regulations and enhance innovation across the United States.
#ai-regulation
fromAxios
1 day ago
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White House releases Trump's national AI plan and framework

fromNextgov.com
22 hours ago
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Tech bills of the week: Anti-AI moratorium efforts; Supporting small AI businesses; and more

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fromWIRED
3 days ago

Justice Department Says Anthropic Can't Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems

The Trump administration designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk, barring it from defense contracts, arguing this does not violate First Amendment rights and that the company's lawsuit will fail.
fromEngadget
2 days ago
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Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court

The Trump administration defended the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a lawful national security measure after the AI company refused to remove guardrails on its technology.
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fromSiliconANGLE
3 days ago

Court rules Perplexity's AI bots can stay on Amazon - SiliconANGLE

A federal appeals court suspended a California judge's ban on Perplexity's AI shopping agent Comet from Amazon's marketplace, pending further review.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

White House releases Trump's national AI plan and framework

Congress should establish a national AI standard to avoid conflicting state laws and ensure children's online safety.
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fromNextgov.com
22 hours ago

Tech bills of the week: Anti-AI moratorium efforts; Supporting small AI businesses; and more

House Democrats introduced legislation to prevent federal preemption of state AI laws, countering GOP proposals following Trump's National AI Policy Framework.
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fromWIRED
3 days ago

Justice Department Says Anthropic Can't Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems

The Trump administration designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk, barring it from defense contracts, arguing this does not violate First Amendment rights and that the company's lawsuit will fail.
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fromEngadget
2 days ago

Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced a discussion draft for AI legislation that establishes developer duty of care, protects copyrighted works from unauthorized AI training, and safeguards minors, creators, and personal likenesses.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court

The Trump administration defended the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a lawful national security measure after the AI company refused to remove guardrails on its technology.
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fromSiliconANGLE
3 days ago

Court rules Perplexity's AI bots can stay on Amazon - SiliconANGLE

A federal appeals court suspended a California judge's ban on Perplexity's AI shopping agent Comet from Amazon's marketplace, pending further review.
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

U.S. District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against RFK, HHS For Its Vaccine Schedule Changes - Above the Law

The law outlines how actions brought by federal agencies must follow certain established procedures and be based in facts, as well as how upon challenge the courts could review and enforce those requirements on said agencies.
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#copyright-infringement
fromFortune
3 days ago
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The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for 'massive' copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of revenue | Fortune

fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago
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Merriam Webster, Encyclopedia Britannica sue OpenAI for copyright infringement | amNewYork

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fromRAIN News
1 day ago

BMG brings infringement lawsuit to Anthropic over AI training

BMG Rights Management accuses Anthropic of illegally using song lyrics to train its AI chatbot, seeking damages for copyright infringement.
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fromFortune
3 days ago

The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for 'massive' copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of revenue | Fortune

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for using their copyrighted content to train ChatGPT without permission, claiming the AI diverts traffic and revenue from publishers.
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fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Merriam Webster, Encyclopedia Britannica sue OpenAI for copyright infringement | amNewYork

Merriam Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica sued OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement, alleging systematic copying of their content to train AI models and generate verbatim user responses without compensation or permission.
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fromTNW | Media
5 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for training ChatGPT on nearly 100,000 of their articles without permission and reproducing their copyrighted content verbatim in responses.
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fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

The dictionary sues OpenAI | TechCrunch

Encyclopedia Britannica sued OpenAI for massive copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized scraping of nearly 100,000 articles to train ChatGPT and generating verbatim reproductions of its content.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Three charged in the US with smuggling AI chips into China

The Justice Department charged Yih-Shyan Liaw, Ruei-Tsang Chang, and Ting-Wei Sun in an indictment unsealed in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, alleging a complex scheme to send US-made servers through Taiwan to other countries in Southeast Asia.
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fromEngadget
23 hours ago

Three people have been charged with illegally exporting NVIDIA GPUs to China

The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged three people with illegally exporting NVIDIA GPUs to China in violation of the Export Control Reform Act. NVIDIA's chips have become a critical component in the rush to train and run increasingly complex artificial intelligence models.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

Supermicro co-founder charged over $2.5B GPU sales to China

Three individuals, including a Supermicro co-founder, are charged with illegally exporting $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia GPU servers to China.
#trademark
fromThe IP Law Blog
23 hours ago

The Briefing: The Sound of a Lawsuit - David Greene vs Google NotebookLM

David Greene's lawsuit against Google centers on the NotebookLM tool, which utilizes an AI-generated voice that closely resembles his own, raising critical legal questions.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Co-Founder of Super Micro Arrested for Smuggling $2.5 Billion Worth of Nvidia Chips to China

Wally Liaw was arrested for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion of Nvidia AI chips to China without a required export license.
#ai-copyright-policy
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fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

UK government puts brakes on opt-out copyright exemption for AI | Computer Weekly

The UK government abandoned its preferred opt-out copyright exemption for AI training after overwhelming public opposition, but remains open to alternative copyright reform approaches.
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fromTheregister
2 days ago

UK backs off default AI training on copyrighted material

The UK government abandoned plans to allow AI companies free access to copyrighted material by default, reversing its opt-out approach following pressure from prominent creative industry figures.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists

The UK government reversed its AI copyright policy allowing opt-out training of copyrighted works after creative industry backlash, now seeking a balanced approach without a preferred solution.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

UK reverses course on AI copyright position after backlash

The UK government abandoned its plan to allow AI companies to train on copyrighted works with only an opt-out clause for artists, after significant backlash from the creative community.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

The UK government reversed its plan to allow AI firms to use copyrighted work without permission, following widespread backlash from artists and creative industry organizations.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

The CEO of Patreon blasts AI companies for the 'bogus excuse' they're using to not pay artists | Fortune

AI companies exploit fair use doctrine to train on creator content without payment while simultaneously paying major corporations like Disney for licensing deals, creating a hypocritical double standard.
#ai-copyright-infringement
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for allegedly using nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles and entries to train GPT models without permission, claiming ChatGPT produces near-verbatim copies and diverts web traffic.
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fromEngadget
4 days ago

Senators tell ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video app 'immediately'

US senators demand ByteDance immediately shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video generator, citing threats to American intellectual property rights and creative community livelihoods.
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fromComputerworld
4 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for allegedly using nearly 100,000 articles without permission to train ChatGPT, seeking damages and an injunction.
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fromEngadget
5 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica sued OpenAI for illegally using copyrighted content to train ChatGPT and for trademark infringement through false attributions and hallucinations.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

FSF urges AI vendors to liberate LLMs

The FSF received a settlement notice from Anthropic's copyright infringement lawsuit, with Anthropic agreeing to create a $1.5 billion compensation fund for authors whose works were used in AI model training without permission.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for allegedly using nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles and entries to train GPT models without permission, claiming ChatGPT produces near-verbatim copies and diverts web traffic.
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fromEngadget
4 days ago

Senators tell ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video app 'immediately'

US senators demand ByteDance immediately shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video generator, citing threats to American intellectual property rights and creative community livelihoods.
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fromComputerworld
4 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for allegedly using nearly 100,000 articles without permission to train ChatGPT, seeking damages and an injunction.
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fromEngadget
5 days ago

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica sued OpenAI for illegally using copyrighted content to train ChatGPT and for trademark infringement through false attributions and hallucinations.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

FSF urges AI vendors to liberate LLMs

The FSF received a settlement notice from Anthropic's copyright infringement lawsuit, with Anthropic agreeing to create a $1.5 billion compensation fund for authors whose works were used in AI model training without permission.
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fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Teens Sue xAI, Allege Grok Was Used to Create Sexualized Deepfakes

xAI faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly enabling third-party apps powered by Grok to generate nonconsensual sexual images of minors without consent or age verification safeguards.
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fromKotaku
1 day ago

Subnautica 2's Legal Drama Continues Over Allegedly Leaked Launch Date

Krafton allegedly violated a court order by announcing Subnautica 2's May release date after a judge reinstated Ted Gill as CEO with exclusive authority over launch decisions.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

Defense Department says Anthropic poses 'unacceptable risk' to national security

The Pentagon filed a court response opposing Anthropic's lawsuit, arguing that the AI company's refusal to allow unrestricted military use poses unacceptable national security risks through potential technology manipulation or sabotage during warfighting operations.
#patent-litigation
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 days ago
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Thoughts on Finesse Wireless's Framing of Datascope as an 'Infamous' Example of Federal Circuit Overreach

The Datascope Federal Circuit decision reversed a jury verdict of patent infringement, later criticized as an example of improper appellate review of factual determinations in violation of the Seventh Amendment.
fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
3 days ago
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Federal Circuit Finds that Antivirus Software is Abstract and Remands for Alice, Step Two

Columbia University lost a Federal Circuit appeal of its $185 million patent verdict against Gen Digital, raising significant questions about subject matter eligibility and damages in modern patent litigation.
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fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
3 days ago

Federal Circuit Finds that Antivirus Software is Abstract and Remands for Alice, Step Two

Columbia University lost a Federal Circuit appeal of its $185 million patent verdict against Gen Digital, raising significant questions about subject matter eligibility and damages in modern patent litigation.
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fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Congress considers blowing up internet law

Section 230, the internet platforms' liability shield, faces renewed legislative and legal challenges over its scope, with debates centered on child safety and content moderation concerns.
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fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

DOD says Anthropic's 'red lines' make it an 'unacceptable risk to national security' | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense claims Anthropic poses an unacceptable national security risk, alleging the company might disable or alter its AI technology during military operations if its ethical guidelines are violated.
fromTheregister
2 days ago

ChatGPT advised exec on firing Subnautica founders: court

According to a Delaware Chancery Court decision this week, pretty much everything that Kraftron CEO Changhan Kim did at ChatGPT's urging in his bid to avoid that payout turned out to be a gross breach of contract. Per the decision, ChatGPT told Kim that the earnout would be difficult to cancel, but Kim kept pushing the bot, asking it what steps to take anyway.
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fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Patreon CEO calls AI companies' fair use argument 'bogus,' says creators should be paid | TechCrunch

AI companies should compensate creators for training data, as their 'fair use' claims are contradicted by multi-million dollar deals they make with major publishers and rights holders.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Industry groups sue California over Truth in Recycling law

SB 343 forces dairy product manufacturers to remove vital recycling guidance from the very cartons Californians rely on every day. This law ignores the reality of our recycling infrastructure and unconstitutionally restricts our right to provide transparent recycling instructions to consumers. We are seeking to stop this policy before it leads to more waste and disrupts our ability to deliver milk to California families and schools.
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fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

For now, Live Nation deal is just a 'Band Aid,' says antitrust scholar - Harvard Gazette

The DOJ sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for illegally stifling competition through vertical integration, but settled without requiring a breakup, instead capping ticketing fees and limiting exclusive booking arrangements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Subnautica 2 publisher's CEO used ChatGPT in failed bid to avoid paying US$250m bonus to own studio head, court hears

A US court ordered South Korean gaming publisher Krafton to reverse its removal of Unknown Worlds Entertainment leadership after using ChatGPT to devise a plan to avoid paying a $250 million earnout obligation.
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fromPatently-O
4 days ago

The Tinderbox: A Framework for Skinny-Label Inducement Before the Supreme Court

Generic manufacturers' decisions to market cheaper drugs with carved-out patented uses while promoting them as full equivalents raises questions about induced patent infringement liability in method-of-use patents.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days ago

Organizations Warn Fast-Track of Bill to Separate Copyright Office from Library of Congress Would Be a 'Grave Mistake'

A coalition of consumer rights and library groups opposes fast-tracking H.R. 6028, which would separate the Copyright Office from the Library of Congress and restructure leadership appointments, urging regular legislative procedures to prevent unintended consequences.
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fromThe Verge
4 days ago

The Live Nation trial restarts with a 'velvet hammer'

An antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster resumed with states leading the case after the DOJ settled mid-trial, with the judge denying the states' mistrial request.
#ai-video-generation
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fromTechRepublic
3 days ago

ByteDance Delays AI Video Tool Amid Hollywood Pushback - TechRepublic

ByteDance paused Seedance 2.0's global launch due to copyright disputes with Hollywood studios and streaming platforms over AI training data and generated content liability.
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago
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ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator | TechCrunch

fromEngadget
6 days ago
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ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator

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fromTechRepublic
3 days ago

ByteDance Delays AI Video Tool Amid Hollywood Pushback - TechRepublic

ByteDance paused Seedance 2.0's global launch due to copyright disputes with Hollywood studios and streaming platforms over AI training data and generated content liability.
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago
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ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator | TechCrunch

fromEngadget
6 days ago
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ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator

fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Apple can delist apps "with or without cause," judge says in loss for Musi app

The plain language of the DPLA governs because it is clear and explicit: Apple may "cease marketing, offering, and allowing download by end-users of the [Musi app] at any time, with or without cause, by providing notice of termination." Based on this language, Apple had the right to cease offering the Musi app without cause if Apple provided notice to Musi.
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fromPatently-O
1 week ago

Made in America: Director Squires Ties IPR Institution to Domestic Manufacturing

The USPTO Director introduced three discretionary factors for IPR and PGR decisions prioritizing U.S. manufacturing and small business status, mirroring the ITC's domestic industry requirement for patent relief.
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fromAxios
4 days ago

Tech industry rallies behind Anthropic in Pentagon fight

Major tech industry groups filed a court brief opposing the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, arguing the government misused national security authorities in a contractor dispute.
fromPatently-O
4 days ago

The Patent Term Distribution, and What it Reveals

Congress set the patent term at twenty years from the earliest effective filing date. 35 U.S.C. § 154(a)(2) (not counting provisional or foreign national filing). But that statutory baseline is just the starting point. But, the actual term is shaped by a series of prosecution decisions, USPTO delays, terminal disclaimers, and patent family structure.
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fromKotaku
5 days ago

Judge Orders Subnautica 2 Studio CEO Reinstated Amid Lawsuit

Judgment is entered in favor of Fortis on its Phase One claims. Krafton breached the EPA by terminating the Key Employees without valid Cause and by improperly seizing operational control of Unknown Worlds.
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fromPatently-O
1 week ago

From Graham to Gramm: A New Deere Case Arrives at the Federal Circuit

Gramm v. Deere & Company, No. 2024-1598 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2026), involves neither obviousness nor the Graham factors. Instead, it offers an illustration of means-plus-function claiming under § 112(f) and the doctrinal hazards.
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fromPatently-O
6 days ago

Are Rising Maintenance Fees Shortening the Effective Patent Term?

Approximately 60% of U.S. patentees abandon their patents before expiration by not paying maintenance fees, with full-term maintenance rates declining to roughly 40%.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 week ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 13: Former USPTO Patent Examiner Settles Conflict Allegations; EU Parliament Endorses EUIPO Register of Works Used to Train AI; U.S.-Based Operations Become Discretionary Denial Factor at PTAB

The U.S. Department of Justice settled a conflict of interest case with a former USPTO patent examiner for $122,480, marking the second such settlement in two weeks.
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fromBloombergtax
1 week ago

NetChoice Files First Case Over Chicago's Social Media Tax (1)

NetChoice filed a constitutional challenge to Chicago's social media tax, arguing it violates federal law and constitutional protections on commerce and free speech.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Adobe agrees to pay settlement for making its subscriptions hard to cancel

Adobe settled a DOJ and FTC lawsuit for $75 million over deceptive subscription cancellation practices and hidden early termination fees.
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fromReadWrite
1 week ago

CFTC advisory sports prediction markets a 'pragmatic shift' - expert

The CFTC's new advisory signals pragmatic openness to regulating sports prediction markets rather than prohibiting them, contingent on court determinations of legality.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty

Adobe settled a DOJ lawsuit for $75 million over hidden cancellation fees that violated consumer protection laws requiring easy subscription cancellation.
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