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Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs like Cox cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement without specific actions causing violations.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs like Cox cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement without specific actions causing violations.
Music production
fromThe Verge
4 hours ago

A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll

AI-generated covers of public domain songs were uploaded to streaming platforms under Murphy Campbell's name, leading to copyright issues.
#meta
Law
fromwww.cnbc.com
1 day ago

Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Meta and Google face legal challenges undermining their protections under Section 230, particularly regarding child safety and content moderation.
Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
fromTechdirt
2 days ago
Social media marketing

Meta Caves To The MPAA Over Instagram's Use Of 'PG-13,' Ending A Dispute That Was Silly From The Start

fromWIRED
1 day ago
Information security

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Law
fromTNW | Insights
3 days ago

Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A California jury found Meta and Google liable for treating social media platforms as defective products, awarding $6 million in damages.
Law
fromwww.cnbc.com
1 day ago

Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Meta and Google face legal challenges undermining their protections under Section 230, particularly regarding child safety and content moderation.
Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
fromTechdirt
2 days ago
Social media marketing

Meta Caves To The MPAA Over Instagram's Use Of 'PG-13,' Ending A Dispute That Was Silly From The Start

Information security
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Meta has paused work with Mercor due to a major security breach affecting data used for AI training.
Law
fromTNW | Insights
3 days ago

Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A California jury found Meta and Google liable for treating social media platforms as defective products, awarding $6 million in damages.
#illegal-streaming
fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Media industry

Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

#ai
fromFortune
1 day ago
Digital life

Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and 'it's the tip of the iceberg' | Fortune

Law
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

AI Is Moving Fast. The Law, Not So Much | AdExchanger

AI technology is advancing rapidly, outpacing legal frameworks and creating challenges in regulation and data management.
Digital life
fromFortune
1 day ago

Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and 'it's the tip of the iceberg' | Fortune

AI-generated child sexual abuse material is surging, fundamentally changing targeting methods and overwhelming investigators.
Law
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

AI Is Moving Fast. The Law, Not So Much | AdExchanger

AI technology is advancing rapidly, outpacing legal frameworks and creating challenges in regulation and data management.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

"We appealed and appealed and lost every appeal. And then the case was ultimately dismissed."
US news
Software development
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Anthropic says its leak-focused DMCA effort unintentionally hit legit GitHub forks

Anthropic's DMCA takedown mistakenly removed legitimate forks of its code, leading to backlash and a request for reinstatement of affected repositories.
#3d-printing
#privacy
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 day ago
Privacy technologies

Double Shot of Privacy's Defender in D.C.

Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender, chronicles her 30-year fight for digital privacy and civil liberties.
Marketing tech
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era | TechCrunch

Brett Levenson advocates for 'policy as code' to improve content moderation at Facebook, addressing deeper issues beyond technology.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Children sell knives like clothes online, MP says

Children are increasingly buying and selling knives online, prompting government action to combat knife crime and exploitation.
Education
fromFortune
3 days ago

AI 'slop' is flooding YouTube Kids-and more than 200 groups and experts are calling for a ban | Fortune

Over 200 child advocacy groups demand YouTube ban AI-generated videos, citing their negative impact on children's development and the platform's profit from them.
Video games
fromEngadget
3 days ago

MindsEye will litigate its own launch 'sabotage' controversy in DLC form

Build a Rocket Boy plans to reveal evidence of corporate sabotage in a new mission for MindsEye.
#antitrust
SF politics
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

The Trump administration's antitrust honeymoon is over

The Justice Department's antitrust chief emphasizes a strong stance against corporate misconduct while remaining open to negotiations.
SF politics
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

The Trump administration's antitrust honeymoon is over

The Justice Department's antitrust chief emphasizes a strong stance against corporate misconduct while remaining open to negotiations.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation

66% of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked, and 78% are in countries where people have been arrested for online posts. New social media regulations have emerged in dozens of countries in the past year alone.
World politics
Law
fromABA Journal
2 days ago

Sanctions ramping up in cases involving AI hallucinations

Monetary sanctions against attorneys for AI-generated hallucinations in case documents are increasing as courts take these issues more seriously.
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Europe's cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak | TechCrunch

A cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP hacked the EU's executive body, stealing 92 gigabytes of data, including personal information.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 day ago

The Stack: AI Surges while Social Platforms Face Scrutiny

AI is growing rapidly, streaming models are evolving, and regulatory pressures on platforms are increasing globally.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and get refunds

New laws will simplify subscription cancellations and refunds, potentially saving consumers nearly £170 annually.
fromFast Company
3 days ago

YouTube blasted by hundreds of experts over 'AI slop' videos served up to kids

"This 'AI slop' harms children's development by distorting their sense of reality, overwhelming their learning processes and hijacking their attention, thereby extending time online and displacing offline activities necessary for their healthy development."
Education
#social-media
Digital life
fromExchangewire
4 days ago

Regulating Social Media: Where do we go from here?

Social media platforms are designed for addiction, prompting global legislative actions to restrict children's access.
Law
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?

Landmark social media addiction trials against Meta and Google highlight platform design flaws contributing to mental health issues, with significant implications for Big Tech.
Digital life
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How the Meta and YouTube child safety rulings end Big Tech invincibility

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico found Meta and YouTube liable for harming children's mental health through their platforms.
Media industry
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Meta's court losses could be just the beginning

Recent jury verdicts against social media platforms may signal a shift in legal accountability for their design and structure.
Intellectual property law
fromABA Journal
1 day ago

TikTok creator sued by immigration firm, accused of making defamatory comments online

A TikTok creator is being sued for defamation by an immigration law firm over alleged false statements made online.
fromComputerworld
1 day ago

A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack

Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
Information security
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Sky should drop 'greedy' legal action against dodgy box users, TD Paul Murphy says

Sky intends to use the information obtained from a court case to take legal actions against the resellers and some of the end users, marking the first time end users could face legal action.
EU data protection
Law
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system

Lawyers face increasing sanctions for using AI-generated errors in legal briefs, with over 1,200 cases reported, including significant fines for fictitious citations.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 day ago

Johnny On The Spotify; DOJ Closes The Book On A Rental Ads Scam | AdExchanger

Spotify's ad business faces challenges due to preference for direct podcast deals and lagging audio ad spend.
fromRAIN News
1 week ago

Streaming fraud perpetrator Michael Smith faces the music

Michael Smith has preempted his trial by pleading guilty to the fraud scheme, facing a maximum penalty of five years in jail for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Music production
#patent-law
fromPatently-O
2 days ago
Intellectual property law

Words That Stick: Prosecution Disclaimer Survives the Examiner's Rejection

Media industry
fromTheWrap
3 days ago

Creatorverse: Meta and Google's Child Safety Cases Will Impact Creators

Meta and Google face significant legal rulings regarding child safety on social media, prompting potential design changes and impacting the creator economy.
#big-tech
fromThe Nation
1 week ago
Digital life

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A jury found big tech liable for addictive design features, establishing a precedent for legal action against social media companies for psychological harm.
Law
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

Last Week's Landmark Verdicts Against Big Tech Have a Surprise Ally at the Supreme Court

Recent verdicts against Meta and YouTube challenge Big Tech's legal immunity, potentially leading to significant financial consequences for these companies.
Digital life
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A jury found big tech liable for addictive design features, establishing a precedent for legal action against social media companies for psychological harm.
Law
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

Last Week's Landmark Verdicts Against Big Tech Have a Surprise Ally at the Supreme Court

Recent verdicts against Meta and YouTube challenge Big Tech's legal immunity, potentially leading to significant financial consequences for these companies.
Privacy professionals
fromZDNET
1 day ago

I turned to PrivacyBee to clean up my data - here's how it made me disappear

PrivacyBee is preferred for its comprehensive data removal services and user-friendly management tools.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial

Writers are protesting unauthorized AI training on their work through labeling schemes and blank books, demanding government protection against copyright relaxation that would allow AI companies to use their content without consent or payment.
#openai
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 days ago

Digest: OpenAI Extends Ad Pilot Beyond April; X Ad Boycott Lawsuit Dismissed by US Judge; Disney+ Seals RTVE Fast-Stream Deal

OpenAI extends its ad pilot internationally, while a lawsuit against X over an ad boycott is dismissed, and Disney+ strikes a streaming deal with RTVE.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 days ago

Digest: OpenAI Extends Ad Pilot Beyond April; X Ad Boycott Lawsuit Dismissed by US Judge; Disney+ Seals RTVE Fast-Stream Deal

OpenAI extends its ad pilot internationally, while a lawsuit against X over an ad boycott is dismissed, and Disney+ strikes a streaming deal with RTVE.
#copyright
Privacy professionals
fromGamesBeat
4 days ago

Understanding the updated COPPA rules and their impact on child safety

New COPPA rule amendments effective April 2026 will require separate parental consent for targeted advertising and data sharing in children's games.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
4 days ago

Big Tech has not enforced Australia's social media ban

Australia's eSafety Commission is enforcing compliance with social media age restrictions after finding major platforms inadequate in protecting children under 16.
#uspto
Privacy professionals
fromHer Campus
4 days ago

Who's Watching The Watchers? AI, Age Verification, And Online Privacy

Parents are increasingly concerned about children's exposure to harmful online content despite regulations like CIPA and platforms like YouTube Kids.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Piracy Problem Streaming Platforms Can't Solve

Piracy in MENA stems from structural barriers including lack of local platforms, payment access limitations, internet censorship, and historical perceptions of free online content rather than cultural preferences.
Intellectual property law
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Nintendo Loses Yet Another Battle In Its Pokemon Patent Trolling

Nintendo's patent on character summoning has been rejected by a U.S. patent examiner, marking a significant setback for the company.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days ago

WIPO in Focus: Beyond Treaties, Toward a Market-Driven IP System | IPWatchdog Unleashed

WIPO is not merely a distant UN bureaucracy; it is a dynamic, fee-driven organization that has been undergoing significant operational and cultural transformation in recent years.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy

Justice Clarence Thomas stated that a provider is not liable 'for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.' Liability arises only if the provider intended or actively encouraged the infringement.
Intellectual property law
frompatentlyo.com
1 week ago
Intellectual property law

Knowledge Isn't Enough: The Supreme Court Rejects Expansive Theory of Secondary Copyright Liability

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement solely based on knowledge of the infringement.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks 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.
Information security
fromInc
1 month ago

Platforms Can't Stop Live Pirates with Yesterday's Tools

Real-time fraudulent live streams impersonate brands and executives to steal credentials and money, exploiting platforms' inadequate live-moderation and causing rapid financial and reputational harm.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

AI and Copyright: How Lessons from Litigation Can Pave the Way to Licensing

As the AI revolution accelerates and continues to reshape traditional business models, it has triggered a cascade of new legal, regulatory and policy challenges. At the forefront of these emerging issues are a growing number of high-stakes legal battles between content creators and major Generative AI (GenAI) companies behind large language models (LLMs). This article examines key legal themes and critical questions arising from recent developments at the intersection of AI and Copyright law.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Creators Launch Campaign to Counter Big Tech's Alleged AI Copyright Theft

The campaign argues that in the race for dominance in the new GenAI technology, some of the world's wealthiest tech companies, along with private equity-backed ventures, have engaged in a "massive rip-off" of creative content without authorization or compensation. According to the campaign, this practice "imperils U.S. jobs, economic growth and global 'soft power' supported by the U.S. creative industries." The campaign warns that this widespread infringement erodes the foundation of the U.S. entertainment industry and disincentivizes the creation of new works.
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