Collaborate Disseminate
News Corp’s Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post have sued Perplexity, a startup that calls itself an “AI-powered Swiss Army Knife for information discovery and curiosity,” alleging copyright infringement. Fr… Continue reading Dow Jones and New York Post Sue AI Startup Perplexity, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Korean game publisher Nexon is using the U.S. legal system to address online copyright infringement. The company obtained a DMCA subpoena that requires Discord to hand over the personal details of … Continue reading Discord Disputes DMCA Subpoena, Rejects Role As ‘Anti-Piracy’ Partner
In a new 32-page filing (PDF), the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy for its search and advertising monopoly. The remedies necessary to “prevent and restrain monopoly maintenance… Continue reading DOJ Indicates It’s Considering Google Breakup Following Monopoly Ruling
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing Amazon of stifling competition in online retail will move forward, though some of the states that sued alongside the agency had their claims dismissed, … Continue reading US Antitrust Case Against Amazon To Move Forward
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A federal judge blocked one of California’s new AI laws on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Shortly after signing AB 2839, Newsom suggested it could be use… Continue reading Judge Blocks California’s New AI Law In Case Over Kamala Harris Deepfake
WhatsApp and its parent Meta asked a judge to award them a total win against spyware maker NSO Group as punishment for discovery violations in a years-long case accusing the Israeli company of violating anti-hacking laws. From a report: NSO Group viola… Continue reading NSO Should Lose Spyware Case for Discovery Violations, Meta Says
WP Engine, a major web hosting provider, has filed a federal lawsuit against WordPress [PDF] co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging libel and attempted extortion. The suit stems from a public dispute over WordPress trademark usage and open-… Continue reading WP Engine Sues WordPress for Libel, Extortion
Novelist Christopher Farnsworth has filed a class-action lawsuit (PDF) against Meta, accusing the company of using his and other authors’ pirated books to train its Llama AI model. Farnsworth seeks damages and an order to stop the alleged copyright inf… Continue reading Meta Hit With New Author Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: A New Jersey appeals court says a couple cannot sue Uber over a life-altering car accident because of the app’s terms and conditions, even though they say it was their daughter who agreed to those terms whi… Continue reading Court Blocks Uber Crash Lawsuit After Couple’s Daughter Agreed To Uber Eats TOS
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of hundreds of thousands of harmful products on its platform, including … Continue reading eBay Wins Dismissal of US Lawsuit Over Alleged Sale of Harmful Products