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Big tech promotes the narrative than the unworkable "opt out" regime can be managed by use of a robots.txt file--this is poppycock.Thursday, April 10, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
We welcome Helienne Lindvall to the Artist Rights Watch podcast for AI Legislation, A View from Europe: Helienne Lindvall, President of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) and ARI Director Chris Castle in conversation...Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
Tycoon was named in Lords as having obtained injunction against Telegraph to stop publication of misconduct allegations The retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has lost a legal case against the UK government after complaining about being...Monday, April 7, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Has the MLC's $1.2 billion stock portfolio taken a hit? They'll never tell and no one is going to make them.Saturday, April 5, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
When it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck--seek plausible deniability.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Kid Rock and President Trump announce a whole of government approach to raining on StubHub's parade.Monday, March 31, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Attorney Tim Kappel gives an update on the 5th Circuit appeal of his landmark copyright termination case and discusses the issues with Abby North and Chris Castle.Friday, March 28, 2025 from copyrightlaws.com
One of the topics we’re often asked about is how to manage copyright when working in the field of education. While ultimately decisions will be heavily based on which country’s copyright laws apply, some high-level tips and tricks are...Friday, March 28, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Daniel Ek's cash hoarding has become unbecoming.Thursday, March 27, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
"The age of governments throwing up their hands and meekly repeating the word “disruption” should be well and truly over." John Degen of the Writers Union of Canada calls out both Silicon Valley and his home government on the massive...Sunday, March 23, 2025 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
The 18th Century economist Thomas Malthus and his critic Charles Dickens may have predicted the streaming workhouse.Monday, March 17, 2025 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
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News outlet was sued by Smartmatic over claims that voting equipment company hacked 2020 election The conservative news outlet Newsmax agreed to pay the voting equipment company Smartmatic $40m last year as part of a settlement in a...Thursday, March 13, 2025 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
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Vince to receive damages from Guido Fawkes blogger and says he will take Reform UK’s Richard Tice to full trial The Labour donor Dale Vince has claimed victory in a libel case against the political blogger Paul Staines, who has agreed to...Friday, February 14, 2025 from copyrightlaws.com
Welcome to the first quarterly copyright and generative AI (GAI) blog post. If you’ve come across this page, you are likely working in the copyright field in some capacity. As such, the current debate surrounding what, if any, changes...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
The Duke of Sussex has settled his high court action against the publisher of the Sun. News Group Newspapers offered a 'full and unequivocal apology' to Prince Harry for the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
Trial delayed as NGN lawyers say ‘very intense negotiations’ under way with royal and Labour peer Tom Watson The Duke of Sussex and the former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson are in intense negotiations over a potential settlement with...Monday, January 20, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
Contractor Zachary Young wins damages over Afghanistan story in trial notable for prosecution’s aggressive stance A combative defamation trial in Florida, involving CNN and a former US security contractor in Afghanistan, is providing a...Thursday, January 16, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
Trump ally says he has reached deal with election workers he defamed and will not have to turn over key possessions Rudy Giuliani ’s trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo and other prized possessions to former Georgia...Thursday, January 9, 2025 from copyrightlaws.com
Understanding fair dealing in Canadian copyright law is essential for anyone using copyright-protected materials. Fair dealing is intentionally ambiguous, and it can be overwhelming to apply it to your own situations. Inform yourself...Thursday, January 9, 2025 from Media law | The Guardian
Miguel Martinez Lucio , Dominic Crossley and Matthew Campbell respond to an article about the owner of X turning on Nigel Farage Your article ( Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform, 5 January ) raises...Thursday, January 9, 2025 from copyrightlaws.com
Canadian Copyright Law: The Basics Anyone dealing with issues related to copyright and licensing in Canada, whether creators or users of copyright-protected materials, needs a basic understanding of Canadian copyright law. What rights...Thursday, January 9, 2025 from copyrightlaws.com
Copyrightlaws.com invites applications from copyright go-to persons in the U.S., Canada, and around the world to be our 2025 Copyright Specialist in Residence. The virtual residency is designed to encourage exchanges between the...Sunday, November 24, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Police investigation into writer’s alleged tweet has sparked a debate over free speech, albeit a somewhat selective one There are few columnists with whom I disagree more than I do with the Daily Telegraph ’s Allison Pearson. Yet, I...Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from copyrightlaws.com
We invite you to join our newest newsletter: Copyrighting AI. By popular request, we have decided to create this new monthly newsletter to summarize the biggest stories related to copyright and generative AI around the world. As this is...Friday, September 20, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
David Anderson says further claims have come to light after broadcaster admitted video of troops in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ABC managing director David Anderson...Monday, July 15, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Energy entrepreneur claimed headline about different man used alongside his photograph was defamatory The millionaire Labour donor Dale Vince’s £100,000 libel case against the Daily Mail has been thrown out after a high court judge ruled...Friday, May 24, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
High court rules abuse could defame broadcaster who sued ex-footballer after he also called him a ‘pedo defender’ The former footballer and manager Joey Barton calling the broadcaster Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media was...Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed An article has been published in the New Yorker about the trial of Lucy Letby. It has been geoblocked in the UK, but...Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Justice Michael Lee labels Ten lawyer’s comments outside court following judgment ‘discourteous’ and ‘misleading’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Bruce Lehrmann has been granted an extension of...Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Defamation is often used to silence women and the media speaking out on gender-based violence. Hopefully this decision deters such cases In the much-anticipated cause celebre defamation case, Justice Michael Lee found that Bruce Lehrmann...Monday, April 15, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
This blog is now closed. Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge finds A ‘hapless’ Bumble date, Qing dynasty ceramics and the Algonquin round table:...Tuesday, January 30, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
After their emphatic victory in court this week the drag artist, real name Colin Seymour, says the anxiety hasn’t gone away The drag artist Crystal may have marked Monday by winning an emphatic libel victory against the rightwing...Monday, January 29, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Reclaim party founder defamed two men on site now known as X after they called him a racist, judge rules The actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has lost a high court libel battle with two men he called paedophiles after they...Sunday, January 14, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Justice cannot belong only to the wealthy. Media disputes could be resolved as expeditiously as employment tribunals As a media defence lawyer, I spend a lot of my time advising clients who wish to publish contentious material –...Monday, January 8, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Gerry Kelly took action against Malachi O’Doherty, who had identified Kelly as the shooter in a 1983 prison break A Belfast court has thrown out a libel case brought by a leading member of Sinn Féin who was accused of shooting a prison...Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Judges gags press because of woman's "medical issues"Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Newspaper and convict disputed nature of chargeTuesday, July 25, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
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