Hollywood and TikTok parent company ByteDance have reached an agreement aimed at strengthening copyright protections across the company’s generative AI products, following months of tension over the use of film and television intellectual property. The Motion Picture Association and ByteDance announced Monday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding... Read More »
The murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis began Monday in Las Vegas, nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting that became one of the most notorious unsolved cases in music history. In opening statements, prosecutors told jurors that Davis helped orchestrate the September 1996... Read More »
Two Michigan residents are suing Apple after allegedly being stalked with AirTags hidden in their vehicles, claiming the company knew its tracking devices could be misused and failed to provide adequate safeguards. The lawsuit, filed August 10 in federal court in Michigan, accuses Apple of negligence, defective product design, invasion... Read More »
Rebel Creamery has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Utah while challenging a federal judgment requiring the ice cream maker to turn over nearly $23.8 million in profits to rival Van Leeuwen over the appearance of its pint packaging.The Utah-based company filed its bankruptcy petition Aug. 14, two days... Read More »
A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors suing the federal government claims Playboy founder Hugh Hefner repeatedly contacted the FBI in 2005 after former Playmate Audra Christiansen told him she had been raped and trafficked by Epstein, adding a new allegation to a broader negligence case over the bureau’s handling of... Read More »
A California jury has found that Reedley farmer Cesar Mora breached his agreement with Giumarra Brothers Fruit Co. by selling a licensed variety of white nectarine through another supplier, following a two-week trial in a dispute that drew national attention after Mora gave away more than 180,000 pounds of fruit... Read More »
A newborn with a severe heart defect is receiving medical care in Texas with his intended parents after the woman who carried him challenged their legal parentage, continuing a dispute that began months before his birth.McKenna West, an Alaska woman who served as a gestational surrogate for California couple Nausheen... Read More »
A California proposal aimed at limiting how much concert tickets can be marked up on the secondary market has failed to advance, delivering a setback to efforts to curb ticket scalping in one of the country’s largest live entertainment markets.Assembly Bill 1720, known as the California Fans First Act, was... Read More »
A federal judge in Georgia has approved an $11.5 million settlement resolving claims from more than 600 Mexican professionals who alleged they were recruited for engineering and technical jobs in the United States, then placed in factory production roles at Kia Georgia and Hyundai Mobis facilities in West Point.U.S. District... Read More »
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has given sworn testimony detailing her sexual relationship with Matthew Ammel, a former member of her security detail, as she asks a federal judge to dismiss a North Carolina lawsuit accusing her of helping break up his marriage.Heather Ammel, Matthew Ammel’s ex-wife, sued Sinema under... Read More »
A North Carolina man has been arrested on charges connected to an incident at a Morgan Wallen concert in Maryland last month, where he is accused of urinating on multiple fans seated near him, including a young child.Jayson Reed now faces four counts of second-degree assault, along with public urination... Read More »
Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is facing renewed scrutiny over allegations that its browser software claimed commissions for purchases the company did not generate. New reporting based on internal company messages indicates the founders knew about features tied to the practice months before Phia... Read More »
Selena Gomez is pushing back against allegations that she defrauded investors in Wondermind, with her attorney saying the singer plans to ask a federal court to dismiss the claims against her.Attorney Mathew S. Rosengart said Saturday that allegations Gomez participated in fraud or other wrongdoing are “completely meritless, both factually... Read More »
A federal judge in Los Angeles is taking another look at a major copyright ruling that could have broad implications for reggaeton, after attorneys for Bad Bunny, Drake and other prominent artists challenged a decision that could send claims involving roughly 1,800 songs to a jury.During a hearing Friday, U.S.... Read More »
Amazon has changed the legal terms governing its U.S. customers, requiring most future disputes with the company to be resolved through individual binding arbitration and preventing customers from pursuing class actions. The revised Conditions of Use took effect August 14, with Amazon stating that customers accept the changes by continuing... Read More »
