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Britney Spears Tells Judge She Wants Out of Conservatorship: “I’m Traumatized”
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YouTube Prevails in EU Copyright Suit As Regulators Reveal New Google Ad Probe
Google is having mixed luck in the European Union this week. The same day the Court of Justice ruled in YouTube’s favor on a copyright infringement matter, the European Commission announced an investigation into antitrust issues surrounding Google’s advertising operations. On the copyright front, the court found that YouTube isn’t liable for copyright infringement by […]
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NFT Auction of Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” Album Halted by Judge
Roc-A-Fella Records has convinced a New York federal judge Jay-Z’s first album shouldn’t be sold as an NFT, at least for the time being. The label sued its co-founder Damon Dash on June 18, alleging he was trying to sell virtual ownership of the “Reasonable Doubt” copyrights. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are effectively digital data […]
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Supreme Court Takes a Big Step in Destroying NCAA’s No-Pay Rules
In a landmark ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that the NCAA’s educational perk restrictions for student-athletes is a violation of antitrust law. The unanimous opinion from Justice Neil Gorsuch rejects the NCAA’s attempt to justify its rules on the basis of promoting amateurism. Here’s the full opinion. The outcome is a […]
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Britney Spears Tells Judge She Wants Out of Conservatorship: “I’m Traumatized”
Britney Spears is angry, depressed and has been lying to her fans about being OK. In a fiery speech, she told the judge overseeing her longstanding conservatorship, “It’s my wish and my dream…
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YouTube Prevails in EU Copyright Suit As Regulators Reveal New Google Ad Probe
Google is having mixed luck in the European Union this week. The same day the Court of Justice ruled in YouTube’s favor on a copyright infringement matter, the European Commission announced…
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NFT Auction of Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” Album Halted by Judge
Roc-A-Fella Records has convinced a New York federal judge Jay-Z’s first album shouldn’t be sold as an NFT, at least for the time being. The label sued its co-founder Damon Dash on June…
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Supreme Court Takes a Big Step in Destroying NCAA’s No-Pay Rules
In a landmark ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that the NCAA’s educational perk restrictions for student-athletes is a violation of antitrust law. The unanimous opinion…
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Harvey Weinstein Will Be Extradited to California
Harvey Weinstein will be transferred to Los Angeles, after multiple delays of his extradition, an Erie County, New York, judge on Tuesday ruled. Weinstein appeared via Zoom from the…
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NBC Ices Hockey Analyst’s Claim That He Was Fired for Being a Heterosexual Man
Former NHL player and NBC Sports commentator Jeremy Roenick, a heterosexual man, failed to convince a New York federal judge that he was terminated because of his gender and sexual orientation…
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Hollywood Docket: Disney Gets Favored Turf in ‘Predator’ Rights Fight
Disney’s 20th Century unit will win the first round in an ongoing battle over franchise rights to the 1987 action film Predator. On April 15, two dueling suits were filed. First, in San…
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Flag on the Play: How an Ambush Interview Put Fox Sports Host in a Legal Red Zone (Guest Column)
On May 24, NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe nabbed an interception on his Fox Sports show, Undisputed, when he called star wide receiver Julio Jones, then a member of the Atlanta Falcons…
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Comcast Rips Lack of Support From Biden Justice Dept.
According to Comcast, the Biden-era Department of Justice lacks candor, feigns ignorance, obfuscates, and really needs to stand by the courage of its convictions. What provokes such harsh…
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MoviePass Operators Reach Settlement With FTC
The operators of the now-defunct MoviePass have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve concerns that they actively prevented subscribers from using their service and…
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John Stamos Backs Jeff Franklin in ‘Fuller House’ Firing Suit
Full House creator Jeff Franklin has brought some star power into his suit against Bryan Behar, who replaced him as showrunner of Fuller House, and is also skewering the investigation Warner…
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Spotify’s “Discovery Mode” Being Probed by House Judiciary Committee
A new feature Spotify is testing out in a pilot program has caught Congress’ attention. Discovery Mode, which was first announced in the fall, lets artists and labels agree to take a lower…
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