Publishers Challenge Meta’s AI-Scraping Terms Ahead of October 30 Change
European publishers seek scrutiny of Meta’s forthcoming commercial terms over potential AI rights to news content. Meta says its crawling practices are unchanged.
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UK AI-Scraping Transparency Bill Delayed Until November 27
An objection delayed the UK AI-scraping transparency bill’s second reading until November 27. Its proposed publisher protections remain unavailable.
Read MoreAppeals Court Vacates Block on Georgia’s Social-Media Age Checks
An October 15 appeals ruling removes a preliminary injunction against Georgia’s social-media age checks, parental-consent requirements and restrictions on personalized advertising to children under 16. The lawsuit continues.
Read MoreJudge Blocks White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico During Lawsuit
An October 13 preliminary injunction preserves the outlets’ White House press credentials while their lawsuit proceeds. The ruling adds First Amendment findings to the court’s earlier due-process analysis.
Read MoreDelhi High Court Orders 72-Hour Takedown of Kangana Ranaut AI Deepfakes
An interim order requires Meta to remove specified content within 72 hours of receiving it and allows further infringing links to be reported without a fresh lawsuit.
Read MoreJudge Extends Halt on Taxpayer-Funded Trump TV Ads Through November 8
The temporary halt now extends past the November 3 election. A November 4 hearing will address longer-term relief; notification and cancellation records remain unresolved.
Read MoreCopyright Office Opens Formal Inquiry Into Music Streaming Fraud
The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking evidence on bot farms, artificial intelligence, royalty diversion and potential legal or regulatory responses to music streaming fraud.
Read MoreMichael Smith Gets 18 Months in Prison for $8 Million Streaming Fraud
Michael Smith was sentenced October 6 to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $8 million after pleading guilty in an AI-assisted music-streaming fraud case.
Read MoreSupreme Court Leaves DirecTV Antitrust Case Against Nexstar Alive
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Nexstar Media Group’s appeal seeking to end DirecTV’s antitrust lawsuit over alleged coordination of television retransmission fees. The October 5 order leaves...
Read MoreThe Game’s Label Sues Over Allegedly Unspent Promotion Budget—Including Radio
100 Entertainment alleges Universal and Virgin failed to deploy much of an agreed marketing budget. The claims remain disputed.
Read MoreCalifornia Makes AI Voice and Likeness Replicas Explicitly Subject to Publicity-Rights Law
California’s newly signed SB 1111 expressly covers digital voice and likeness replicas, with important exceptions for news and qualifications for advertising media.
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When Does Internet Radio Become Interactive Streaming? Pandora’s Royalty Fight Heads Toward Trial
A federal judge declined to end the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s royalty lawsuit against Pandora, leaving a trial to examine whether Pandora Free’s on-demand features make the service interactive.
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