Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens
Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.
Patent Examiners Must Be Impartial, Vidal Says After Gaza Post
US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal stressed the importance of examiners’ impartiality in an email addressing a Reddit post expressing concerns about reviewing an Israeli company’s application covering “military solutions.”
‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill Shelved by Key California Committee
Legislation that would have given Californians a right to ignore work-related calls and emails after hours stalled in a key committee at the state capitol on Thursday.
HCL Tech Sues Atos, CNA Financial for Copyright Infringement
Sony Music Warns AI Companies to Stop Training on Its Artists
Sony Music Group, one of the world’s biggest record labels, warned artificial intelligence companies and music streaming platforms not to use the company’s content without explicit permission.
Microsoft Mega-Verdict Appeal Primed to Test Patent-Damages Law
Lender’s Bid to Escape Stock ‘Dealer’ Tag Meets Skeptical Court
A federal appeals court appears likely to uphold the Securities and Exchange Commission’s win against a man accused of acting as an unregistered securities dealer after buying and selling billions of newly issued penny stock shares.
Continuum Health Faces Suit Over Data Breach, Notification Delay
A proposed class action accuses Continuum Health Alliance LLC of negligence in both securing patients’ personal information from criminal hackers and waiting six months to notify the over 370,000 affected by the October 2023 data breach.
Nonprofit Fails to Trim Music Labels’ Lawsuit Over Digitized 78s
A federal judge rejected a bid from the nonprofit Internet Archive to quickly dismiss any claims from major music labels’ copyright lawsuit it said were based on actions that occurred outside the law’s three-year statute of limitations.
Big Tech Giants Appeal Patent Office Fintiv Rule to Fed. Circuit
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