Topic: legal dispute
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News Outlaws Win Access to 20M ChatGPT Logs, Demand More
A federal judge has ordered OpenAI to provide news organizations with access to 20 million de-identified ChatGPT user logs, rejecting the company's privacy objections and marking a significant legal setback. The plaintiffs, including major publishers, need the full dataset to assess OpenAI's fair...
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Subnautica 2 Publisher Used ChatGPT to Replace Founders
Krafton's CEO allegedly consulted an AI chatbot for strategies to avoid a $250 million bonus payout to the founders of Unknown Worlds, leading to their termination after failed renegotiations. The founders claim Krafton fabricated concerns about Subnautica 2's development to evade financial oblig...
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SerpApi Fights Back: Seeks Dismissal of Google Scraping Lawsuit
SerpApi has moved to dismiss Google's lawsuit, arguing Google is misusing the DMCA to protect its advertising business model, not copyrighted works, by trying to control access to public search results. The company's defense asserts it accesses publicly visible data like any user and that Google ...
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App Developer Sues Apple Over Continuity Camera 'Sherlocking'
Reincubate is suing Apple, alleging it copied the core technology of the Camo webcam app to create its own Continuity Camera feature after initially supporting the app. The lawsuit claims Apple's actions were anticompetitive, designed to lock users into its ecosystem by disadvantaging the cross-p...
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Silicon Valley's Messiest Breakup Heads to Court
A federal judge has rejected motions to dismiss, sending the legal dispute between OpenAI, Microsoft, and Elon Musk to a jury trial in Oakland. The core allegation is that OpenAI violated its founding nonprofit principles by partnering with Microsoft and shifting to a for-profit model, a claim Mu...
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Tencent Halts Promotion of Alleged Horizon Clone Amid Sony Lawsuit
Tencent has agreed to halt all promotion and public testing for *Light of Motiram* as part of a court agreement with Sony, which alleges the game is a copy of its *Horizon* franchise. The lawsuit centers on accusations of copyright infringement due to the game's striking visual and thematic simil...
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Unknown Worlds Exec's Legal Battle Against Krafton
A legal dispute between Unknown Worlds co-founder Charlie Cleveland and Krafton has escalated, with a contentious memo authored by Cleveland revealing a strategy to disadvantage Krafton in Delaware court and predicting CEO Changhan Kim would lose his job. The memo, which Cleveland claims transcri...
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Apple in 'Active Communication' With Leaker Over Lawsuit
Apple is actively communicating with tech leaker Jon Prosser, contradicting claims that he has ignored the lawsuit, as he has engaged with the company since the early stages of the legal dispute. Prosser confirmed ongoing discussions with Apple, despite a default being entered against him for mis...
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Subnautica 2 Drama Escalates With Lawsuit and Leaks
Subnautica 2's developers are suing publisher Krafton over creative control and financial disputes, with the game's future now uncertain amid legal battles. The conflict centers on a $250 million performance-based payout and disagreements over the game's readiness, with Krafton claiming leadershi...
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NPR Host David Greene Sues Google Over AI Voice in NotebookLM
Former NPR host David Greene is suing Google, alleging its NotebookLM AI tool uses a synthetic voice that precisely mimics his unique vocal characteristics without authorization. Google denies the claim, stating the voice in question was developed independently and is based on a paid professional...
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Apple to Pay Masimo $634M After Losing Patent Infringement Case
A federal jury ordered Apple to pay Masimo $634 million for patent infringement related to blood oxygen monitoring features in Apple Watch, which Apple plans to appeal. Masimo claims Apple incorporated its patented pulse oximetry technology by hiring key personnel, leading to an import ban on cer...
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Sony Rejects Tencent's Defense of Alleged Horizon Rip-Off
Sony accuses Tencent of deliberately copying the Horizon franchise's visual style, audio, characters, and story, including hiring the same composer, and claims this harms the brand significantly. Tencent denies the allegations, arguing their game uses common genre tropes and is not a clone, while...
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JPMorgan Refuses to Cover Legal Fees for Frank Founder
JPMorgan Chase is challenging a court order to pay $142 million in legal fees for Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, who were convicted of defrauding the bank by inflating user numbers of Frank, a platform it acquired in 2021. The bank's attorney alleges severe billing abuses in the legal expenses,...
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Character.AI Pulls Disney Characters After Legal Threat
Character.AI has removed numerous Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, which accused the platform of copyright infringement and misuse of intellectual property. Disney expressed concerns over the unpredictable and harmful interactions on the platform, cit...
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Stalker 2 Devs Issue DMCA Against Copycat Game 'Misery'
GSC Game World issued a DMCA takedown against the game Misery, leading to its removal from Steam over alleged copyright infringement, which the Misery developer disputes as an abuse of power. The Misery team asserts their game is original and properly licensed, with no shared assets or code from ...
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Sora Arrives on Android in the US, Canada, and More
Sora AI video generator is now available on Android in several countries, expanding its reach after a successful iOS launch and aiming to significantly increase global downloads. The app includes features like "Cameos" for personalized videos and a social feed for sharing, positioning it as a com...
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WordPress Unveils Telex: Its New Experimental AI Tool
WordPress has introduced an experimental AI tool called Telex, which allows users to create custom Gutenberg blocks through text prompts, simplifying block generation for non-technical users. Despite its early promise, Telex is still in refinement, with some generated blocks requiring adjustments...
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