Topic: settlement terms
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Curastory Founder Resigns Following SEC Investigation
Founder Tiffany Kelly has stepped down as CEO of Curastory following SEC allegations of revenue overstatement and misrepresentation of client numbers, replaced by Dave Dickman to lead the company forward. As part of the settlement, Kelly is barred from executive roles at fundraising companies for...
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Judge Halts Anthropic's $1.5B Book Piracy Settlement
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, citing concerns that authors felt pressured to accept terms negotiated without sufficient transparency. The judge questioned the fairness of the deal and demanded clearer data on the number of books i...
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Authors Hail "Historic" Settlement in Anthropic Class Action
A landmark settlement has been reached between authors and Anthropic, potentially setting a precedent for the use of copyrighted works in AI training without permission or compensation. The case, certified as the largest copyright class action in history, involves up to seven million claimants wh...
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Disney to Pay $10M for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on YouTube
Disney will pay $10 million to settle FTC allegations that it mislabeled children's content on YouTube, enabling illegal data collection from young viewers. The mislabeling bypassed YouTube's child privacy protections, violating COPPA by allowing targeted ads and data gathering without parental c...
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Elon Musk Settles $128M Twitter Exec Lawsuit
Elon Musk has settled a $128 million lawsuit with four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, whom he fired after acquiring the company for $44 billion in 2022. The executives claimed Musk denied them severance as retaliation for holding him to his initial purchase commitment,...
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DOJ Reaches Settlement in RealPage Rent-Fixing Case
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with RealPage, imposing strict new rules on how it collects and uses pricing data to address allegations of artificially inflating rental costs. RealPage's proprietary algorithm was accused of aggregating confidential data from landlords to recom...
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Nintendo Wins Damages from Genki Over 3D-Printed Switch 2
Nintendo has settled its legal dispute with Genki over unauthorized use of Switch 2 branding and a detailed mockup, requiring Genki to pay damages and cease using misleading product names. The conflict arose when Genki displayed a precise 3D-printed model of the unreleased Switch 2 and advertised...
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