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Music publishers ask Spotify to remove unlicensed song podcasts
Music publishers are asking Spotify to remove thousands of unlicensed songs from its podcasts in a massive takedown request. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) sent notice of over 2,500 instances of infringement to the streaming service, alleging that songs are being used without permission or compensation. Affected artists include Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Linkin…
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FBI agents fight for anonymity
The Center for Employment Justice, led by founder Pamela Keith, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of FBI employees against President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. The legal action aims to prevent the public disclosure of the identities of special agents involved in the investigation of the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The Law…
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Google to appeal Play Store monopoly ruling
Google has appealed a jury’s verdict that deemed its Play Store for Android smartphones an illegal monopoly, seeking to overturn penalties imposed by U.S. District Judge James Donato. During the hearing, Google lawyer Jessica Ellsworth argued that the trial’s market definition was improperly defined, contrasting it with a previous antitrust case involving Apple. She said:…
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X adds further brands to lawsuit
The social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, has added Nestle, Abbott Laboratories, Colgate-Palmolive, Lego, Pinterest, Tyson Foods and Shell to a lawsuit claiming an ad industry coalition illegally boycotted the site. According to the complaint, the businesses and the World Federation of Advertisers, a trade association for advertisers, broke antitrust laws by banding…
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Lawyers need to shape AI’s role
William Josten from the Thomson Reuters Institute writes that the impact of AI and generative AI (GenAI) on the legal profession continues to evolve at pace, with numerous questions about how these technologies will affect service delivery and pricing. The Thomson Reuters Institute is actively studying these changes and believes that by 2025, lawyers will…
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International Criminal Court faces trial drought
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently without any trials for the first time since its inception in 2006, following Italy’s decision to send a Libyan warlord back home instead of executing an arrest warrant. Danya Chaikel from the International Federation for Human Rights observed: “The lack of trials damages the court’s reputation,” as she…
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