Getty Images filed a lawsuit against Stability AI for allegedly scraping more than 12 million photographs from its portfolio without consent.
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Is Trump’s Copyright Claim Against Woodward “Trumped Up”?
Former President Donald Trump is in a copyright dispute with a journalist who interviewed him. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this on The Briefing.
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Is Trump’s Copyright Claim Against Woodward “Trumped Up”?
Veteran investigative reporter Bob Woodward conducted an audio interview of former President Donald Trump for Woodward’s book, Rage. Woodward later released these recordings as a separate audiobook. Trump claims that Woodward did not have his permission to release these audiotapes as a separate audiobook, and sued Woodard and his publisher for, among other claims, copyright infringement. Does Trump have a claim, or is his copyright claim “trumped up”?
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: 9th Circuit Agrees with Woz – No Promise to Pay, No Desny Claim
The recent Reilly v. Wozniak 9th Circuit decision upheld a 1950s ruling that requires a promise to pay to be present for an implied contract to exist. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this case and how the Desny decision applies to idea theft cases in California in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.
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GoDaddy Obtains Section 230 Immunity Despite Plaintiffs’ “Sympathetic” Claims
Section 230 of the CDA provides immunity to “interactive computer services” providers against certain types of legal claims.
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