Excellent & thorough analysis of CA's "Journalism Protection" Act. California's Proposed Fix to the Journalism Crisis Is Unconstitutional and Worse Than Socialism (Comments on the California Journalism Protection Act, CJPA) Eric Goldman (he/him) blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/…

The FTC lost an unusually elaborate attempt to block Microsoft’s $69 billion plan to purchase Activision Blizzard, in what could be a game-changing merger within the gaming industry. Natalie Hanson courthousenews.com/judge-opens-do…

Time and bad management could bring Twitter tumbling down faster than anything its rivals do. Yes, including that one. wired.trib.al/eNnbhUT

Texas TikTok ban challenged by First Amendment rights group courthousenews.com/texas-tiktok-b…

Skittles maker Wrigley settles with cannabis company over trademark reuters.com/legal/skittles…

Update from the WSLCB on the Cannabis Social Equity Program: lcb.wa.gov/sites/default/…

The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived a lawsuit filed by celebrity choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic Games, alleging that its popular game Fortnite copied his registered dance moves. Hillel Aron courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-…

Judge trims code-scraping suit against Microsoft, GitHub Natalie Hanson courthousenews.com/judge-trims-co…

The USPTO expresses concern over the use of AI-generated materials in PTAB/TTAB proceedings, issuing guidance recognizing AI's potential for good and harm but concluding that its existing rules are sufficient to address the challenges AI poses. uspto.gov/sites/default/…

Good morning. It’s another big week at SCOTUS. The justices will begin by reviewing a 1st amendment battle over social media laws from two conservative states ⁦Courthouse News⁩ courthousenews.com/?page_id=944152

After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo trib.al/uhZQQTf

Future does not appear bright for Section 230: Ninth Circuit Does More Damage to Section 230--Calise v. Meta blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2024/…

Amazon Labor Union workers vote overwhelmingly in favor of an affiliation with the Teamsters courthousenews.com/amazon-labor-u…

Judge tosses LA’s second lawsuit against journalist over police headshots courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-l…

Major record labels sue generative AI company for copyright infringement, alleging it copied "decades" worth of sound recordings to output recordings that imitated the "qualities" of "genuine human sound recordings." UMG et al v. Suno Complaint documentcloud.org/documents/2477…

👏 Federal judge puts kibosh on common tactic by clerks fighting access courthousenews.com/federal-judge-…

Although a TX federal court delayed the effective date of the FTC's Non-Compete Rule, it remains to be seen if the rule will survive legal challenges. Focal's Gwen Wei summarizes the rule and outlines steps employers can take to comply with the rule: focallaw.com/resources/rega…

Do labels matter in the context of differentiating between employees and independent contractors? Check out the article from Focal's Ashley McDonald discussing that question and providing other tips in making the classification assessment. focallaw.com/resources/is-a…

Check out Focal's Lachlan Huck's heads-up about an upcoming filing deadline under The Corporate Transparency Act. focallaw.com/resources/clie…