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Arkansas Advocate: Judge denies effort to block Arkansas outlets from publishing details about data center agreement. “A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech groups who say restricting publication would have undermined the First Amendment.”

Arkansas Advocate: Judge denies effort to block Arkansas outlets from publishing details about data center agreement. “A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech groups who say restricting publication would have undermined the First Amendment.”

Arkansas Advocate: Judge denies effort to block Arkansas outlets from publishing details about data center agreement. “A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech groups who say restricting publication would have undermined the First Amendment.”

Arkansas Advocate: Judge denies effort to block Arkansas outlets from publishing details about data center agreement. “A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech groups who say restricting publication would have undermined the First Amendment.”

Arkansas Advocate: Judge denies effort to block Arkansas outlets from publishing details about data center agreement. “A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech groups who say restricting publication would have undermined the First Amendment.”

Reuters: Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US. “U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a 20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema […]

Reuters: Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US. “U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a 20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema […]

Reuters: Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US. “U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a 20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema […]

Reuters: Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US. “U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a 20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema […]

Reuters: Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US. “U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a 20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema […]

Courthouse News Service: Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator in copyright battle. “News aggregator NewsBreak prevailed Thursday in a copyright dispute with a publisher who took issue with embedded news articles displayed on NewBreak’s app. Emmerich Newspapers, which publishes local newspapers across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, had challenged a lower court’s decision that […]

Courthouse News Service: Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator in copyright battle. “News aggregator NewsBreak prevailed Thursday in a copyright dispute with a publisher who took issue with embedded news articles displayed on NewBreak’s app. Emmerich Newspapers, which publishes local newspapers across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, had challenged a lower court’s decision that […]

Courthouse News Service: Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator in copyright battle. “News aggregator NewsBreak prevailed Thursday in a copyright dispute with a publisher who took issue with embedded news articles displayed on NewBreak’s app. Emmerich Newspapers, which publishes local newspapers across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, had challenged a lower court’s decision that […]

Courthouse News Service: Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator in copyright battle. “News aggregator NewsBreak prevailed Thursday in a copyright dispute with a publisher who took issue with embedded news articles displayed on NewBreak’s app. Emmerich Newspapers, which publishes local newspapers across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, had challenged a lower court’s decision that […]

Courthouse News Service: Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator in copyright battle. “News aggregator NewsBreak prevailed Thursday in a copyright dispute with a publisher who took issue with embedded news articles displayed on NewBreak’s app. Emmerich Newspapers, which publishes local newspapers across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, had challenged a lower court’s decision that […]

Voice of San Diego: Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests. “At issue in the case: The California Constitution requires agencies to produce public records ‘promptly.’ But what does that mean? The appeals court’s written ruling said that no timer could be placed on the definition of promptness; it rejected Voice’s argument that it should mean ‘days and […]

Voice of San Diego: Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests. “At issue in the case: The California Constitution requires agencies to produce public records ‘promptly.’ But what does that mean? The appeals court’s written ruling said that no timer could be placed on the definition of promptness; it rejected Voice’s argument that it should mean ‘days and […]

Voice of San Diego: Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests. “At issue in the case: The California Constitution requires agencies to produce public records ‘promptly.’ But what does that mean? The appeals court’s written ruling said that no timer could be placed on the definition of promptness; it rejected Voice’s argument that it should mean ‘days and […]

Voice of San Diego: Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests. “At issue in the case: The California Constitution requires agencies to produce public records ‘promptly.’ But what does that mean? The appeals court’s written ruling said that no timer could be placed on the definition of promptness; it rejected Voice’s argument that it should mean ‘days and […]

Voice of San Diego: Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests. “At issue in the case: The California Constitution requires agencies to produce public records ‘promptly.’ But what does that mean? The appeals court’s written ruling said that no timer could be placed on the definition of promptness; it rejected Voice’s argument that it should mean ‘days and […]

Courthouse News: California’s crackdown on addictive social media feeds for kids will proceed as platforms appeal. “TikTok, Meta and YouTube must comply with California’s crackdown on addictive algorithmic feeds for kids while their appeals play out, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the platforms’ bid to keep the law from being enforced while they seek review in the Ninth Circuit.”

Courthouse News: California’s crackdown on addictive social media feeds for kids will proceed as platforms appeal. “TikTok, Meta and YouTube must comply with California’s crackdown on addictive algorithmic feeds for kids while their appeals play out, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the platforms’ bid to keep the law from being enforced while they seek review in the Ninth Circuit.”

Courthouse News: California’s crackdown on addictive social media feeds for kids will proceed as platforms appeal. “TikTok, Meta and YouTube must comply with California’s crackdown on addictive algorithmic feeds for kids while their appeals play out, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the platforms’ bid to keep the law from being enforced while they seek review in the Ninth Circuit.”

Courthouse News: California’s crackdown on addictive social media feeds for kids will proceed as platforms appeal. “TikTok, Meta and YouTube must comply with California’s crackdown on addictive algorithmic feeds for kids while their appeals play out, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the platforms’ bid to keep the law from being enforced while they seek review in the Ninth Circuit.”

Courthouse News: California’s crackdown on addictive social media feeds for kids will proceed as platforms appeal. “TikTok, Meta and YouTube must comply with California’s crackdown on addictive algorithmic feeds for kids while their appeals play out, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the platforms’ bid to keep the law from being enforced while they seek review in the Ninth Circuit.”

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]