¼«ËÙÈü³µ: Media & Entertainment /media?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Media & Entertainment Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:40:08 +0000 MyPillow CEO Hit With $2.3M Verdict In Colo. Defamation Trial /media/articles/2350582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2350582 A Colorado federal jury on Monday found MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and one of his companies liable for more than $2 million in damages in a defamation case accusing him of amplifying false claims that a former Dominion Voting Systems executive rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:12:34 +0000 Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court /media/articles/2354110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2354110 Delaware's Court of Chancery this past week sought answers in the high-stakes battle over the constitutionality of newly enacted Delaware corporation law amendments, which will hitch a ride to the state's Supreme Court via a suit contesting a $117 million acquisition of Clearway Energy Inc. by its majority shareholder. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:09:39 +0000 Judge's Halt On Counterfeit Suits Has Brands Scrambling /media/articles/2354072?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2354072 A Chicago federal judge has halted proceedings in dozens of lawsuits that group numerous online sellers in single complaints alleging counterfeiting, highlighting a widening skepticism over the litigation strategy in the judicial district where most of the so-called Schedule A cases are filed in the U.S. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:05:41 +0000 AI Cos. Hit With Fresh IP Claims From Independent Artists /media/articles/2353794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353794 An independent country singer has filed a pair of proposed copyright infringement class actions against artificial intelligence-generated music companies Udio and Suno, claiming that independent artists — not major labels — are the ones whose "rights have been trampled the most." Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:24:39 +0000 VoIP Providers Want FCC To Preempt Calif. 'Overreach' /media/articles/2353748?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353748 Internet voice call providers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to preempt California from enforcing new rules that the providers consider "overreach" in regulating the businesses. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:21:17 +0000 WaPo Cleared Of Illegal Firing Claim Over Reporter's Tweets /media/articles/2354064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2354064 The Washington Post lawfully fired a reporter who spoke up about a co-worker's retweet that she found sexist, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Monday, finding the journalist's remarks on social media disparaged the newspaper and did not link to a labor dispute. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:12:18 +0000 Apple Can't Duck Renewed iCloud Monopoly Suit /media/articles/2354030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2354030 A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:15:04 +0000 Trump Media Seeks To Launch Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF /media/articles/2353761?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353761 Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the owner of President Donald Trump's platform Truth Social, on Monday said it filed paperwork to launch an exchange-traded fund that will invest in bitcoin and ethereum, marking its latest push into digital assets. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:02:59 +0000 Ex-Fox News Host, Employee Agree To End Sex Assualt Case /media/articles/2353623?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353623 Former Fox News anchor Ed Henry has settled a lawsuit brought by a former producer who accused him of rape and sexual assault, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed in New York federal court on Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:02:46 +0000 China Mobile Won't Give Up Info In Federal Probe, FCC Says /media/articles/2353936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353936 China Mobile has failed to fully cooperate with an investigation of whether the company is violating restrictions on its U.S. operations and could soon be fined more than $25,000 per day if the situation continues, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:48:08 +0000 Live Nation Arbitration Firm Defends Its 'Flexible' Approach /media/articles/2353826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353826 Live Nation's chosen arbitration firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the concert giant's bid to force concertgoers into arbitration, arguing its procedures are fair, and it was wrongly dinged for what the Ninth Circuit called "internally inconsistent, poorly drafted" arbitration rules. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:42:11 +0000 Rural Broadband Cos. Say Scalability, Cost Key To Buildout /media/articles/2353882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353882 Rural network providers are happy about some of the changes the U.S. Department of Commerce is making to the multibillion dollar broadband deployment program BEAD, but say they also think the government should turn a keen eye toward making sure projects are scalable and cost-efficient. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:30:09 +0000 Commerce Official Turned US Rep. Slams 'Absurd' AI Proposal /media/articles/2353645?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353645 Before coming to Congress in January, Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., was a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she oversaw the rollout of a $42.45 billion broadband access program; now she's working to protect it from the "deeply dangerous" provision in the budget reconciliation bill that punishes states that attempt to regulate AI. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:48:10 +0000 Gaming Cos. Settle Gambling Software IP Claims /media/articles/2353782?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353782 Settlements continue to trickle in for a sweepstakes and casino game maker over a huge copyright and trademark infringement suit in which it alleges dozens of companies and individuals in North Carolina used and profited from its gambling software without a license. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:25:09 +0000 Finance Influencer Admits To Tax Fraud In $20M Ponzi Scheme /media/articles/2353989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353989 An Ohio social media finance influencer pled guilty to wire fraud and abetting a false tax filing tied to a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme he was operating between 2019 and 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:42:37 +0000 X Workers Say Musk Personally Liable In Severance Spat /media/articles/2353726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353726 Elon Musk should be held personally liable for workers' unpaid severance benefits claims, the former X Corp. employees told a Delaware federal court, saying he retained so much control over the social media company that the company alone cannot be at fault. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:13:08 +0000 High Court Turns Down Influencer's Jury Right Appeal /media/articles/2353653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353653 The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the case of a social media influencer who argued his case deserved to be heard by a jury after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in a bench trial. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:06:25 +0000 Justices Deny Challenge To Copyright's 'Discovery Rule' /media/articles/2344662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2344662 The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will not revisit the so-called discovery rule, rejecting an appeal from a shoe designer who argued the justices needed to clarify whether it's appropriate to bring copyright claims outside the three-year statute of limitations. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:02:04 +0000 Justices Won't Review Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' Win /media/articles/2352386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2352386 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to review a ruling finding that Ed Sheeran's hit song "Thinking Out Loud" did not rip off Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:08:30 +0000 McDonald's Inks Confidential Deal In $10B Race Bias Suit /media/articles/2353511?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353511 McDonald's has reached a confidential settlement with film and television executive Byron Allen's companies resolving a $10 billion suit claiming the fast food chain discriminates against Black-owned media companies in its advertising expenditures, according to an announcement made Friday.