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Jay-Z says “sham” rape allegations against him should be withdrawn, as Diddy accepts he’ll have to await trial in prison

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Diddy • 2 min read

Jay-Z says “sham” rape allegations against him should be withdrawn, as Diddy accepts he’ll have to await trial in prison

Jay-Z has again hit out at the attorney leading on a lawsuit that accuses the rapper of rape, saying an interview by his accuser shows the litigation “has no factual basis”. Meanwhile Diddy, co-defendant on that lawsuit, has given up trying to get bail as he awaits trial on criminal charges…

Chris Cooke • 18 Dec 2024

TikTok seeks help from Supreme Court and Donald Trump in latest bid to avoid January ban in the US

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TikTok • 3 min read

TikTok seeks help from Supreme Court and Donald Trump in latest bid to avoid January ban in the US

TikTok has turned to both the US Supreme Court and Donald Trump as it seeks to stop a ban that is due to come into effect in the US on 19 Jan. Meanwhile the EU is investigating if TikTok did enough to stop its platform being used to spread disinformation in the recent Romanian elections…

Chris Cooke • 18 Dec 2024

UK government proposes copyright exception to help make UK attractive to AI companies as part of new consultation

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Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

UK government proposes copyright exception to help make UK attractive to AI companies as part of new consultation

The UK government has formally proposed introducing a new copyright exception for AI companies that use existing content to train their models, but with an opt-out for copyright owners. The music industry will oppose that proposal via a consultation that the government has just opened…

Chris Cooke • 17 Dec 2024

Creative industries demand copyright control as UK plans AI shake-up

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Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

Creative industries demand copyright control as UK plans AI shake-up

With the UK government expected to launch another consultation on AI and copyright tomorrow, a new coalition has formed bringing together organisations from across the wider creative and copyright industries. It says that the UK must maintain a “robust copyright framework” in the AI era…

Chris Cooke • 16 Dec 2024

Quad9 vows to fight “absurd” web-block injunction in France

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Quad9 • 2 min read

Quad9 vows to fight “absurd” web-block injunction in France

DNS resolver Quad9 has been hit with a web-blocking injunction in France, forcing it to block access to sports piracy sites following legal action by Canal+. However, Quad9 previously successfully appealed web-blocks requested by Sony Music in Germany and says it intends to do the same in France…

Chris Cooke • 13 Dec 2024

TikTok’s attempt to delay ban is just a rehash of previously rejected arguments says US government

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TikTok’s attempt to delay ban is just a rehash of previously rejected arguments says US government

TikTok wants a Washington DC court to delay a 19 Jan deadline for owner ByteDance to sell the app, so it can take its battle against the law that set that deadline to the Supreme Court. The US government says that’s not necessary because the Supreme Court itself can pause the deadline if required…

Chris Cooke • 12 Dec 2024

Bad Boy Chiller Crew sue House Anxiety for £400,000 in royalty dispute

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Bad Boy Chiller Crew • 2 min read

Bad Boy Chiller Crew sue House Anxiety for £400,000 in royalty dispute

Indie label House Anxiety has been sued by Bad Boy Chiller Crew who say they are owed around £400,000 in unpaid royalties, a claim the label says it “totally refutes”. It follows a dispute earlier this year when House Anxiety said the group self-releasing new music breached their record contract…

Chris Cooke • 12 Dec 2024

Lawyer instigating Diddy lawsuits is using “unfounded and heinous allegations” to get settlements from stars says Jay-Z law

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Lawyer instigating Diddy lawsuits is using “unfounded and heinous allegations” to get settlements from stars says Jay-Z law

After Jay-Z was added as a defendant on one of the Diddy lawsuits last weekend, he and his legal team have been lambasting the lawyer leading on that litigation, Tony Buzbee. Now Jay-Z’s team have accused Buzbee’s law firm of misconduct in its bid to work on as many Diddy lawsuits as possible…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2024

Apple colluded with music industry while pretending to be neutral in app dispute, claims Musi

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Musi • 3 min read

Apple colluded with music industry while pretending to be neutral in app dispute, claims Musi

Music streaming app Musi is still working hard to get itself reinstated on Apple’s App Store, having been kicked out in September following complaints by YouTube and the music industry. In a new filing, Musi says Apple failed to follow its own process for dealing with app disputes…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2024

TikTok requests emergency injunction after judges warn app will be “effectively unavailable” in US from 19 Jan 2025

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TikTok • 5 min read

TikTok requests emergency injunction after judges warn app will be “effectively unavailable” in US from 19 Jan 2025

TikTok has failed to overturn a law passed in the US earlier this year that says China-based owner Bytedance must sell the app or it will be banned in the country. It will now take the matter to the US Supreme Court, and wants an emergency injunction to delay the current 19 Jan deadline…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 09 Dec 2024

Diddy hotline lawyer slammed as “ambulance chaser in a cheap suit” by Jay Z as he denies rape allegation

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Diddy hotline lawyer slammed as “ambulance chaser in a cheap suit” by Jay Z as he denies rape allegation

Jay-Z was added as a defendant on one of the lawsuits filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs this weekend, accused of raping a thirteen year old girl in 2000. The Roc Nation boss has strongly denied that claim and lashed out at the lawyer behind the lawsuit, Tony Buzbee…

Chris Cooke • 09 Dec 2024

“Illegal search” of Diddy’s jail cell proves “shocking and outrageous” conduct by government, could jeopardise entire case, says defence

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Diddy • 3 min read

“Illegal search” of Diddy’s jail cell proves “shocking and outrageous” conduct by government, could jeopardise entire case, says defence

During Diddy’s most recent bid for bail, it emerged that prosecutors had access to handwritten notes he had made while in prison. His lawyers argue those notes are protected by attorney-client privilege and the fact they reached prosecutors is “outrageous” - they now want the court to intervene…

Chris Cooke • 06 Dec 2024

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