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  • July 09, 2026

    Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens

    Though Drake's pending Second Circuit appeal over UMG's promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is formally about defamation, it shows that IP considerations can help identify records showing how a work traveled, which may guide courts when deciding context, says attorney Abdul Abdullahi.

  • July 09, 2026

    Colo. Content Studio 'Stiffed' Freelancers, Suit Says

    A Colorado content creation studio did not pay independent contractors for their work performed for the company, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court.

  • July 09, 2026

    OpenAI Accused Of Hiding Evidence In NYT Copyright Fight

    The New York Times and other news organizations suing OpenAI Inc. for copyright infringement asked a New York federal judge on Thursday to sanction the company, accusing it of deleting ChatGPT conversation logs and concealing for two years that it possessed tools to search for plaintiffs' content in training data and ChatGPT outputs.

  • July 09, 2026

    Ex-Epoch Times Exec Cops Plea Amid Jury Selection

    A former Epoch Times executive on Thursday admitted scheming to use the China-focused news outlet as a front to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds, pleading guilty and avoiding trial in Manhattan federal court as newly selected jurors waited. 

  • July 09, 2026

    Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors

    Blue Origin's valuation hit $130 billion after a $10 billion funding round; state lawyers are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit related to Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; and Fiserv is considering selling its payments infrastructure business to U.S. banking giants.

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