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Olivia Sophie Rafferty / ai fray:
A US judge rules Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train AI was fair use, but its storage of pirated books in a central library used for training was not — Context: Last August, book authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson filed a copyright infringement class action …
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Financial Times:
The UK CMA proposes to designate Google with “strategic market status” in general search and search advertising under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime — Big Tech giant slams Competition and Markets Authority's plan as ‘punitive’ and risk to economic growth
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK CMA giving Google “strategic market status” could allow publishers to opt out of Google AI Overviews without removing websites from search — The UK Competition and Markets Authority has set out plans to give publishers more control over the way their work appears in Google search.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
South Park creators threaten legal action against Skydance, saying it's interfering in rights talks, showing the impact of the delayed Paramount-Skydance merger — Comedy Central's prospective owner has its own views on a possible streaming agreement — Trey Parker and Matt Stone …
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Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix is removing 22 mobile games in July, almost 20% of its mobile game library, most of which are branded or based on IP that's beyond Netflix's control — Almost 20% of Netflix's mobile game library is scheduled to depart soon. — Netflix Games has had a rough 9 months.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Texas passes a bill distributing $150M/year to movies and TV shows through 2035; the film office can reject incentives for shoots with “inappropriate content” — Texas is slated to give productions $150 million annually across the next decade. The program includes some quirks …
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The Wrap:
YouTube viewership for Fox News has risen 109% YoY to 2.3B in 2025 so far; MSNBC's is up 27% to 1.9B, CNN's is up 42% to 1.1B, while ABC's and NBC's are down — Galvanized by exclusive interviews with President Trump and other White House figures, Fox News has seen its YouTube viewership jump 109% …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's board keeps Jay Hoag as a director after shareholders voted to oust him, and appoints Airbnb CFO and former Netflix exec Ellie Mertz as a new member — As a member of the Netflix board, Mertz will serve on the audit committee. Leslie Kilgore, a former CMO of Netflix …
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Steve Bannon launches a fierce public challenge against Fox News for its pro-war stance on Iran, accusing it of propaganda and calling for a FARA investigation — A key force in the populist MAGA media, former Trump campaign chief and White House aide Steve Bannon, has turned his opposition …
Lauren Wolfe / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Russia frees Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, detained since March 2021, and Belarus frees Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei, detained since July 2023 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko and Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple sparks a backlash from iPhone owners after pushing a notification from the Apple Wallet app that promoted a Fandango deal for Apple's F1 movie — Apple customers aren't thrilled they're getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant's original film “F1 the Movie.”
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Roblox says it is on track to pay out $1B to creators in 2025, as it revamps its rewards program to encourage creators to bring more players onto the platform — It's launching two new rewards programs. … Roblox is introducing two new systems that are designed to further encourage creators …
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New York Times:
Media Matters sues the FTC, saying its inquiry into advertiser boycotts of X is part of a “campaign of retribution” by the Trump administration and Elon Musk — The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission's inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The FTC approves Omnicom's $13.5B acquisition of rival Interpublic on the condition that the new company does not boycott platforms over political content
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