How the end of a federal ban on sports gambling transformed the way sports media is funded and changed what kind of stories get covered and published (Tommy Craggs/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer: How the end of a federal ban on sports gambling transformed the way sports media is funded and changed what kind of stories get covered and published (Tommy Craggs/Bloomberg)

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Axios:

Source: Edgar Bronfman Jr. has raised $5.5B for a bid for National Amusements, and plans to submit a bid higher than his initial $4.3B offer in the coming days— - It would also draw out an already long and complicated sale process for Paramount. … - Paramount's special committee is expected to review the bid on Wednesday.
Discussion: @sarafischer, Commercial Observer, Reuters, Front Office Sports, New York Post, Gordon Geist on LinkedIn, AV Club, The Wrap, Financial Times, Deadline, The Guardian, Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn, The Streamable, The Media Leader, The Hill, Quartz, Ad Age, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Desk, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Wall Street Journal

Discussion:

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Scoop: Edgar Bronfman Jr. has raised more $ for his @Paramount bid. Now has up to $5.5B raised —He's hoping to submit new bid if “go-shop” window extended —Money coming from indivs & fam offices like Fortress, BC Partners Advisors, others More on @axios https://www.axios.com/...

Astaropoli /
Commercial Observer: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Challenges Skydance-Paramount Merger With $4.3B Bid

Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: New $4.3 Billion Paramount Bid Puts Future of CBS Sports in the Balance

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Bidding war erupts over Paramount as Edgar Bronfman submits $4.3B competing offer

Gordon Geist /
Gordon Geist on LinkedIn: Read this to remind yourself that in the world of M&A there is good money and there is not so good money. …

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: A rogue billionaire enters the Paramount sale conversation

Tess Patton /
The Wrap: Paramount Shareholder Mario Gabelli Doesn't See a Negative in Granting Potential Bronfman Bid Extension

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Edgar Bronfman Backers, More Details Emerge In Bid For Paramount That Seeks To Unseat Skydance

Jessica Toonkel /
Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn: NEW: Bronfman's bid for Paramount is in. He matches Skydance in offer for NAI at $1.75 billion in equity and offers around $1.5 billion on Paramount's balance sheet. …

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Bronfman challenges Skydance for Paramount control

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Edgar Bronfman Jr. makes multi-billion dollar bid for Paramount

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: Edgar Bronfman wants to buy Paramount for $4.3 billion — and take it away from Skydance

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Edgar Bronfman, Jr. submits bid for Paramount Global

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Makes $4.3 Billion Bid to Take Control of Paramount Global in Challenge to Skydance Deal Wall Street Journal: Sources: former Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has submitted a $4.3B offer for National Amusements and a minority stake in Paramount Global

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The Wrap:

Document: Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s Paramount bid is backed by a group of 19 investors including Fortress, Brock Pierce, and producer Steven Paul— Kazakh investor Nurali Aliyev joins Fortress and producer Steven Paul in the last minute $4.3 billion bid — Cryptocurrency mogul Brock Pierce …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck and Deadline

Editor and Publisher:

A draft plan circulating among California lawmakers and media leaders would create a Local News Fund with Google and state money, run by a board at UC Berkeley— Following years of legislative work, a draft deal between Google, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks …

Discussion:

Ashley Zavala /
KQCA-TV: Deal set to be announced on journalism and tech in California

Tyler Katzenberger /
Politico: AI initiatives would get $40M annually in draft California journalism bill agreement

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: California Lawmakers Set to Scrap Legislation Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News in $172.5 Million Google Settlement | Report @future_of_music: This could have been a bill that helped support local music communities by funding local music journalism. Instead, it's looking like more AI-fueled extraction.

Brian Merchant /
@bcmerchant: And to be clear this is not at all what any journalist involved wanted. At all. The opposite in fact — when the News Guild voted to support the original bill it had *nothing* to do with AI and everything to do with making big tech share the gains it made on journalists' backs.

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Also I guess I should say out loud what everybody believes behind the scenes, which is that the biggest obstacle here to actual monopoly regulation isn't actually Google but Governor Gavin Newsom.

Steven Waldman /
@stevenwaldman: Google, California lawmakers in last-minute negotiations for local news fund | Editor and Publisher https://www.editorandpublisher.com/ ...

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: If I ran a government accountability newsroom and learned a backroom deal would send taxpayer dollars to Alden Global Capital during a budget crunch, I would have spent the weekend telling my reporters, not my business partners, to contact @BuffyWicks. https://www.politico.com/... [image]

Brian Merchant /
@bcmerchant: Utterly devastating for CA journalists. This bill was supposed to make big tech pay its fair share after usurping advertising from news publishers and profiting from their work—instead it's *rewarding* their market dominance by turning journos into content trainers for AI systems

Brian Merchant /
@bcmerchant: This will be framed as a win—but it's only a win for Google. In exchange for gutting the CA journalism law, which would have put a durable mechanism into place to share ad revenue from stories on its platform, it's a paltry payout—and *AI initiatives* rammed down our throats. [image]

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: California's journalists did not ask for this.

Sarah Kay Wiley /
Sarah Kay Wiley on LinkedIn: That Google is essentially able to stop the legislative process with a $172.5M check (over five years mind you) is deeply disturbing …

Garry Tan /
@garrytan: We have to pay attention to how this money is allocated. If it goes to journos who systematically fail to honestly cover news like Mission Local, Oaklandside, 48 Hills, or even the Chronicle We will get far worse than Chesa Boudin We don't want activism disguised as journalism @econliberties: “This backroom deal is bad for journalists, publishers, and all Californians, which is why state lawmakers including @GavinNewsom should reject it.” Statement from @LeeHepner on Google's absurd deal to terminate the California Journalism Preservation Act. https://www.economicliberties.us/ ... [image] @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host: #Google #California #media #advertising — ‘California leaders are expected to announce a truce has been reached between state lawmakers, tech and some journalism advocates on an effort to provide millions of dollars in funds to local newsrooms across the state.’ — https://www.kcra.com/...

Wired:

Condé Nast agrees a multiyear deal with OpenAI, letting ChatGPT and SearchGPT surface stories from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and Wired— The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

Discussion:
Press Gazette, Condé Nast, @nyguild, Business Insider, @knibbs, @claremalone, @knibbs, Neowin, @goodbyealma, @clarajeffery, Engadget, @ednewtonrex, @kennysmith@mstdn.social, @bigblackjacobin, @acwardblueridge@threads.net, The Wrap, @claremalone, The Guardian, TechCrunch and Katie Drummond on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Who's suing AI and who's signing: Publisher deals vs lawsuits with generative AI companies @nyguild: STATEMENT from President @susandecarava on today's announcement that @CondeNast has entered into a deal with @OpenAI: ‘We expect Condé management to be transparent with us about how this technology will be used and the impact it may have on our work.’ More here... [image]

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert /
Business Insider: OpenAI snaps up another media partnership, this time with Condé Nast

Clare Malone /
@claremalone: In the words of one of my esteemed fellow “content”- makers, did AI write this (very vague) email? From Roger Lynch re: a partnership between Conde and OpenAI. Presumably this refers to some sort of multi-year licensing deal where they can use our content. 1/ [image]

Pradeep Viswanathan /
Neowin: Condé Nast joins the growing list of OpenAI's content partners

Alma ‘Union Hottie’ Avalle /
@goodbyealma: Condé vetoed every attempt at AI protections for workers during bargaining with our union, only offering members extra notice if their jobs are eliminated due to automation :)

Clara Jeffery /
@clarajeffery: Conde Nast just announced a deal it cut with OpenAI. Whereas @motherjones decided to sue them: https://www.motherjones.com/ ...

Pranav Dixit /
Engadget: OpenAI will now use content from Wired, Vogue and The New Yorker in ChatGPT's responses

Ed Newton-Rex /
@ednewtonrex: @Knibbs The announcement doesn't seem to say what the deal covers - presumably training on Condé Nast's articles? Is that info public?

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith@mstdn.social: Condé Nast: Let's let the silicon bros eat our lunch! — From: @Mediagazer — https://mstdn.social/...

Edward Ongweso Jr /
@bigblackjacobin: this time will be different! last time, media companies inked deals for new revenue with tech firms that already ate their lunch. this time media companies are inking deals for new revenue with tech firms that hope to eat their lunch!!! https://www.wired.com/...

AC Ward /
@acwardblueridge@threads.net: Audiences are not asking for publishers to stop paying writers and to instead use AI. He just doesn't want to pay for talent.

Benjamin Lindsay /
The Wrap: Condé Nast Partners With OpenAI to Let ChatGPT Surface Work From Vanity Fair, Vogue

Clare Malone /
@claremalone: I'm not so naive to think that media companies wouldn't go the pragmatic route—cutting deals with OpenAI. But companies might have thought to band together and set some sort of going rate, rather than letting OpenAI pick us off one at a time. Just a thought! 2/2

Kyle Wiggers /
TechCrunch: OpenAI signs deal to train on Condé Nast content, surface stories in ChatGPT

Katie Drummond /
Katie Drummond on LinkedIn: Condé Nast, the publisher of my beloved WIRED and more than a dozen other brands, has finalized a deal with OpenAI. …

Music Business Worldwide:

The AGs of 10 states join the US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster; 39 states, plus DC, are now part of the lawsuit— The attorneys general of 10 states have joined the US Department of Justice (DoJ)'s antitrust lawsuit seeking to break off Live Nation …

Discussion:
US Department of Justice, @pgunigantiat, @future_of_music, @newyorkstateag, @tessaduvall, @baddcompani, @yahoofinance, @agtennessee, @paulhammelne, @moetkacik, @justiceatr, The Hill, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Music Ally, @edbott.com, 9to5Mac, Tennessee State Government, WOWT-TV, KOB.com, NOLA.com, KTIV-TV, The Verge, Quartz, Billboard, Rolling Stone and Reuters

Discussion:
US Department of Justice: Ten Additional States Join Justice Department's Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry

Pallavi Guniganti /
@pgunigantiat: Reminder that it's totally possible to bring Section 1 and Section 2 claims in the same complaint.

@future_of_music:
Among other things, this demonstrates that taking on monopoly power is a bipartisan issue! The same is true of ticket market regulation: both Democratic and Republican controlled state legislatures have taken action this year to ban speculative tickets!

Ny Ag /
@newyorkstateag: 🚨Ring the alarm: As part of our lawsuit against @LiveNation and @Ticketmaster, my office, @TheJusticeDept, and our group of AGs are now seeking money for fans who were overcharged by these companies' illegal monopoly over the concert and live event industry.

Tessa Duvall /
@tessaduvall: Per the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, 10 more states have signed on to the lawsuit against Ticketmaster. With 41 plaintiffs, Kentucky is still not one of them. [image] @yahoofinance: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont joined the DOJ's lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing the live concert industry. A total of 39 states, plus Washington D.C., are now suing the company. [image] @agtennessee: Case Update ‼️ Today, TN & the USDOJ welcomed ten additional states to our historic, bipartisan antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster — bringing the total number of co-plaintiffs to 41. Read the amended complaint below: ➡️ https://www.tn.gov/... [image] @paulhammelne: Glad to see @mikehilgers NE's attorney general join the U.S. Dept of Justice's lawsuit against @Ticketmaster Anyone out there had a good experience with their fees or services?

Moe Tkacik /
@moetkacik: New tidbit from DOJ's amended complaint against Live Nation/Ticketmaster on ubiquitous mogul Irving “Poison Dwarf” Azoff's ongoing collusion w/ the monopoly: LN paid Azoff's Oak View “significant annual payments” & also “incentive payments” for agreeing to act as its “pimp” [image] @justiceatr: Ten Additional States Join Justice Department's Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry 🔗: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]

Amanda Silberling /
TechCrunch: Thirty-nine state AGs now support Live Nation-Ticketmaster lawsuit

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: 10 new states join the monopoly suit against Ticketmaster

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: 10 more states join Justice Department's Live Nation lawsuit

Ed Bott /
@edbott.com: If you live in one of the 11 states who haven't joined this lawsuit yet, write your AG. — We're looking at you, Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana, and North Dakota. [embedded post] Tennessee State Government: TN AG Welcomes Additional Ten States to Historic Bipartisan Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster

Jonathan Fjeld /
KOB.com: New Mexico joins Justice Department lawsuit against Ticketmaster

Julia Guilbeau /
NOLA.com: Louisiana joins massive US Ticketmaster lawsuit before Taylor Swift's New Orleans concerts

Gaby Del Valle /
The Verge: Ticketmaster's nontransferable ‘SafeTix’ are anticompetitive, DOJ suit claims

William Gavin /
Quartz: 10 more states just joined the DOJ's push to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

Ethan Millman /
Rolling Stone: 10 More States Join DOJ's Live Nation Monopoly Lawsuit

Variety:

Alex Cooper reaches a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM, replacing Spotify; source: the deal is for a little more than 3 years and is worth as much as $125M— Alex Cooper, host of the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast, reached a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM that encompasses exclusive programming …

Discussion:
Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Sirius XM Holdings Inc., The Daily Beast, Tubefilter, @litcapital, Leigh Fulton on LinkedIn, Billboard, Awful Announcing, Mike Wolber on LinkedIn, Natalie Wellens on LinkedIn, USA Today, Kerry Flynn on LinkedIn, RADIO ONLINE, @maxwelltani, Digital Music News, Hollywood Life, CNN, The Information, The Hill, The Wrap, New York Daily News, The Verge, Barrett Media and Deadline

Discussion:

Kerry Flynn /
Axios: Alex Cooper signs with SiriusXM

James Hibberd /
The Hollywood Reporter: Alex Cooper Jumps From Spotify to SiriusXM in Multi-Year Deal

Ashley Carman /
Bloomberg: ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast Host Alex Cooper Signs $100 Million Deal With SiriusXM Sirius XM Holdings Inc.: SiriusXM Inks New Multi-Year Agreement with Alex Cooper, the World's Leading Female Podcaster; “Call Her Daddy” Finds a New Home

AJ McDougall /
The Daily Beast: ‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Leaves Spotify for $125M SiriusXM Deal

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: Who's your Daddy? SiriusXM could pay $125 million for exclusive Alex Cooper pact. @litcapital: Genuinely curious how Spotify or SiriusXM value Call Her Daddy at over $100 million [image]

Leigh Fulton /
Leigh Fulton on LinkedIn: Girls just wanna have fun...with SiriusXM 👯 ♀️ — Welcome Alex Cooper & Alix Earle! — https://lnkd.in/...

Glenn Peoples /
Billboard: SiriusXM Signs ‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper in Deal Worth Reported $125M

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast host Alex Cooper moves from Spotify to SiriusXM, brings her ‘The Unwell Network’

Mike Wolber /
Mike Wolber on LinkedIn: We are still in the early days of podcasting. — This is so cool. — “A source familiar with the agreement said the deal is valued at $100 million and lasts over three years.” …

Natalie Wellens /
Natalie Wellens on LinkedIn: Welcome to the SiriusXM family daddy gang! — Unwell Network's powerhouse lineup of Content including Alex Cooper's top-ranking Podcast …

Amaris Encinas /
USA Today: ‘Beyond excited’: Alex Cooper's ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast inks major deal with SiriusXM

Kerry Flynn /
Kerry Flynn on LinkedIn: 🎙️ BIG podcast deal news: “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper has signed with SiriusXM — * Another huge get for the audio giant …

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Good reminder to read the @semafor media newsletter where we had most of this back in June https://www.semafor.com/... [image]

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: SiriusXM Just Poached Spotify's Second Biggest Podcaster In a $100 Million-Plus Deal

Jessica Acosta /
Hollywood Life: ‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Leaves Spotify and Joins Sirius XM in Multi-Million Dollar Deal

Ramishah Maruf /
CNN: Alex Cooper's ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast is moving to SiriusXM for reportedly nine-figure sum

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: SiriusXM inks multiyear deal with ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster

Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: Alex Cooper Sets Multiyear Deal With SiriusXM After Spotify Exit

Evan Rosen /
New York Daily News: Alex Cooper and ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast inks $125 million deal with SiriusXM

Bloomberg:

How the end of a federal ban on sports gambling transformed the way sports media is funded and changed what kind of stories get covered and published— The $10 billion industry transformed how sports media is funded—and written. — Few journalists embody the gambling industry's capture …

Discussion:
@patrickhayes_13, @albertburneko, @travis_waldron, @tcraggs22, @ghaleonq, @kevinmdraper and Front Office Sports

Discussion:

Patrick Hayes /
@patrickhayes_13: This is an excellent albeit depressing piece by Tommy Craggs. This portion was extra gross though. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

Albert Burneko /
@albertburneko: great blog https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

Travis Waldron /
@travis_waldron: “How sports gambling came to be such a hulking, clanging presence in our life is the ultimate sports media story—which is funny, in a ghoulish sort of way, given there's not a lot of sports media left to tell it.” Always read @tcraggs22: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Tommy Craggs /
@tcraggs22: I tried to explain why sports media in the gambling era just kinda sucks https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Quinton Klabon /
@ghaleonq: Something as corrupt as the Olympics still produces ecstasy about human excellence. Shouting at Tyrese Haliburton because his assists total affects your car payment does not, because it ceases to put athletics at the forefront. (I adore Haliburton for sneering at such behavior.) [image]

Kevin Draper /
@kevinmdraper: “Sports betting still existed in that crowded liminal space in American life, at once an illicit underground activity and a pastime enjoyed by many with total impunity, like cocaine or wage theft.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Margaret Fleming /
Front Office Sports: New Study Shows ‘Far-Reaching’ Financial Pain of Sports Gambling

Financial Times:

Ofcom says it has 460+ people working on enforcing the Online Safety Act and plans to grow that by 20% to 550+ by March 2025, or 33% of its 1,500 total staff— Online safety rules in the spotlight after violent unrest sparked by spread of misleading news on social media

Discussion:
@paulmarsha11 and @jakdaw09

Discussion:
@paulmarsha11: Some good news and hopefully real. UK media watchdog starts hiring spree amid pressure to curb misinformation https://www.ft.com/...

Jeff Kaye /
@jakdaw09: The Online Safety Act will not be in force for 2 years and even then will be weak against online disinformation https://www.ft.com/... @Ofcom needs massive change beyond staff numbers to protect UK against @elonmusk/other online protagonists. IT works far faster than Government.

The Media Leader:

Paramount says it will rebrand the UK's Channel 5 as just “5” and no longer merge My5 with Pluto TV, as part of plans to relaunch under one name by April 2025— Paramount is rebranding Channel 5 to just 5 as part of plans to relaunch the public-service broadcaster across linear …

Discussion:
The Desk, @sphilsmith, @scottygb, @thesimonc90, Broadcast, Cord Busters, Metro.co.uk, Broadband TV News, WORLD SCREEN, Advanced Television, TVNewsCheck and Deadline

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Paramount to rebrand Britain's Channel 5 to simply “5”

Phil /
@sphilsmith: I have quite simply lost track of the amount of times this channel has switched between the names ‘5’, ‘Channel 5’ and of course ‘Five’. And it also doesn't matter in the slightest.

Scott Bryan /
@scottygb: BBC iPlayer ITV Player > ITV Hub > ITVX 4OD > All4 > Channel 4 Channel 5 > five > Channel 5 > 5 Dave > U&Dave

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: Channel 5 & My5 Streamer To Rebrand As 5

Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Channel 5, My5 relaunching as 5

Max Goldbart /
TVNewsCheck: Channel 5 & Streamer My5 To Become ... 5

Max Goldbart /
Deadline: Channel 5 & Streamer My5 To Become ... 5

The Nation:

Four journalists discuss how their reporting on Gaza was restricted, bias in newsrooms they worked in, and how being Palestinian impacted their work— There is often a high price to be paid when journalists try to tell Palestinian stories. — Pocket — In the heart of Gaza's ruins …

Discussion:
@tulikabose_, @lukeoneil47, @tulikabose_, @jackmirkinson and @sahar_fatima

Discussion:

Tulika Bose /
@tulikabose_: I personally know of more than a few cases of retaliation + double standards that affected journos of color reporting on Israel / Palestine in Western outlets The truth always comes out, and those cases eventually will too Support independent media [image]

Luke /
@lukeoneil47: “Reporters who are dedicated to covering Palestine the right way have been labeled biased, naïve, inexperienced, or even terrorist sympathizers by those who feel threatened by the industry's capacity to bring about real change.” [image]

Tulika Bose /
@tulikabose_: Stunning work by @hodassherif [image]

Jack Mirkinson /
@jackmirkinson: Today in @thenation: a deeply-reported piece from @hodassherif on the price that many journalists have paid for trying to make Palestinian lives matter in their workplaces https://www.thenation.com/...

Sahar Fatima /
@sahar_fatima: Mohammed El-Kurd: “Our death is so quotidian that [Western] journalists report it as though they're reporting the weather. Cloudy skies, light showers, and 3,000 Palestinians dead in the past 10 days. And much like the weather, only God is responsible.” https://www.thenation.com/...

Reuters:

Writers and journalists Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson sue Anthropic, saying it misused their books and others' to train Claude— Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has been hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court by three authors …

Discussion:

Matt O'Brien /
Associated Press: Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: New AI Lawsuit From Authors Against Anthropic Targets Growing Licensing Market for Copyrighted Content

Webb Wright /
The Drum: Writers' lawsuit against Anthropic highlights tensions between AI developers & artists

Sahil Patel /
The Information: Conde Nast Signs Multi-Year Deal with OpenAI

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: Authors file lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement

Jonathan Bailey /
Plagiarism Today: 3 Count: And Another One... Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

Andrew Albanese /
Publishers Weekly: Authors Sue AI Firm Anthropic for Copyright Infringement

CNN:

Disney says a wrongful death lawsuit can now proceed to court, after initially arguing that the widower's Disney+ trial contract prohibited him from suing— Disney has reversed course on a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widower of a woman who died after eating at a resort restaurant, saying the matter can now proceed to court.

Discussion:
Ars Technica, The Wrap, New York Times, AV Club, The Verge, @discussingfilm, Forbes, @culturecrave, @carnage4life, @scottgustin, @itsmattslaw@threads.net, @cdavidnorris, IndieWire, Los Angeles Times, Inside the Magic, Law & Crime, TVNewsCheck, @bajablastoise.bsky.social, The Guardian, KHOU-TV, @privacat.bsky.social, @spavel.bsky.social, New York Post, Cord Cutters News, CBR, Daily Mail, BBC, Reuters, CBS News and Deadline

Discussion:

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Disney abandons Disney+ arbitration defense in restaurant allergy death case

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Disney Backs off Using Disney+ Arbitration Clause to Quash Wrongful Death Suit

Claire Fahy /
New York Times: Disney Backs Down From Effort to Use Disney+ Agreement to Block Lawsuit

Matt Schimkowitz /
AV Club: Disney decides not to hold Disney+ subscription against plaintiff in wrongful death suit

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Disney gives up on trying to use Disney Plus excuse to settle a wrongful death lawsuit @discussingfilm: Disney has decided to waive its right to arbitration & allow the matter to proceed in court for the recent wrongful death lawsuit where they attempted to use a widower's Disney+ subscription to arbitrate. “At Disney, we strive to put humanity above all other considerations.” [image]

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: Disney Won't Block Wrongful Death Lawsuit Because Widower Joined Disney+—Reversing Course After Criticism @culturecrave: Disney will waive arbitration in its wrongful death suit They initially sought to dismiss the case by citing the widower's Disney+ subscription — It will now proceed in court “At Disney, we strive to put humanity above all other considerations” [image]

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life: Disney has given up on making the legal argument that they get to kill your wife if you've ever signed up for Disney Plus. [image]

Scott Gustin /
@scottgustin: NEW: In a new statement about the Raglan Road wrongful death lawsuit, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro says Disney will waive its right to arbitration and will allow the matter to proceed in court to “expedite a resolution for the family.” Full statement: [image]

Matt Margolis /
@itsmattslaw@threads.net: When PR gets invited to the meeting with Legal

David Norris /
@cdavidnorris: @DiscussingFilm This was always going to be a losing argument for Disney. They were trying to argue for arbitration to draw out the process and make it more expensive for the widower who was suing them for wrongful death. They waived their “right” to arbitration because of the public backlash.

Proma Khosla /
IndieWire: Everything Coming to Hulu and Disney+ in September 2024

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Disney reverses course on wrongful-death lawsuit, agrees to let case proceed in court

Jess Colopy /
Inside the Magic: BREAKING: Disney World To Be Held Responsible for Death at Restaurant

Colin Kalmbacher /
Law & Crime: ‘We strive to put humanity above all’: Disney drops arbitration demand over wrongful death lawsuit after woman died from fatal food allergy

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Disney Drops Bid To Have Allergy-Death Lawsuit Tossed Because Plaintiff Signed Up For Disney+ @bajablastoise.bsky.social: important to remember that these numbnuts are the ones making the ultimate direction decisions about the actual creatives' work [embedded post]

Anna Betts /
The Guardian: Disney drops streaming waiver defense over woman's allergy death at resort

Katrina Morgan /
KHOU-TV: Yes, Disney did argue a wrongful death lawsuit should be dropped in part because the plaintiff had a Disney+ account

Carey /
@privacat.bsky.social: Reading the CNN synopsis of Disney's argument is like traveling through the legal upside-down. I cannot believe how insane this argument was, and I'm glad someone representing Disney saw what absolute monsters they were for advancing it. [embedded post]

Pavel /
@spavel.bsky.social: Unsurprisingly the “just because it's a free trial doesn't mean you won't pay with your life” argument didn't make it very far [embedded post]

Emily Crane /
New York Post: Disney backtracks on tossing wrongful death lawsuit by NYU doctor's widower because of Disney+ subscription

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Agrees to Go to Court After Asking Judge to Throw Out a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Because of Disney+'s Terms & Conditions

Olivia Christie /
Daily Mail: Disney backtracks and agrees to court hearing for lawsuit brought by widower Jeffrey Piccolo whose doctor wife died from a severe allergic reaction at theme park's restaurant

Jesse Zanger /