TUAW is back online after shutting down in 2015; new owners seem to be using it as an AI content farm, copying others' posts and using ex-TUAW writers' names (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

Mediagazer: TUAW is back online after shutting down in 2015; new owners seem to be using it as an AI content farm, copying others' posts and using ex-TUAW writers' names (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

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404 Media:

TUAW is back online after shutting down in 2015; new owners seem to be using it as an AI content farm, copying others' posts and using ex-TUAW writers' names— TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong …
Discussion:

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm

Chris Rawson /
@rawsoncj@threads.net: I wrote for tuaw.com from 2009 until 2015, when our malevolent overlords at AOL closed shop on us. The site lived on in a dusty Engadget archive... until now. TUAW has relaunched as an AI slop site. Apparently, I now wrote for the site starting in 2004. …

Chris Rawson /
@rawsoncj@threads.net: Engadget has now picked up on the AI-powered zombification of TUAW and the borderline(?) identity theft of its former authors, including me. This century is so dumb. What a time to be alive. https://www.engadget.com/...

Christina Warren /
@film_girl@threads.net: Thank you @jasonkoebler and the people at @404mediaco for writing about this! https://www.404media.co/...

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler@threads.net: Beloved Apple blog TUAW was shut down in 2015, sold to private equity, then sold to a company in Hong Kong. It recently relaunched as an AI content farm using the stolen identities and bylines of its former human staff. A nightmare: https://www.404media.co/...

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: So someone bought the TUAW domain, populated it with AI-generated slop, and then reused my name from a job I had when I was 21 years old to try to pull some SEO scam that won't even work in 2024 because Google changed its algo. Assholes! H/t @gruber [image]

Business Insider:

David Ellison has repeatedly framed “New Paramount” as partially a tech company, but the company's problem isn't its tech but rather its scale— - David Ellison says the new Paramount will be a “World-Class Media and Technology Enterprise.” — He's Oracle founder Larry Ellison's son …

Discussion:
Variety, Rafael Brown on LinkedIn, Observer, Bloomberg, @edmundlee@threads.net, Financial Times, Reuters and Newser

Discussion:

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Paramount-Skydance Merger: 5 Burning Questions About the Deal

Rafael Brown /
Rafael Brown on LinkedIn: David Ellison, former CEO of Skydance, now chairman and CEO of Paramount, and son of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison appears to be teaming up with his dad …

Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly /
Observer: David Ellison Has Ambitious Plans for Paramount Following the Skydance Merger

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Paramount Merger Is Latest Prize for RedBird Dealmaker Cardinale

Ed Lee /
@edmundlee@threads.net: The narrative on @skydance / @paramountco deal is Hollywood goes big tech, but what Ellison really bought is @CBS — $16B in profit since 2021, while the movie studio only made $360mm (including $119mm loss in 2023). Ellison is a legit movie guy. …

Dawn Chmielewski /
Reuters: Skydance's David Ellison describes Paramount's tech-media hybrid future

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: Say Hello to the ‘New Paramount’ — And goodbye to the reign of the Redstone family, as Paramount plans its merger with Skydance

RELATED:
Axios: Source: Oracle founder Larry Ellison will invest ~$6B into the Paramount-Skydance deal, with RedBird Capital Partners contributing the remaining $2B

Discussion:
Bloomberg, @tvgrimreaper, @danprimack, The Hill, The Wrap, New York Post, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Slate, Next TV, WORLD SCREEN, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Dan Primack /
@danprimack: Small scoop on Paramount deal: Larry Ellison and his fam are investing $6 billion of the $8 billion purchase price, w/ RedBird contributing the remainder. KKR not putting in new $$. Earlier reporting on that was wrong. $PARA https://www.axios.com/...

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Skydance CEO David Ellison — and scandal-scarred media exec Jeff Shell — signal $2B in cost cuts for Paramount

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Paramount-Skydance Deal: Top Execs On Wooing Talent, Boosting Streaming And The Mantra That Persuaded Shari Redstone: “Don't Take It Private, Break It Up And Kill It”

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: David Ellison is taking control of Paramount. Now the real work begins

Paige Bruton /
Business Insider: Meet David Ellison, Larry Ellison's son who is about to take over at Paramount

Alex Kirshner /
Slate: The Slow-Motion Paramount Saga Is Over. A New Rich Kid Will Take Control of the Iconic Brand.

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: David Ellison Spells Out Goals for ‘New Paramount’

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Paramount & Skydance Clinch Merger Deal

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Paramount Global Will Pay Skydance $400 Million Breakup Fee if It Lands a Better Offer Reuters: Paramount Global and Skydance Media announce a merger of the two companies, ending months of chaotic talks; a memo says the deal is expected to close in H1 2025

Discussion:
Paramount, Todd Davison on LinkedIn, Digital Music News, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News, TrekMovie.com, Engadget, Deadline, @pkafka, @aepstein_, Los Angeles Times, @jbflint, @xpangler, @lucas_shaw, @jbflint, @benmullin, Adweek, @richlightshed, @mattbelloni, The Drum, @harrisharrisev9, @mattnicholas, @andykleinman, @btmcclure, @xpangler, @benmullin, @loudmouthjulia, The Desk, StreamTV Insider, SlashFilm, @lucas_shaw, The A.V. Club, The Streamable, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, CNBC, Fast Company, The Information, Broadband TV News, Associated Press, @lucas_shaw, The Verge, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, The Media Leader, New York Times, CNN, Financial Times, B&T, IF Magazine, MediaPost, Mumbrella, @lkimmasters@threads.net, Ad Age, Business Insider, CBS News, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn, IndieWire, Axios, Variety, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, r/boxoffice, r/wallstreetbets, r/MediaMergers and r/startrek

Discussion:
Paramount: Skydance Media and Paramount Global Sign Definitive Agreement to Advance Paramount as a World-Class Media and Technology Enterprise

Todd Davison /
Todd Davison on LinkedIn: Centerview is acting as exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount.

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: The Internet Archive Rescues MTV News' Website, Making It Searchable Again

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Wall Street Underwhelmed by Paramount-Skydance Post-Merger Economic Forecasts

Anthony Pascale /
TrekMovie.com: Paramount Global Officially Agrees To Skydance Merger, With Potential Big Impact On Star Trek's Future

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Paramount and Skydance will merge to create new tech-media giant

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Ratings Agencies Call Skydance, Paramount Merger Positive But See Risks In Long Lead Time, Linear TV Declines

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Paramount is going to compete with tech companies by becoming a tech company, says its owner-to-be. Which is what his team was whispering about back in April, when it also didn't really make sense. Drumroll for the link!

Adam Epstein /
@aepstein_: The demise of Paramount+ is the canary in the coal mine for subscale streaming platforms. Most will cease to exist in 2-3 years. There will be a concentration of all streaming TV ad revenue to 5-6 sizeable big tech / big media co's. The winners will be decided by their

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: David Ellison's goal for Paramount: Make it a ‘media and technology’ company

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Paramount Global incoming president Jeff Shell says essentially company will sell content to all vs hoarding for Paramount+.

Todd Spangler /
@xpangler: David Ellison, son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and his investors are blaring the message that the new Paramount will be a “confluence of art, first and foremost, working hand in hand with technology.” https://variety.com/...

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: I take reader questions and pose one of my own. Such as: Would you pay $25 a month for Spotify? https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Paramount Global co-head Chris McCarthy says the success is all possible because of the people associated with Paramount. ((Ed. Note: Now lets move onto that cost-cutting and layoff agenda))

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: The Paramount investor call about the Skydance merger is a big Avengers team up. Basically everyone except Shari Redstone is on the call. @richlightshed: Most telling paragraph of the @Skydance merger with @paramountco release $PARA Speaks to “why” this deal won for Shari Redstone (beyond the 💰💰💰) “Importantly, the transaction preserves the over 100-year-old legacy of Paramount as one of Hollywood's most iconic production

Matthew Belloni /
@mattbelloni: Money wins! [image]

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: Skydance merger will ‘inject new life’ into Paramount as streaming wars heat up, pros say

Evan /
@harrisharrisev9: This is BEST case scenario and I'm so glad the deal got approved. From everything I've heard, yhe people at Skydance respect the legacy and work from Paramount Global and won't drastically change things moving forward.

Matt Nicholas /
@mattnicholas: Skydance officially bought NA & with that, full control of Paramount Global. I hope David Ellison keeps Paramount + and some of their core linear assets, but I know changes will come. Hoping for the best for all of my friends still working there per the upcoming layoffs 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.

Andy Kleinman /
@andykleinman: I'm personally excited and intrigued about the Skydance and Paramount merger. The growing, disruptive studio absorbing the large (but shrinking) legacy studio. I like that combination much better than Amazon/MGM or WBD/Discovery. Let's see what they do.

Brandon T. McClure /
@btmcclure: Well... this is honestly the best case scenario for Paramount if they were so determined to sell. At least it wasn't to another giant media company. Small buying big is the better of two evils 🤷 ♂️

Todd Spangler /
@xpangler: Shari Redstone, Paramount Co-CEOs Tell Employees Skydance ‘Has a Clear Strategic Vision for the Future’ https://variety.com/... via @variety

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Shari Redstone emails Paramount employees: “My father was governed in all of his decisions by his belief that content was indeed king. That has never been more important than it is today...” [image]

Julia Alexander /
@loudmouthjulia: If I'm to understand what just happened between Paramount and Skydance — the selling of one former mogul family's declining media empire to a wealthier new mogul family who got a strong boost from the patriarchal tech lord — then this guy is about to be CEO. [image]

Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: Paramount to merge with Skydance Media

Ryan Scott /
SlashFilm: The Paramount Merger Is Finally Official - And It Could Have Been So Much Worse

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Shari Redstone has agreed to sell her company to David Ellison. Paramount's special committee has agreed to merge with Ellison's Skydance. Neither one blessed this deal last month. What changed? https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Mary Kate Carr /
The A.V. Club: Paramount is finally welcoming their new Skydance overlords

David Satin /
The Streamable: Paramount Global's Deal with Skydance Gets Board Approval, Set to Close by 2025

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Movie Theater Owners to “Look Closely” at New Paramount-Skydance Deal Terms

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: Paramount Global Will Pay Skydance $400 Million Breakup Fee If It Accepts a Stronger Offer

Lillian Rizzo /
CNBC: Paramount agrees to merge with Skydance, ending monthslong negotiations and Redstone era

Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: Everything you need to know about the Paramount Skydance merger

Martin Peers /
The Information: Skydance and Paramount Unveil Merger

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Paramount signs agreement with Skydance Media Associated Press: Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family rein in Hollywood and the rise of new power

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: The deal still needs to be formally signed. Considering everything that has happened in this negotiation... it's official when it's announced.

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: News: Paramount's board has approved a merger with Skydance. Link TK. A deal should be announced officially tomorrow.

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Paramount agrees to sweetened Skydance merger deal

Ella Sagar /
The Media Leader: Paramount ends merger saga after reaching ‘definitive’ Skydance agreement

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Meet David Ellison, Paramount's Future Boss and Hollywood's Newest Mogul

Arvind Hickman /
B&T: Paramount Global & Skydance Agree To Merge

Sean Slatter /
IF Magazine: Paramount Global to merge with Skydance Media

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Paramount Global, Skydance Media To Merge In $8B Deal

Kim Masters /
@lkimmasters@threads.net: So we're on the cusp of a deal for Skydance to end up with Paramount. The Skydance guys really hung in there. David Ellison gets his dream: running a studio. (Beware what you wish for?) Jeff Shell gets back in the game after that little contretemps at NBC Universal. …

Sara Fischer /
Sara Fischer on LinkedIn: #Breaking: It's a done deal. Paramount's board has approved a deal to merge with Skydance Media. — The deal breathes new life …

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: It's Official: Paramount and Skydance Are Merging

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Memo: Shari Redstone says Skydance “have a clear strategic vision for the future”; Paramount co-CEOs say “it's business as usual” until the deal closes in 2025

Jessica Toonkel /
Wall Street Journal: Paramount Global Agrees to Skydance Deal

Associated Press:

The US DOJ seized two domain names and 968 X accounts that were part of a Russian propaganda effort using fake social profiles, planned by a senior editor at RT— A Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread disinformation in the United States and relied …

Discussion:
Reuters, The Register, CNN, SiliconANGLE, CyberScoop, @passantino@threads.net, NPR, Decrypt, PCMag, @gregotto, CyberScoop, @thezedwards, The Verge, @bing_chris, The Record, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, US Department of Justice, Bloomberg, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net, @skykiss@sfba.social and MeidasTouch News, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Matthew Connatser /
The Register: FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots

Sean Lyngaas /
CNN: Justice Department says it disrupted Russian ‘bot farm’ used to spread propaganda in US

Duncan Riley /
SiliconANGLE: Justice Department seizes domains linked to Russian disinformation campaign

Jon Passantino /
@passantino@threads.net: Whoa. A senior RT editor orchestrated a disinformation scheme that used fake social media accounts to push AI-generated posts targeting Americans https://www.cnn.com/...

Shannon Bond /
NPR: U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans

Jason Nelson /
Decrypt: US Disrupts AI-Fueled Russian Bot Farm on Twitter

Michael Kan /
PCMag: US Disrupts Russian Bots Spreading Propaganda on Twitter

Greg Otto /
@gregotto: Wow not even back a week and CyberScoop is already getting better answers from the Russians than the MaInStrEaM MeDiA https://cyberscoop.com/... [image]

Zach Edwards /
@thezedwards: @Bing_Chris RT is outrageous. Imagine being a western brand still supporting the RT ad tech supply chains @ https://rt.com/ads.txt [image]

Gaby Del Valle /
The Verge: DOJ seizes ‘bot farm’ operated by the Russian government

Chris Bing /
@bing_chris: A story in two parts: “Farming is a beloved pastime for millions of Russians” [image]

Daryna Antoniuk /
The Record: Russian state media uses covert software for disinformation bots, US warns Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: U.S. Says It Disrupted Russian Effort To Spread Disinformation With Fake Social Media Accounts US Department of Justice: Justice Department Leads Efforts Among Federal, International, and Private Sector Partners to Disrupt Covert Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm

Jamie Tarabay /
Bloomberg: US Says Russia Used AI-Powered Bots in Disinformation Scheme

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: 2 - in the olden days we might have gotten a statement or even a data set from Twitter to answer that question and more. Sad those days are over; the fact that DOJ sent these accounts to the company reinforces the value of multi stakeholder collaboration and analysis on inauthentic networks. …

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: 2 thoughts on this DOJ Russian bot disruption story 1 - that RT operated the tool is very interesting. At SIO we'd long described “covert social” activity (fake accts) as one quadrant within a much broader integrative full spectrum propaganda strategy that Russia (and other states) use, alongside overt state propaganda channels. …

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: Seizing these guys' domain names has been the main thing that Meta, the company that's most transparent about fighting propaganda campaigns, has urged the US to do. Meta can keep deleting accounts but it costs the Russians more resources to rebuild fake sites. https://www.justice.gov/...

Kailee /
@skykiss@sfba.social: Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin spread disinformation in the United States and relied on artificial intelligence has been disrupted, the Justice Department said Tuesday in announcing the seizure of 1,000 bogus social media accounts. …

Ron Filipkowski /
MeidasTouch News: DOJ Shuts Down Russian Bot Operation on X

Axios:

WaPo launches Climate Answers, an AI-powered chatbot that responds to questions about climate with info from WaPo articles; it aims to expand to other topics— - The Post is working with several AI firms, including OpenAI and Meta's Llama, to power its own large-language model that surfaces answers …

Discussion:
@paintedsky.ca: While this* will likely do absolutely nothing in the larger scheme of things, at least it made me feel maybe 1% better — *I wrote a letter to the editor of the Washington Post [images]

Charles Logan /
@charleswlogan.bsky.social: Famously environmentally-friendly AI answering questions about climate. No notes! — www.axios.com/2024/07/09/w...

Neil Stenhouse /
@nstenhouse.bsky.social: Darn it. Was hoping the Climate Answers AI would be able to tell me this [embedded post]

Magdalena Donea /
@maggy.kia.net: This is the closest I could get it to answer any kind of question about its own footprint (I had to word it super generically before it stopped telling me it doesn't know anything about that) and... well: [embedded post]

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: New: @washingtonpost has created its own AI chatbot that answers Qs based only on its own journalism —Chatbot will initially answer only Qs on Climate, but WaPo hopes to expand to other topics —WaPo has quietly added AI summaries to ~10% of articles https://www.axios.com/...

Committee to Protect Journalists:

A Kenyan court rules that Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's death at the hands of local police in 2022 was arbitrary and unconstitutional— Kampala, July 8, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Kenyan court's Monday ruling that Kenyan authorities violated Pakistani …

Discussion:
BBC, Voice of America and Washington Post

Discussion:

Sarah Zaman /
Voice of America: Kenyan court rules police acted out of line in killing of Pakistani journalist

The Boston Globe:

UVM's Center for Community News receives $7M to expand partnerships between US universities and local news outlets to give students reporting opportunities— As the number of local journalists employed across the country continues to shrink, dozens of colleges are trying to help fill gaps in reporting.

Discussion:
vermontbiz.com

Axios:

Chalkbeat plans to launch Healthbeat, covering public health, this summer; Chalkbeat will be housed under the new Civic News Company with EIC Shani O. Hilton— - Chalkbeat, which launched a decade ago by Green and journalist Philissa Cramer, expanded into coverage of voting in 2020 and made …

NPR:

Ex-WSJ reporter Stephanie Armour sues the paper, alleging it sought to shed staffers who incur big health care costs by invoking “trumped up performance issues”— A disability discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday by a veteran reporter who left the Wall Street Journal …

Discussion:
The Desk, @thetrough, @davidfolkenflik, @bizwriterkristi, @tatecurtis, @allisonprang, @iape1096 and Robert Housman on LinkedIn

Discussion:

Ted Mann /
@thetrough: “Among the requirements during her 30-day review period: produce a scoop a week.” To rig the game is bad enough, but to be this obvious about it just makes the bosses look stupid. What a shameful way to treat a great reporter. https://www.npr.org/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: ‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination - ⁦@StephArmour1⁩ alleges paper targeted higher paid staffers with health problems as part of effort to slash costs and layoffs - she left paper in spring My story for NPR https://www.npr.org/...

Kristi E. Swartz /
@bizwriterkristi: 'Armour had been allowed to work from home several days a week to help her manage post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorder, both of which constitute disabilities under D.C. human rights law. https://www.npr.org/... @tatecurtis: A profoundly disturbing trend: Weaponizing performance reviews to reduce headcount. https://www.npr.org/...

Allison Prang /
@allisonprang: Good story from @NPR on a lawsuit brought against @WSJ for pushing out one of its own longtime, fantastic reporters, @StephArmour1. There are some crazy tidbits in this story including this one: She was required to produce a scoop per week. https://www.npr.org/... @iape1096: “Before leaving the paper, Armour was the representative of the Journal's newsroom on the union's board of directors.” https://www.npr.org/...

The Verge:

Dish-owned streamer Sling TV plans to show pause ads, which could contain a video or static content; users can turn off pause ads from the settings menu— Sling TV will now put ads on your screen when you pause live or on-demand content, according to an announcement from its parent company, Dish.

Discussion:
The Desk, Cord Cutters News, About DISH, The Streamable and Next TV

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Dish Media debuts “pause ads” on Sling TV About DISH: DISH Media Unveils Pause Ads, Bolstering Interactive, Customized Ad Solutions on Sling TV

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Dish Media Rolls Out Pause Ads on Sling TV

The Verge:

Spotify adds the ability for users to leave comments on podcasts, expanding on polls and Q&As; comments will be private by default, and creators can opt out— The company already lets Spotify podcasters offer polls and Q&As, so this new feature could give creators new ways to interact with their audiences.

Discussion:
Engadget, Spotify, TechCrunch, Digital Music News, WinBuzzer, 9to5Mac and Dataconomy, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Spotify is launching a comment section for podcasts

Sarah Perez /
TechCrunch: Chasing YouTube, Spotify adds comments to podcasts

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Joe Rogan Wanted Podcast Comments on Spotify Years Ago — Now It's Finally Happening

Luke Jones /
WinBuzzer: Spotify Introduces Comment Section for Podcasts

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Podcasts now support comments on Spotify; should Apple do the same?

Eray Eliaçık /
Dataconomy: Yes, Crunchyroll comments gone, and here is why

Bloomberg:

Switzerland announces an advertising ban on Russian outlets Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta, but lets them continue broadcasting— Switzerland will allow four Russian media outlets to continue broadcasting even after they were banned by the European Union.

Billboard:

Filing: Hipgnosis shareholders vote to sell the fund to Blackstone for $1.58B, ending a roller coaster year for shareholders and the fund's board— Six years after going public on the London Stock exchange, a majority of Hipgnosis Songs Fund shareholders voted on Monday (July 8) …

Discussion:
Digital Music News, New York Times, CMU and Music Business Worldwide

Discussion:

Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: So Long, Hipgnosis Songs Fund — Investors Overwhelmingly Approve Nearly $1.6 Billion Sale to Blackstone

Sam Taylor /
CMU: The votes are counted, and the Hipgnosis deal is done... there's just one more thing

Entrepreneur:

OpenAI last week requested NYT documents, including reporters' notes and interview memos, to show that its articles are original; NYT calls it harassment— Key Takeaways … Now OpenAI is asking for proof that NYT articles are actually original — and the NYT is calling the request “irrelevant, improper, and harassing.”

Discussion:
@bobbyallyn, @loudmouthjulia, @rahll and Ianka Fleerackers on LinkedIn

Discussion:

Bobby Allyn /
@bobbyallyn: OpenAI's legal team trying to get all “reporter's notes” in discovery in NYT lawsuit. [image]

Julia Alexander /
@loudmouthjulia: Completely missed OpenAI was demanding to see NYT reporters' “notes, interview memos, records of materials cited or other ‘files’” to prove articles are original as it pertains to the copyright suit. And cites the WBD/The Batman copyright case as precedent https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Reid Southen /
@rahll: OpenAI is making wild demands in the NYT lawsuit, in an effort to try and claim after the fact that the articles they stole weren't protectable IP. It's cartoonishly absurd.

Ianka Fleerackers /
Ianka Fleerackers on LinkedIn: Monday thought: Is the end of the copyright era near? — The Context: — In December, the “New York Times” became the first major U.S. media company …

RELATED:

The Intercept:
Leaked code: NYT tested using OpenAI tech to generate article headlines and help apply its styleguide; NYT says the “experiment was not taken beyond testing”

Discussion:
@florian4gamers, Media Voices and @mvario1

Discussion:

Florian Mueller /