A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Mediagazer: A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

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Associated Press:

Politico, the NYT, the WaPo, and others refusing to give details about leaked Trump campaign materials stands in marked contrast to Clinton's emails in 2016— At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.
Discussion: Associated Press, @dbauder, @warondumb, @nycsouthpaw, Columbia Journalism Review, @hatr, @semaforben, The Wrap, Mediaite, Politico, Forbes, Vox, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, The Guardian, New York Times and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

David Bauder /
@dbauder: News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it https://apnews.com/...

Kyle Whitmire /
@warondumb: @nycsouthpaw They have a duty to verify anything they've been handed, and that could be difficult. There are big traps to avoid. Everyone right now is pointing to the DNC hack and not to the Steele dossier, which might be a better example.

Hakan /
@hatr: “the questions surrounding the origins of the documents and how they came to our attention were more newsworthy than the material that was in those documents” https://apnews.com/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: This is a reasonable call (esp if the contents are random clip jobs) but the explanation has gotta included, “we screwed up last time.”

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: News Outlets Receive Hacked Trump Campaign Material, but Refrain From Publishing

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Hacked Trump Campaign Material On JD Vance Leaked to Three Major News Outlets, All of Which Chose Not To Print It

Molly Bohannon /
Forbes: What We Know About Alleged Iranian Hack Against Trump: Roger Stone And Biden Staff Also Reportedly Targeted

Ellen Ioanes /
Vox: What we know about Trump's claim that Iran hacked his campaign

Nicholas Riccardi /
HuffPost: Trump And His Allies Once Cheered Hacked Materials. No Longer, Now That They Say He's A Target

Nia Prater /
New York Magazine: What We Know About the Trump-Campaign Hack — The presidential election received yet another twist … The Guardian: The NYT, WaPo, Politico, and others say they received documents stolen from Trump's campaign; Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted a presidential campaign

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Washington Post:

WaPo's Matt Murray says leaked Trump campaign documents “didn't seem fresh or new enough” to publish; Politico says the origins of the docs were more newsworthy— The Trump campaign said the documents from a mysterious source came from an Iranian hack. The FBI is now investigating.

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@washpostpr, @willsommer, Mediaite and The Register

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@washpostpr: “In the end, it didn't seem fresh or new enough.” ➡️Our executive editor @murraymatt spoke with @willsommer about why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign docs https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: Unlike the feeding frenzy over the '16 Clinton hack, media outlets have so far been reluctant to publish Trump campaign documents they received from an alleged Iranian hack. “In the end, it didn't seem fresh or new enough,” says WaPo's top editor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: ‘Breathtaking Hypocrisy’: NBC News Reports On Trump Campaign Asking Media Not to Publish Hacked Material

Reuters:

A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies— A group of visual artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI's artificial …

Discussion:
The Verge, US District Court NorCal, @sarahcandersen, @kelly_mckernan and The Hollywood Reporter

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Sarah Andersen /
@sarahcandersen: A major update in our case, all of our theories of copyright infringement are able to proceed. Onward! https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Kelly McKernan /
@kelly_mckernan: Very exciting news on the AI lawsuit! The judge is allowing our copyright claims through & now we get to find out allll the things these companies don't want us to know in Discovery. This is a HUGE win for us. I'm SO proud of our incredible team of lawyers and fellow plaintiffs! [image]

Axios:

Harris campaign is running Google search ads with news headlines and descriptions that have been edited to make articles from major publishers appear pro-Harris— - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.

Discussion:
@greg_price11, @sarafischer, @noahcrothman, @bariweiss, @mrarenge, @edzitron, @mikenellis, @sophiacai99, @sarafischer and @eriqgardner

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Greg Price /
@greg_price11: Seems like a waste of money considering all of those news outlets are already on their side.

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Harris camp doing nothing wrong and Google, which is pretty strict about banning spammy ads, doesn't see it as a consumer harm. News outlets just collateral damage in this weird ads tactic

Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: “A tough spot??” Is it really agonizingly complicated when a campaign falsely attributes quotes to specific media outlets, even via implication? Would they torture themselves over how to respond to this if it were attributable to the Trump camp? https://www.axios.com/...

Bari Weiss /
@bariweiss: Will this count as misinformation? Or nah?

Andrew Arenge /
@mrarenge: The Biden folks were doing this for a very, very long time. The other thing most people probably didn't catch, the Biden team would take local affiliate coverage of their visits and run them ad targeted ads in specific zip codes

Mike Nellis /
@mikenellis: This is a common practice in commercial, nonprofit, and political advertising. They're clearly labeled as sponsored content by Google. Axios is trying to create a scandal out of nothing. Trump is running a horrible campaign on Google search. That's on his team, nobody else.

Sophia Cai /
@sophiacai99: The Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions within Google search ads that make it appear as if the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News and other major publishers are on her side, @sarafischer writes. https://www.axios.com/...

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Harris campaign has been editing news headlines & descriptions in search ads that make it appear as if major outlets support her —Google believes its sponsored disclosures are enough to keep voters from being misled, but media outlets may feel differently https://www.axios.com/...

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: I could easily see trademark claims here...

Bloomberg:

Sources: after Google's monopoly ruling, the DOJ considers forcing an AdWords sale or asking for requirements to make it work seamlessly on other search engines— - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads

Discussion:
Search Engine Land, @mikeisaac, @ryanbarwick and @ivanthek, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Report: U.S. considering forcing a Google breakup

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: unclear what the final antitrust action will be and still appeals galore, but woof. there is a potential future in which google looks very different than it does today [image]

Ryan Barwick /
@ryanbarwick: DOJ's search case could lead to divesture of Android and Chrome. Ahead of adtech trial that seems....kinda shocking?? https://www.bloomberg.com/... @ivanthek: What does this mean? What monopolistic business practice would this solve? Would a separate AdWords business compete with other yet-to-be-named companies to sell ad space in Google search results? $GOOGL https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

The Hollywood Reporter:

NBCUniversal says the 2024 Paris Olympics averaged 30.6M viewers across all platforms for its US daytime and nightly prime telecasts combined, up 82% from Tokyo— The company says 30.6 million people watched its daily coverage from Paris. — NBCUniversal will always have Paris …

Discussion:
Sportico, NBCSports.com, Awful Announcing, Media Play News, The Media Leader, The Streamable, Barrett Media, Next TV, Adweek, Front Office Sports, The Wrap, Poynter, UPI and Deadline

Discussion:

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: Paris Olympics Average 30.7M Viewers on NBCU, Biggest Since 1994 NBCSports.com: TRÈS MAGNIFIQUE! NBCUNIVERSAL'S PRESENTATION OF SPECTACULAR PARIS OLYMPICS DOMINATES MEDIA LANDSCAPE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: NBCUniversal: Paris Olympics Dominated U.S. Media Landscape Across All Platforms for 17 Days

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Paris Olympics delivered gold for NBC

David Satin /
The Streamable: NBC, Peacock Take Home the Gold With Record-Breaking Olympics Coverage; What Lessons Can Other Streamers Take? Barrett Media: NBCUniversal Presentation of Olympic Games Paris 2024 Averages 30.7 Million Viewers in Prime Time Coverage

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: NBCU Says Olympics Delivered 36.6 Million Viewers in Primetime

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: NBC News Shines During Paris Olympics

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony Doubles Tokyo Audience With 21 Million Viewers

Variety:

DoorDash partners with WBD to offer a free Max With Ads subscription to subscribers of the DashPass plan, which costs $96 per year, in the US— Food and grocery delivery platform DoorDash has launched a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer a free Max subscription to all of its DashPass customers.

Discussion:
The Desk, Media Play News, Reuters, ComingSoon.net, The Streamable, The Information, Streaming Better, DoorDash and Advanced Television

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Matthew Keys /
The Desk: DoorDash brings free Max with Ads to some DashPass members

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Max Streaming Service Bundling With DoorDash Delivery Service

Granth Vanaik /
Reuters: DoorDash to offer Max streaming to members in the US as competition intensifies

Ayesha Zafar /
ComingSoon.net: The Penguin Season 1 Streaming Release Date: When Is It Coming Out on HBO Max?

John Finn /
Streaming Better: Max With Ads Is Now Included With A DoorDash DashPass Annual Plan At No Additional Cost DoorDash: DoorDash Partners with Max to Introduce First-Ever Streaming Benefit for DashPass Members in the U.S.

Reuters:

Tencent Music reports Q2 revenue down 1.7% YoY to ~$999M vs. ~$996M est., paying users up 17.7% to 117M, social entertainment revenue down 42.8%; TME drops 15%+— Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) reported a smaller than expected fall in quarterly revenue on Tuesday …

Discussion:
Billboard, Tencent Music and MarketWatch

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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall /
Billboard: Tencent Music Stock Falls 15% on Declining Revenue, Monthly Active Users Tencent Music: Tencent Music Entertainment Group Announces Second Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

TechCrunch:

SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Store, which helps artists sell merch by creating mockups, producing goods, and listing them, in the US, Canada, and Europe— Music streaming service SoundCloud has launched a merch marketplace called SoundCloud Store. The store will sell SoundCloud-themed items …

Axios:

The Democratic National Convention will be streamed in TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube in a bid to attract young viewers, and on Twitch, X, and Prime Video— - Roughly one-third of Americans ages 18 to 29 say they get news regularly on TikTok, which only streams vertical video, per Pew Research Center.

Discussion:
The Information, Deadline, Cord Cutters News and The Hill

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Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: How TikTok Can Stay on the Right Side of Regulators

James Guttman /
Cord Cutters News: Twitch's New Offer: Get 3 Free Months of Apple TV+ When You Subscribe

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Democrats to stream convention on video apps in bid to attract younger viewers

The Hollywood Reporter:

Memos: Paramount shuts down Paramount TV Studios and begins layoffs of 15% of its US staff, which will happen in three phases, as it seeks to save $500M— Projects at the Nicole Clemens-led unit will move under the CBS Studios umbrella. — Paramount Global is shutting down its namesake TV studio …

Discussion:
Adweek, The Desk, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Josh Frieder on LinkedIn, Variety, AV Club, The Wrap, The Verge, IGN, Deadline, @sherman4949 and New York Daily News

Discussion:

Mark Stenberg /
Adweek: Paramount Shutters Paramount TV Studios as Cuts Continue

Josh Frieder /
Josh Frieder on LinkedIn: With PTVS shutting down, the entertainment industry will become even more saturated with talent looking for homes. …

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Paramount Television Studios Shut Down by Paramount Global Cost Cuts

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount Television Studios to Shut Down Due to ‘Significant Changes’ in TV Marketplace

Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: Paramount is shutting down its TV studio as part of a new wave of layoffs

Amelia Zollner /
IGN: Paramount Television Studios Is Shutting Down Amid Massive Cuts

Nellie Andreeva /
Deadline: Paramount Television Studios Shutting Down Amid Cutbacks

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Paramount Global is shuttering Paramount Television Studios as part of its 2,000 job cuts, which begin today. PTVS has helped make shows including “The Offer,” “13 Reasons Why” and “Defending Jacob” in recent years

Axios:

Substack says news and politics journalists making $1M+ hit “double digits”; the success of The Ankler and others also shows Substack is a newsroom incubator— - News industry cuts totaled 2,569 between January and July, up 10% from the same time last year, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Discussion:
@lainnafader

TechCrunch:

Twitch rolls out video stories, which can be up to 60 seconds long and set to expire after one, 12, 24, or 48 hours, to challenge Instagram and TikTok— After launching photo and text stories last year, Twitch is now introducing video stories. Streamers can now film 60-second videos …

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Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Twitch Takes On Instagram With Video Stories Feature

Eduardo Fenili /