Digital database Internet Archive lost the first ruling in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the “nonprofit library” by four of the biggest publishing companies. In June 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, John Wiley & Sons, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins and Penguin Random House sued Internet Archive over their attempt …
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Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand Friday in Park City, Utah on the fourth day of her ongoing trial over a 2016 skiing accident. During questioning, Taylor Swift became the focus in the courtroom as Paltrow’s relationship with the singer-songwriter was momentarily scrutinized. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, has accused Paltrow, …
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Poppy seeds causing false positives on drug tests has long been a known phenomenon, if something of a punchline. On Seinfeld, Elaine’s hankering for poppy seed muffins causes her to test positive for “opium” on a urine test, ultimately costing her a trip to Kenya. It’s an issue in the …
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Three dancers who previously worked with the controversial church-aligned company 7M Films are suing their previous talent manager and pastor. Aubrey Fisher-Greene, Kylie Douglas, and Kevin “Konkrete” Davis have joined four other complainants in accusing 7M owner and pastor of the Santa Ana–based Shekinah Church Robert Shinn of running a …
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A man who says he was injured during a shooting at a French Montana music video taping in January is now suing the musician for $50,000. Carl Leon, who says he was an extra during a video shoot back in January, claims that the rapper and his associates did not …
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Nearly two years after the Weeknd was sued for copyright infringement over his 2018 track “Call Out My Name,” the singer has reached a settlement before the lawsuit could go to trial. Suniel Fox and Henry Strange, members of the electro duo Epikker, filed their lawsuit in Sept. 2021, allegedly …
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A retired detective from Wisconsin who sued Netflix for defamation after their depiction of him in Making a Murderer has lost his case. On Friday, according to the Associated Press, a judge ruled that the filmmakers behind the Netflix hit did not defame Andrew Colborn in the 2015 docu-series. U.S. …
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It’s been a shit week for Tucker Carlson, and it’s not over yet. Monday and Tuesday were dominated by bipartisan criticism against the host for his transparent attempt to rewrite the reality of Jan. 6. After spending weeks combing through more than 44,000 hours of Capitol security footage from the …
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Former Trump National Security Advisor and retired US. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is suing the U.S. government on grounds of wrongful prosecution, according to a new legal filing obtained by Rolling Stone. He is seeking $50 million in damages. The lawsuit stems from a 2016 FBI investigation during the …
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New text messages released through Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News reveal just how much Tucker Carlson despised Donald Trump and his allies, despite publicly going to the mat for the former president’s election lies. “I hate him passionately,” Carlson wrote in a text message to an unknown recipient …
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