Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and, most of all, the law. A couple weeks ago, a judge issued a buzzworthy ruling that A.I.-authored work is not eligible for copyright protection, a case I had highlighted before it was even filed. Then, at the beginning of the year, I was one of the first to point to how A.I. would become a major source of friction in Hollywood’s labor talks. Today, a preview of the next big legal topic for the creative industry.
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A couple weeks ago, a judge issued a buzzworthy ruling that A.I.-authored work is not eligible for copyright protection, a case I had highlighted before it was even filed. Then, at the beginning of the year, I was one of the first to point to how A.I. would become a major source of friction in Hollywood’s labor talks. Today, a preview of the next big legal topic for the creative industry.
Also in this jam-packed edition: a sneaky upcoming trial for Selena Gomez and a landmark one for Google; Iger’s $150 million headache; Zuckberg’s new privacy fight; Trump’s deposition; Alec Baldwin’s Fifth Amendment rights, a $16 billion court victory, and the ousted Big Law attorney now fighting a social media star.
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- A Disney Pay “Fantasy”: There’s a slow-burning legal grenade that may have gotten lost amid...
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