Hacker News with Generative AI: Legal Disputes

TikTok Says It Will 'Go Dark' Without US Court Intervention (businessinsider.com)
TikTok said it would "go dark" in the US later this month if the Supreme Court failed to extend a January 19 divestment deadline set by a divest-or-ban law.
TikTok, Legal Disputes, Social Media, Government Regulations, United States
19 points by this_weekend 7 days ago | 31 comments
YouTuber won DMCA fight with fake Nintendo lawyer by detecting spoofed email (arstechnica.com)
A brave YouTuber has managed to defeat a fake Nintendo lawyer improperly targeting his channel with copyright takedowns that could have seen his entire channel removed if YouTube issued one more strike.
Copyright, YouTube, Law, Legal Disputes
19 points by thunderbong 21 days ago | 0 comments
Judge Sides with WP Engine Against Mullenweg in WordPress Dispute (searchenginejournal.com)
A judge ruled in WP Engine’s favor in their request for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The court agreed that WP Engine will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted and giving the defendants (Automattic and Mullenweg) 72 hours to return things to the way they were as of September 20th, 2024.
Legal Disputes, WordPress, Software, Business
8 points by danboarder 36 days ago | 1 comments
Maps.me co-founder tries to close down Organic Maps open-source fork (github.com/orgs)
Today I am announcing the public disclose of the source code of so-called "metaserver", that previously was available only to few people of the team. At Organic Maps, we prioritize transparency and open communication with our community and committed to making our source code publicly available, ensuring that users can fully engage with and contribute to the project.
Open Source, Mobile Apps, Software Development, Geolocation, Legal Disputes
288 points by 0x457 42 days ago | 72 comments
US judge rejects Boeing 737 MAX accord over diversity policies (france24.com)
A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him "skeptical" of a fair outcome.
Legal Disputes, Boeing, Aviation, Diversity
7 points by thefounder 43 days ago | 2 comments
DC accuses Amazon of excluding some residents from Prime benefits (wusa9.com)
Amazon, Consumer Rights, Legal Disputes, Washington D.C.
11 points by ivewonyoung 44 days ago | 1 comments
Square Enix accused of abusing copyright law to silence fan criticism (metro.co.uk)
The makers of Life is Strange: Double Exposure are accused by fans of using legal takedowns to limit discussion and criticism of the game.
Gaming, Copyright Law, Legal Disputes, Fan Criticism
7 points by mikhael 58 days ago | 0 comments
Qualcomm RISCs, Arm Pulls: The Legal Battle for the Future of Client Computing (thechipletter.substack.com)
“You have to bet the company. Especially right now, it’s like being in the gladiator business: you go in, you prepare, you go to the Colosseum …”
Technology, Legal Disputes, Semiconductors, Computing
55 points by chmaynard 63 days ago | 21 comments
Open-Source Software Is in Crisis (ieee.org)
A new saga is unfolding in the open-source realm. Matt Mullenweg, founder of open-source web content management system WordPress, which powers about 40 percent of the world’s websites, has accused WP Engine, a hosting provider for WordPress-built websites, of violating WordPress trademarks. They’re currently embroiled in a legal battle.
Open-Source Software, Legal Disputes, WordPress, Web Development
68 points by rbanffy 65 days ago | 76 comments
The mystifying, acrimonious battle between Arm and Qualcomm (ft.com)
The mystifying, acrimonious battle between Arm and Qualcomm
Technology, Business, Legal Disputes
30 points by aspenmayer 85 days ago | 3 comments
My Freedom of Speech (ma.tt)
WP Engine has filed hundreds pages of legal documents seeking an injunction against me and Automattic. They say this is about community or some nonsense, but if you look at the core, what they’re trying to do is ask a judge to curtail my First Amendment rights.
First Amendment, Legal Disputes, Censorship
10 points by greyface- 89 days ago | 6 comments
WP Engine File Motion for Preliminary Injunction (bullenweg.com)
Following Matt’s escalating threats and actions, WP Engine file MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by WPEngine, Inc.
Legal Disputes, Web Hosting, WP Engine
16 points by bullenweg 92 days ago | 2 comments
WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress (theverge.com)
WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company.
Legal Disputes, WordPress, Business, Technology
15 points by Tomte 92 days ago | 0 comments
Expert witness used Copilot to make up fake damages, irking judge (arstechnica.com)
A New York judge recently called out an expert witness for using Microsoft's Copilot chatbot to inaccurately estimate damages in a real estate dispute that partly depended on an accurate assessment of damages to win.
Artificial Intelligence, Law, Technology, Software, Legal Disputes
6 points by politelemon 95 days ago | 0 comments
Why World War WordPress Will End with a Zombie Fork (darnell.day)
With WP Engine & Automattic officially waging a legal war against each other, I do not expect a civil end to this corporate pissing match.
WordPress, Business, Legal Disputes
69 points by speckx 95 days ago | 95 comments
WordPress: The Drama Continues (mann.blog)
The WordPress.org team has forked the Advanced Custom Fields plugin amidst a legal dispute with WP Engine, raising concerns about user awareness and security updates. Were they right to do so? It's complicated, but likely yes.
WordPress, Software, Legal Disputes, Open Source
12 points by eamann 95 days ago | 3 comments
Limp Bizkit fraud lawsuit rattles music industry–'These accusations are massive' (theguardian.com)
One of the world’s largest music companies has been accused of depriving “potentially hundreds” of artists and bands of their royalties by the 90s nu-metal band Limp Bizkit.
Music Industry, Lawsuits, Legal Disputes, Nu-Metal, Royalties
9 points by bookofjoe 96 days ago | 0 comments
Good Plugins send C&D to WP.com (twitter.com)
WordPress, Plugins, Legal Disputes
3 points by marconey 97 days ago | 2 comments
Arbitration – Disney Abandoned a Brazen Legal Tactic. Uber Is Doubling Down (slate.com)
When John and Georgia McGinty hailed an Uber in March 2022, they never expected their driver to run a red light, crash into another car, and send them to the hospital with critical injuries.
Legal Disputes, Transportation, Uber, Arbitration
18 points by pseudolus 101 days ago | 3 comments
Response to WP Engine’s Lawsuit (automattic.com)
Last night, WP Engine filed a baseless lawsuit against Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, and WordPress.org. Their complaint is flawed, start to finish. We vehemently deny WP Engine’s allegations—which are gross mischaracterizations of reality—and reserve all of our rights. Automattic is confident in our legal position, and will vigorously litigate against this absurd filing, as well as pursue all remedies against WP Engine.
Legal Disputes, WordPress, Web Hosting
73 points by kif 106 days ago | 120 comments
Obsidian founder accuses Notion in branding dispute (twitter.com)
Software, Legal Disputes, Branding
6 points by garbanz0 112 days ago | 0 comments
Charitable Contributions – Matt Mullenweg (ma.tt)
I knew going to war with Silver Lake, a $102B private equity firm, they would pull out every dirty trick to try to smear my name, do oppo research, imply I’m a mafia boss trying to extort them, etc.
Charitable Contributions, Business, Legal Disputes, Public Relations
10 points by trvr 114 days ago | 0 comments
Why We're Having to End Our Direct Peering Relationship with Deutsche Telekom (about.fb.com)
As a result of a recent German court ruling in a contractual dispute between Deutsche Telekom and Meta, we are ending our direct peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom.
Legal Disputes, Telecommunications, Facebook, Germany
37 points by omnibrain 115 days ago | 42 comments
Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website (theguardian.com)
Iceland’s biggest fishing company is suing an art student at London’s high court for spoofing its website and issuing a fake public apology over a high profile corruption scandal.
Legal Disputes, Art, Corporations, Iceland, Corruption
9 points by vinni2 125 days ago | 0 comments
Namecheap Flagged for EU 'Piracy Watchlist' After Fail to Block Infringing Sites (torrentfreak.com)
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has submitted its recommendations for the EU's Counterfeiting and Piracy Watchlist. The group notes that its court-ordered site blocking efforts appear to be paying off but several intermediaries could be more cooperative. This includes domain registrar Namecheap, which refuses to block customers' sites without a U.S. court order.
Domain Registrars, Anti-Piracy, EU Legislation, Legal Disputes
5 points by gslin 128 days ago | 0 comments
Apple Gets Concept Renderer to Take Down Concept Art for Being 'Too Realistic' (techdirt.com)
Apple, Concept Art, Legal Disputes, Intellectual Property
29 points by speckx 141 days ago | 9 comments
Apple vs. EU Commission: The FSFE Intervenes to Safeguard Free Software (fsfe.org)
Apple, European Union, Free Software, Legal Disputes, Advocacy
12 points by jrepinc 158 days ago | 1 comments
Frank Zappa estate: the feud, and the pain, that dogs his children (washingtonpost.com)
Music, Family, Legal Disputes, Estate Planning
42 points by howard941 161 days ago | 6 comments
Musk vs. Altman, et al. [pdf] (documentcloud.org)
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Disputes
6 points by loeber 165 days ago | 0 comments
CrowdStrike to Delta: Stop pointing at us (wsj.com)
Cybersecurity, Business, Legal Disputes
41 points by neofrommatrix 166 days ago | 73 comments