Hacker News with Generative AI: Legal Disputes

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 14 hours 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

54 points by chmaynard 5 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 7 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 27 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- 31 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 34 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 34 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 37 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 38 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 38 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 39 days ago | 0 comments

Good Plugins send C&D to WP.com (twitter.com)

WordPress, Plugins, Legal Disputes

3 points by marconey 39 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 43 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 48 days ago | 120 comments

Obsidian founder accuses Notion in branding dispute (twitter.com)

Software, Legal Disputes, Branding

6 points by garbanz0 55 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 56 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 57 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 68 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 71 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 83 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 100 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 103 days ago | 6 comments

Musk vs. Altman, et al. [pdf] (documentcloud.org)