Hacker News with Generative AI: Legal Issues

New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children (wired.com)
Discord is facing a new lawsuit from the state of New Jersey, which claims that the chat app is engaged in “deceptive and unconscionable business practices” that put its younger users in danger.
Legal Issues, Social Media, Child Safety
15 points by anticorporate 7 hours ago | 1 comments
Kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' (gothamist.com)
Legal Issues, New York, Children, Law
12 points by detaro 1 day ago | 2 comments
Google Paid Samsung 'Enormous Sums' for Gemini AI App Installs (bloomberg.com)
Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court testimony, even though the company’s practice of paying for installations has twice been found to violate the law.
Business, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Issues
14 points by toomuchtodo 4 days ago | 4 comments
OpenDNS Quits Belgium Under Threat of Piracy Blocks or Fines of €100K per Day (torrentfreak.com)
In a brief statement citing a court order in Belgium but providing no other details, Cisco says that its OpenDNS service is no longer available to users in Belgium.
OpenDNS, Belgium, Piracy, Censorship, Legal Issues
12 points by akyuu 7 days ago | 1 comments
Figma is trademarking the word 'Dev Mode' and is sending cease and desists (reddit.com)
Figma is trying to trademark the word 'Dev Mode' and is sending cease and desists
Software, Legal Issues, Trademark, Figma
12 points by 101008 10 days ago | 2 comments
I Fought the IRS for Over $12K and won (mikekasberg.com)
This is a story about how I overpaid my 2021 taxes due to an error in TurboTax and spent nearly three years trying to recover more than $12,000 from the IRS! I began writing this back in 2022, in the midst of frustration with TurboTax and the IRS, but waited to finish writing and publish it until I knew the ending.
Taxes, Finance, Personal Finance, Legal Issues
50 points by LorenDB 12 days ago | 96 comments
Chinese suppliers are offering U.S. sellers a tariff solution–but it's not legal (fortune.com)
Exclusive: Chinese suppliers are offering U.S. Amazon sellers a tariff solution—but it’s not legal
Tariffs, International Trade, China, Amazon, Legal Issues
6 points by healsdata 13 days ago | 2 comments
Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents (reddit.com)
Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents (npr.org)
Legal Issues, Immigration, Protests, Students
93 points by foobahify 15 days ago | 27 comments
Kalshi CEO: 'State law doesn't really apply' to us (techcrunch.com)
Last week, prediction market startup Kalshi sued New Jersey and Nevada after they tried to shut down its recently launched sports trading operation.
Legal Issues, Startups, Finance, Prediction Markets
27 points by impish9208 16 days ago | 9 comments
Migrants who used Biden-era app told to leave US 'immediately' (bbc.com)
Thousands of migrants who entered the US during the Biden administration and used a special app to arrange asylum appointments are being told to leave "immediately".
Immigration, Politics, US Policy, Legal Issues
16 points by foobahify 17 days ago | 2 comments
OpenAI wants to bend copyright rules. Study suggests it isn't waiting (theregister.com)
Tech textbook tycoon Tim O'Reilly claims OpenAI mined his publishing house's copyright-protected tomes for training data and fed it all into its top-tier GPT-4o model without permission.
Copyright, Generative AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Issues
19 points by pseudolus 22 days ago | 7 comments
Travel Guide for Stateless People (taejun.substack.com)
I’m not sure how many frequent travelers actually travel without a passport, so I don’t know how many people will benefit from this post. Still, here’s a guide for stateless travelers. Please note: this is not legal advice, and I take no responsibility for any outcome if you follow these suggestions. That said, I hope it helps.
Travel, Statelessness, Legal Issues
31 points by mrcgnc 24 days ago | 43 comments
US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back (independent.co.uk)
The Trump administration accidentally sent a Salvadorian immigrant to a notorious Salvadorian prison and says it can’t do anything to get him back.
Immigration, International Relations, Government, Legal Issues, Human Rights
224 points by croes 25 days ago | 146 comments
The Leader of the LeetCode Rebellion: An Interview with Roy Lee (thepennpost.com)
On March 3rd, Roy Lee got an email from Columbia University. Figuring it was just another college newsletter, Roy, the creator of Interview Coder, was shocked at what he saw when he opened the latest message in his inbox. It was a notification from Columbia University’s Center for Student Success and Intervention (CSSI) that his case would be reopened following an initial Dean’s Discipline Hearing on February 17th, where he avoided potential suspension or expulsion.
Education, Interviews, Online Learning, Legal Issues
70 points by distalx 29 days ago | 44 comments
Copyright infringement is a 'strict liability' offence (dacs.org.uk)
Infringement is decided on a case by case basis. If you think your work has been infringed, you’ll need to provide some proof of the infringement. It’s always a good idea to keep records of your work, in case you need to rely on them at a later point to prove authorship or date of creation.
Copyright, Law, Legal Issues, Intellectual Property
17 points by dp-hackernews 34 days ago | 0 comments
Court Imposes over $1.6B in Penalties on a Toyota Subsidiary for Emissions Fraud (justice.gov)
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith for the Eastern District of Michigan accepted Hino Motors, Ltd.’s guilty plea to a one-count criminal information charging it with having engaged in a multi-year criminal conspiracy to defraud both the U.S. government and American consumers and illicitly smuggle goods into the country.
Legal Issues, Automotive Industry, Environmental Issues, Fraud
13 points by impish9208 36 days ago | 4 comments
Health Firm Sends Bogus Takedown Demand to Vanish Reporting on Its Data Breach (techdirt.com)
Shooting the messenger is still the preferred tactic for short-sighted entities that have been embarrassed on main by having their own carelessness publicly exposed.
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Legal Issues, Journalism
11 points by hn_acker 37 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: How do I deal with a cease and desist notice for my open HW project? (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN,<p>I've been working on an open-source hardware project for years, but the hosting site where I posted the documentation received a cease and desist notice to remove it. Strangely, they didn’t contact me directly. I'm nearing the end of the project and planning to sell the device, but now I'm concerned about legal risks.
Legal Issues, Open Source, Hardware, Business
12 points by IPMess 40 days ago | 12 comments
Brave wants court to endorse scraping of News Corp content (theregister.com)
Brave has gone to court to head off potential legal action from News Corp over the browser maker's auto-generated AI summaries of articles published by Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
Web Browsers, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Issues, News Media
27 points by gostsamo 43 days ago | 4 comments
OpenAI declares AI race "over" if training on copyrighted works isn't fair use (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI is hoping that Donald Trump's AI Action Plan, due out this July, will settle copyright debates by declaring AI training fair use—paving the way for AI companies' unfettered access to training data that OpenAI claims is critical to defeat China in the AI race.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Legal Issues, China
11 points by rntn 43 days ago | 2 comments
My legal last name prevents me from completing my Twitch affiliate onboarding (reddit.com)
Hi, I recently completed all four prerequisites for Twitch Affiliate. Naturally, I began my onboarding, and I filled in my information the way it is supposed to be filled in. However, when I reach step 4, I am unable to continue on due to my last name. My last name is Null, a programming term that also means invalid. When I input my name, I get this prompt showing that it is a null value rather than my name.
Twitch, Online Identity, Legal Issues, Gaming
68 points by pharrington 49 days ago | 51 comments
Free Software Foundation Goes to Bat for AGPL in Amicus Brief Criticizing (socket.dev)
In a significant move for software freedom, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has submitted a legal brief in an ongoing court case involving the misuse of their GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3).
Software Freedom, Legal Issues
9 points by feross 50 days ago | 1 comments
Ninth Circuit Rules That Dating App Isn't Liable for Matching Users (eff.org)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly held that Grindr, a popular dating app, can’t be held responsible for matching users and enabling them to exchange messages that led to real-world harm.
Legal Issues, Dating Apps, Online Safety
5 points by gslin 52 days ago | 0 comments
Google does not want rights to things you do using Chrome (2008) (mattcutts.com)
Alright, I’ve got another conspiracy theory misconception to dispel. 🙂 After reading through the Chrome Terms of Service, some people are worried that Google is trying to assert rights on everything that you do on Chrome.
Google Chrome, Privacy, Misconceptions, Legal Issues
162 points by gigaArpit 56 days ago | 84 comments
Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia (theregister.com)
Updated At some point in the months ahead, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will consider an effort to reverse a California federal district court's decision in Neo4j v. PureThink.
Legal Issues, Open Source, Software Licensing
9 points by acefaceZ 57 days ago | 1 comments
U.S. soldier charged in AT&T hack searched "can hacking be treason" (krebsonsecurity.com)
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question “can hacking be treason?” prosecutors in the case said Wednesday.
Cybersecurity, Government, Legal Issues, Military
64 points by todsacerdoti 58 days ago | 56 comments
DigiCert: Threat of legal action to stifle Bugzilla discourse (mozilla.org)
DigiCert: Threat of legal action to stifle Bugzilla discourse
Legal Issues, Open Source, Software Development, Bugzilla, DigiCert
610 points by DanAtC 60 days ago | 190 comments
Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn't illegal without proof of seeding (arstechnica.com)
Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding
Legal Issues, Piracy, Copyright, Books, Technology
698 points by isaacfrond 64 days ago | 452 comments
Ask HN: Opinion on efforts to find prior art on outrageous priced drugs (ycombinator.com)
Pharmaceuticals, Pricing, Legal Issues, Technology, Business
8 points by JPLeRouzic 64 days ago | 10 comments
The OBS Project is threatening Fedora Linux with legal action (gitlab.com)
The unofficial OBS Studio Flatpak on Fedora Flatpaks is, seemingly, poorly packaged and broken, leading to users complaining upstream thinking they are being served the official package.
Legal Issues, Linux, Open Source, Fedora, Flatpak
295 points by TheFreim 71 days ago | 216 comments