Canada Softens Proposed Rules to Force Google and Meta Pay for News Content After Blocking Threats

The Canadian government is working to pare back the law that has driven Meta Platforms, Google and other tech companies to threaten to cut news links out of their feeds rather than share revenue with publishers.

The Online News Act, which is slated to take effect in less than six months, requires that digital platforms reach deals with Canadian news outlets to share revenue for their content. Google and Meta, the respective parents of Facebook and Instagram, lobbied against the law, and have pledged to block Canadian news rather than pay up.

But after months of appearing steadfast in enforcing

DeSantis, Florida officials announce invalid driver’s licenses after immigration law

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Wednesday announced a list of types of driver’s licenses from Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont that are invalid in Florida under a new law targeting undocumented immigrants.

The prohibited licenses mostly offer limited driving privileges to undocumented immigrants while not being considered valid identification.

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said on its website that the list “unavoidably is evolving, may change due to the revision of driver license issuance requirements in other states, and will be updated periodically.”

‘Destructive’: Central Florida

Meta blocks news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada over new law

Meta Platforms Inc. said it will end the availability of news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada after the country passed a law requiring digital platforms to pay local publishers.

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The Online News Act, which received parliamentary backing Thursday, is designed to ensure companies including Meta and Alphabet Inc. enter into financial agreements with news organizations, essentially forcing them to pay outlets for linking to news.

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The bill is based on similar legislation in Australia, which prompted Meta to temporarily restrict users from seeing news content and posting links to stories in that country in

A Lidl Decision with big Implications – UK High Court Finds that Tesco’s Clubcard Logo Infringes Lidl’s logo – IP Law Watch

In a recent decision, the High Court of England and Wales has found that Tesco’s use of the yellow and blue Tesco Clubcard logos (reproduced below) infringed Lidl’s trade marks (see the relevant Lidl marks below) and also gave rise to copyright infringement and passing off.

The supermarket chains have been in a battle over the use of their respective signs with a square blue background and yellow circle. For further information on the background to the dispute you can read our previous article here (Lidl Great Britain Limited v Tesco Stores Limited [2022] EWHC 1434 (Ch)).

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ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Alliance Data Systems Corporation n/k/a Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before

Published: Jun. 19, 2023 at 12:04 PM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago

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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Loyalty Ventures Inc. (NASDAQ: LYLT) (OTC: LYLTQ) between November 8, 2021 and June 7, 2022both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important June 26, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline. Loyalty Ventures was created as a result of a November 2021 spinoff from Alliance Data Systems Corporation n/k/a Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., the defendant company

ROSEN, A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED LAW FIRM, Encourages adidas AG Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important June 27 Deadline in Securities Class Action

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WHY: New York, NY – (NewMediaWire) – June 17, 2023 – Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of adidas AG (OTC: ADDYY, ADDDF) between May 3, 2018 and February 21, 2023 , both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important June 27, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.

SO WHAT: If you purchased adidas securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency

Concerns are growing over China’s AI rules

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As China expands its artificial intelligence development, some experts are raising the alarm over the potential of an AI-related catastrophe.

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China has pushed forward with state-sponsored AI research and development, announcing in March that it would fund emerging technologies in the tech race against the United States.

The country has also suggested it could be the global leader in the field by 2030, the South China Morning Post reported.

With Beijing plowing forward with the development of AI, some experts fear that the country, which has a poor track record for industrial disasters, may not be adequately

Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Is ‘Very Proud’ of Son-in-Law Chris Pratt’s New ‘Guardians’ Film

“A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action,” the actor wrote on Twitter after seeing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is tipping his hat to son-in-law Chris Pratt.

the Terminators star, 75, congratulated Pratt, 43, on his new Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3writing on Twitter Friday that he “crushed” his latest performance as Star-Lord.

“I saw #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 last night and WOW,” Schwarzenegger wrote. “@prattprattpratt, you crushed it. A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action. I love it and I’m very, very proud of you.”