A federal judge in the Central District of California granted judgment on the pleadings to a Twitch streamer who livestreamed a nearly four-hour critical reaction to a YouTube documentary, holding that her real-time commentary, criticism, and mockery constituted fair use as a matter of law.
A Central District of California judge denied motions to dismiss Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros.’ copyright claims against the makers of Hailuo AI, finding that the video-generation tool’s reproduction of iconic characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader plausibly constitutes both di
After the Ninth Circuit carved out ‘promise-based claims’ from Section 230 immunity, the district court grants summary judgment for Snap anyway, finding that content moderation statements are too vague to be actionable misrepresentations.