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Sarah Florini is an associate professor of film and media studies in the Department of English and the associate director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University. She holds a doctorate in communication and culture from Indiana University. She researches the intersection of race and technology, and her work has appeared in New Media and Society, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Television and New Media, and Transformative Works and Cultures. Her book

Wattpad is removing the ability for users to send each other direct messages, claiming that the feature has “only been relevant to a small percentage” of its global user base.

Rivalries create tension and interest in sport. Not since Kelly Slater and Andy Irons have we seen a great rivalry. Where have the great surfing rivalries gone?

Now that the Kids Online Safety Act passed 60 co-sponsors, others sense an opportunity to pass their own favored bills, like the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act.

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(1) PRH PLANS EDITION OF A FAMOUS POTTER FANFIC. [Item by Anne Marble.] Penguin Random House (through Del Rey) is going to publish a revised version of "Manacled," a very famous Harry Potter fanfic. This is a Hermione plus Draco (Dramione) fan fiction with a lot of trigger warnings. The author, SenLinYu, announcd this on

Warhol once said "Art is anything you can get away with.” Will Midjourney get away with training its image-generating AI on thousands of artworks?

Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NRPM) in the Federal Register as part of the triennial rulemaking process for exceptions to 17 U.S.C. § 1201’s prohibition against circumventing technological protection measures (TPMs) controlling digital access to copyrighted works.

Story Protocol’s immutable digital repository for intellectual property would give amateur devotees input into movies, books, games and music. It could also provide a blueprint for copyright holders wanting protection from artificial intelligence.

This article explores the multifaceted challenges that Generative AI presents to IP protection within the framework of Indian statutes, with a specific focus on copyrights and trademarks.