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By Zachary J. Wadlé Missouri teenager Jimmy Winkelmann grew weary of his high school classmates’ blind and materialistic infatuation with The More »
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government plans to fine social media networks such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. if they fail to combat hate speech, as German officials accuse media companies of being too slow to take action. More »
A “Star Trek” fan film is hit with an unfavorable ruling in a copyright infringement suit in federal court in California. More »
The brother of JonBenét Ramsey, the 6-year-old beauty queen who was mysteriously killed in 1996, filed a $750 million defamation lawsuit against CBS Corp. on Wednesday, following the airing of a TV documentary that accused him of killing his sister. More »
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Former Baylor football coach Art Briles sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander Thursday, accusing them of falsely stating he knew of reported assaults. More »
A $2.57 million judgment and permanent injunction is affirmed. More »
Lucasfilm, the Disney subsidiary and owner of the world-famous Star Wars franchise, is making headlines this week after filing suit against “Lightsaber Academy,” a school of Jedi swordplay. Lucasfilm’s complaint, filed in California federal court on October 14, targets Michael Brown, the operator of Lightsaber Academy, Thrills and Skills, and New York Jedi. Brown and … Continue reading More »
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