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Original Title: Billionaire Marc ‘It's Time to Build’ Andreesen Is a NIMBY | Marc Andreessen went out of his way to try and derail an effort by Atherton, California to allow 100 multifamily housing units. Atherton, where Andreessen lives, is the most expensive zip code in the nation.

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A German court ruled that OpenAI violated copyright law by training ChatGPT on licensed musical works without permission. The decision came from a lawsuit filed by GEMA, the organization that manages music rights in Germany. OpenAI was ordered to pay undisclosed damages and said it's considering an appeal. GEMA is calling this the first major AI copyright ruling in Europe.

The core issue is straightforward. OpenAI used copyrighted material to train its models without getting licenses or permission from the rights holders. GEMA argued that even if the training process is automated, copyright law still applies. The court agreed. OpenAI's position has been that training on publicly available data falls under fair use or similar exceptions, but German courts aren't buying that argument when it comes to licensed works that creators depend on for income.

This is one of several similar cases OpenAI is facing. Media companies, authors, and other creative groups have filed lawsuits making the same basic claim: you can't just scrape our work to build a commercial product without paying for it. The German ruling doesn't automatically change how things work in other countries, but it sets a precedent that other courts might look at when they're deciding similar cases. It also puts more pressure on AI companies to figure out licensing deals instead of assuming they can train on whatever data they find. That could get expensive and complicated fast, especially if every country or rights organization demands separate agreements.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/court-rules-that-openai-violated-german-copyright-law-ordered-it-to-pay-damages/

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Original Title: Major Porn Studios Join Forces to Establish Industry ‘Code of Conduct’ | The newly-formed, first of its kind Adult Studio Alliance is founded by major porn companies including Aylo, Dorcel, ERIKALUST, Gamma Entertainment, Mile High Media and Ricky’s Room, and establishes a code of conduct for studio

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Original Title: 'We would rather cut off our own arms': Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO's claim that 'every game company is now using AI' in response to Arc Raiders backlash: "Demonschool is 100% human-made."

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Original Title: B.C. iPhone fire in middle of night leads to damages lawsuit against Apple. B.C. resident woke up from sound sleep to find bedroom filled with smoke and his burnt iPhone stuck to his leg and releasing gas, according to lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court

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