After more than three years of litigation, it took judge John G. Koeltl just hours to sign off on the parties’ negotiated consent judgment—but not without a final twist. In a short written opinion made public yesterday, Koeltl sided with the Internet Archive in a final dispute, limiting the scope of the permanent injunction to cover only the plaintiffs’ print books that also have electronic editions available.
Source: Judge Approves Final Injunction in Publishers, Internet Archive Copyright Case
Futureverse, an artificial intelligence and metaverse technology and content startup, has launched JEN 1, which it touts as a “universal high-fidelity model for text-to-music generation.” The launch came less than a month after Futureverse announced that it had raised USD $54 million in its series A funding round from backers including 10T Holdings and Ripple.
Both writers and actors know that the concerns and demands of entertainment professionals can appear superficial amid a cost-of-living-crisis. However, as creators and performers incomes stretch, this is also happening in streaming TV and music streaming. A failure to fix this will lead to an exit of talent during peak demand for professional entertainment content.