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politics20 days ago•3 min saved

Trump White House Unveils National AI Framework to Drive Innovation and Protect Americans

The Trump administration unveiled a comprehensive national AI legislative framework targeting six main goals: protect children and empower parents; strengthen American communities and economic growth; safeguard intellectual property while enabling AI learning; prevent censorship and defend free speech; accelerate innovation and ensure U.S. AI dominance; and educate Americans with AI-ready workforce development. The framework calls for federal leadership, uniform national policy, and congressional action to turn these principles into law and avoid a patchwork of state regulations.

via The White House (.gov)|

#ai-policy #free-speech #intellectual-property

business21 days ago•2 min saved

IP Clash as Polymarket’s DC Bar Is Named The Situation Room

Global Situation Room sent a cease-and-desist to Polymarket over its Washington bar pop-up, arguing that naming it ‘The Situation Room’ infringes its trademark and could confuse consumers; Polymarket’s bar, billed as the world’s first to monitor the situation with live feeds and trading screens, is set to open at an undisclosed DC location, with Polymarket not yet commenting on the letter.

via CNBC|

#bar-pop-up #business #cease-and-desist

world27 days ago•24 min saved

White House airstrike clips fuse Wii Sports and Yu-Gi-Oh, prompting IP backlash

White House videos showing U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran mix imagery from Nintendo's Wii Sports and the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, triggering criticism that war is being treated like a game; Yu-Gi-Oh!'s official account said it had no involvement or licensing. The report also notes a deadly bombing in Iran and cites a former official accusing the administration of a cavalier approach to war.

via The Japan Times|

#intellectual-property #iran #white-house

business1 month ago•1 min saved

Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone over name use in Zara fragrance

Estée Lauder Companies has filed a lawsuit against Jo Malone over the use of the Jo Malone name on a Zara fragrance, arguing the branding breaches a contract that barred Malone from using her name for fragrance marketing after selling Jo Malone London; Malone later launched Jo Loves following a non-compete, and Zara’s packaging crediting Jo Malone prompted EL to defend its decades-long brand equity.

via The Guardian|

#beauty #branding #business

world1 month ago•4 min saved

White House posts bombing footage woven into MLB and NFL highlights

The White House released two videos mixing explosions with MLB and NFL clips amid the U.S.–Iran conflict, prompting questions about whether leagues granted permission and drawing criticism from figures like Ben Stiller; the posts raised IP concerns as the administration navigates wartime messaging.

via The New York Times|

#bombing-footage #intellectual-property #iran-conflict

gaming-news1 month ago•8 min saved

Pokemon Company disavows involvement after White House uses IP in political meme

The Pokemon Company issued a statement saying it had no role and did not authorize the White House to use its Pokemon Pokopia IP in a meme, reaffirming that its mission is apolitical as political content circulates on social media.

via My Nintendo News|

#gaming-news #intellectual-property #pokemon-pokopia

technology1 month ago•13 min saved

Pokémon Company Distances Itself From White House Pokopia Meme

The Pokémon Company stated it did not create or authorize the White House Pokopia meme and has not granted permission to use Pokémon imagery for political content, condemning its appearance on an official account; it previously said DHS also used Pokémon imagery without permission.

via Nintendo Wire|

#intellectual-property #meme #pokemon

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Pokémon Brand Objects to White House’s Unauthorized AI Meme

Pokémon Company International said the White House posted a MAGA-themed image resembling its Pokémon Pokopia in an AI-style design without permission, noting they were not involved in its creation or distribution; the White House did not respond, and this adds to ongoing criticism of using branded IP in political messaging without consent.

via NBC News|

#ai-generated-imagery #copyright-policy #intellectual-property

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Pokémon Company Denies Permission for White House Pokopia Meme

The Pokémon Company says it did not authorize the White House to use Pokémon IP in a Pokopia-themed meme on X, clarifying it wasn’t involved in its creation or distribution and that the image does not reflect the company’s political stance; this follows previous instances of government use of Pokémon IP without permission.

via Nintendo Life|

#copyright #intellectual-property #pokemon

politics1 month ago•2 min saved

Pokémon Company Fights Back After White House Uses Its IP in Meme

The Pokémon Company said it did not authorize a White House meme that used imagery from Pokémon Pokopia, marking at least the second time it has objected to the government using its IP. The White House has continued posting memes drawn from various video games—despite pushback—including Halo, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, and Call of Duty, while a DHS video earlier used the "Gotta catch ’em all" slogan. No comment yet from the White House on this latest dispute.

via The New York Times|

#intellectual-property #memes #pokemon

entertainment1 month ago•20 min saved

Blumhouse Aims Sub-$1M Horror While Betting on IP Post-Merger

Jason Blum says Blumhouse will keep horror budgets ultra-low (including sub-$1M projects) even after the Blumhouse–Atomic Monster merger, while expanding into IP-driven titles. The company will balance originals (about 40% of its slate) with IP-heavy releases, aiming to be the 'Disney of Fear' and leveraging post-COVID audience trends. Get Out is highlighted as a turning point, and Blum emphasizes sustaining original storytelling alongside big IP projects across films, TV, and live events.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#blumhouse #entertainment #horror

technology1 month ago•6 min saved

Anthropic accuses Chinese labs of industrial-scale distillation attacks on Claude

Anthropic alleges that three Chinese AI labs—DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—carried out industrial-scale distillation attacks to illicitly copy Claude, generating over 16 million exchanges with Claude through roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts and violating terms of service and regional access restrictions; the company frames the campaigns as a national-security concern and is calling for rapid cross‑industry, government, and policy-maker cooperation to counter such abuses.

via Mashable|

#anthropic #claude #deepseek

business1 month ago•15 min saved

Trump Organization seeks to trademark airports bearing Trump's name

The Trump Organization has filed trademark applications to cover any airports carrying the president’s name, including branding around the Donald J. Trump International Airport, signaling an effort to control naming rights for airports tied to his name.

via AP News|

#airports #business #donald-j-trump

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Hollywood Targets ByteDance Over Seedance AI with IP Cease‑Desists

Paramount Skydance and Disney jointly sent cease‑and‑desist letters to ByteDance alleging Seedance AI videos and Seedream imagery infringe their copyrighted and trademarked properties, including franchises like South Park, Star Trek, The Godfather and Dora the Explorer; ByteDance has not commented, and industry groups have condemned the alleged infringement as Seedance 2.0 gains traction.

via Variety|

#bytedance #disney #entertainment

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Google Accuses Copycats of Distilling Gemini While Scrutiny of Its Own Data Scraping Grows

Google says actors are attempting to clone its Gemini AI through distillation—carrying out thousands of prompts to replicate its reasoning—and frames the effort as intellectual-property theft, a sharp contrast to the company’s own past data scraping for training. The company cites “private sector entities” and researchers as possible culprits, while noting real-time detection reduced the attack’s risk, in the broader context of an AI arms race and monetization pressure on models.

via Futurism|