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Disney Sued After Enforcing Rights to Mickey Mouse in Public Domain

Disney Sued After Enforcing Rights to Mickey Mouse in Public Domain

Disney is continuing to enforce its intellectual property rights to characters in Steamboat Willie, the first animated short to depict Mickey Mouse that entered the public domain last year. Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan intended to push a nationwide advertising campaign featuring the character but was met with resistance by Disney’s legal team. It has filed a lawsuit …

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California, Washington, New Mexico may lose some federal money over enforcing trucker English rules

California, Washington, New Mexico may lose some federal money over enforcing trucker English rules

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in the way …

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. The BBC reports that around 6,000 porn sites have said they will start verifying users’ ages to comply with the Online Safety Act, although at least one major site was not requiring age checks as of Friday morning. The law also requires that online …

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. The BBC reports that around 6,000 porn sites have said they will start verifying users’ ages to comply with the Online Safety Act, although at least one major site was not requiring age checks as of Friday morning. The law also requires that online …

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