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TikTok Is Now Suing Montana Over Its Statewide Ban, Citing First Amendment and Constitutional Violations

May 22, 2023

TikTok is now suing Montana over legislation that bans the app across the state. Montana is suddenly facing legal challenges from both TikTok creators and the platform itself. The company filed its lawsuit i... Read More...

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Introduce ‘Taylor Swift Bill’ to Ban Dynamic Ticket Pricing

Ashley King

May 22, 2023

Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced legislation dubbed the 'Taylor Swift Bill' to ban dynamic pricing and force ticketing companies to offer ticket price transparency. State Representative Dan Carey (... Read More...

Supreme Court Hands A Major Section 230 Victory to Tech Giants Alphabet, Meta, & Twitter

Ashley King

May 18, 2023

The Supreme Court hands Big Tech a win via Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. It means social media companies aren't liable for the content their users post. Section 230 was defined in 1996, when... Read More...

SCL President Testifies Before Judiciary Committee About Impact of AI on Creatives Including Songwriters & Composers

Ashley King

May 18, 2023

The Society of Composers & Lyricists' president testifies before the Judiciary Committee about the impact of AI on creatives, including songwriters and composers. Ashley Irwin, President of the Society o... Read More...

Bipartisan ‘TICKET Act’ Would Force Ticketing Companies to Display All Charges Upfront

Ashley King

April 28, 2023

The bipartisan 'TICKET Act' would force ticketing companies to disclose all fees and charges upfront. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the legislation to require all ticket sell... Read More...

Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act Reintroduced in Congress After Failing to Gain Traction in 2022

Ashley King

April 27, 2023

At the Recording Academy's Annual Grammys on the Hill event, the RAP (Restoring Artistic Protection) Act was reintroduced into Congress after failing to gain traction in 2022. Recording Academy leaders and m... Read More...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Touches Down in Washington to Lobby Against “Apple’s Stranglehold”

Ashley King

April 20, 2023

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek continues his battle against 'Apple's stranglehold,' touching down in Washington this week to lobby for the Open App Markets Act introduced last year. Daniel Ek, Spotify's Swedish co-fo... Read More...

Live Nation / Ticketmaster Retains Joe Biden Ally Mark Pryor as D.C. Lobbying Spending Spree Continues

Ashley King

April 16, 2023

Live Nation retains Joe Biden-ally Mark Pryor as the company's lobbying hiring spree to combat government scrutiny over Ticketmaster continues. Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation has retained former Sen... Read More...

Montana Could Become First U.S. State to Completely Ban TikTok

Ashley King

April 14, 2023

Montana has passed legislation that could make it the first U.S. state to completely ban TikTok. Lawmakers in Montana's House voted 54-43 to give their final approval to the bill. If Governor Greg Gianforte ... Read More...

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China Clamping Down on AI with Stringent Government Reviews — Will The US Follow?

Ashley King

April 13, 2023

The Chinese government will require stringent government checks on AI services operating within the country. The move comes after Chinese tech companies rolled out ChatGPT-like services. According to the gui... Read More...

Sky News Australia Officially Exits TikTok: ‘The Risks Are Far Too Great for Any Serious News Publisher to Ignore’

Dylan Smith

April 10, 2023

Sky News Australia has ceased using TikTok, where it had racked up some 65,000 followers and “many millions” of views, owing to far-reaching personal-data and national-security concerns about the “spy network... Read More...

TikTok Owner ByteDance Has Spent $14 Million Lobbying US Government Officials Since 2019

Ashley King

April 2, 2023

TikTok owner ByteDance has ramped up its lobbying efforts to the US government after its data security issues. OpenSecrets analyzed the company's reported payments to federal lobbyists since 2019. What they ... Read More...

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Introduce ‘Taylor Swift Bill’ to Ban Dynamic Ticket Pricing

Supreme Court Hands A Major Section 230 Victory to Tech Giants Alphabet, Meta, & Twitter

SCL President Testifies Before Judiciary Committee About Impact of AI on Creatives Including Songwriters & Composers

Bipartisan ‘TICKET Act’ Would Force Ticketing Companies to Display All Charges Upfront

Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act Reintroduced in Congress After Failing to Gain Traction in 2022

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Touches Down in Washington to Lobby Against “Apple’s Stranglehold”