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AI-generated art lacks ‘human authorship’, board says in refusal to grant copyright The US Copyright Office has denied the AI algorithm Creativity Machine the copyright over an image it supposedly generated with “extremely minimal” human intervention. The three-person board confirmed a 2019 ruling against the algorithm last week, citing the lack of “human authorship” as […]
Top US court denies bid by former President Donald Trump to block White House records being released America’s Supreme Court has denied former President Donald Trump’s appeal to prevent his White House records from being obtained by the House committee investigating his alleged role in the Capitol riot last year. Issued on Tuesday, the Supreme […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the end of all coronavirus restrictions in England Workers in England will be forced to make a “terrible choice” over risking infecting their colleagues with Covid or losing income while self-isolating as the government ends all Covid rules, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. The union, which states […]
Edinburgh court rejects 2018 law that attempted to include trans women under the legal definition for women The Scottish government has lost a legal battle over a gender representation law that “expanded the definition of women” to include transgender people. Women’s rights activists had argued that the legislation violated “protected characteristics” related to sex in […]
A federal judge is throwing out the libel case against the paper, citing no evidence of ‘actual malice’ US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has thrown out former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against the New York Times. With the jury still out, the judge said the Republican politician’s legal team failed to prove […]
Despite pressure from politicians and Jewish groups, Switzerland’s Federal Council refuses to ban Nazi symbols The Federal Council of Switzerland has refused a motion to ban the public display of Nazi symbols, arguing that “prevention is better suited than criminal repression” in curbing the spread of extremism. Jewish activists called the decision “incomprehensible.” The seven-member […]
The country’s highest legal authority rejected a petition against a Covid-19 jab requirement for healthcare workers Germany’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a request to postpone a highly-debated mandate requiring healthcare workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or provide proof of natural immunity. However, the mandate has already been suspended by one German state. The […]
Millionaire slams ‘pedantic and ineffective’ Covid-19 policies still in effect at the college The UK’s Durham University has lost its biggest individual donor, multimillionaire Mark Hillery, who pulled his financial support over Covid-19 rules he slammed as “ridiculous.” A former hedge fund manager and university alumnus, Hillery donated almost £7m to the university’s Collingwood College […]
A government audit found that the US spy agency had ‘critical control gaps’ The US National Security Agency (NSA) broke its own guidelines when applying a law that allows it to access sensitive data on Americans, according to an unclassified version of the semi-annual report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Among other […]
The prominent German cardinal said some priests would be less lonely if the 12th-century rules were loosened In comments published on Wednesday by Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich, said that discussion was needed as to whether celibacy was still in the best interests of priests and the Catholic Church. “For some […]
A court in Norway has concluded that the commercial breeding of certain kinds of dogs is in breach of the law Animal welfare activists are celebrating a long-awaited victory after a Norwegian court concluded that breeding British bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels was in breach of the country’s Animal Welfare Act. In a 60-page […]
The murderer appeared devoid of empathy and compassion for his victims, the Norwegian judge ruled A Norwegian court has ruled that mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has not changed in the decade since he was first incarcerated for the worst peacetime atrocity in Norway’s modern history, denying his parole bid. “The accused appeared to be […]
The UK government’s behavioral insights team will reportedly be investigated over claims of using ‘fear, shame and scapegoating’ to influence public A parliamentary committee is reportedly set to investigate “scare ads” created by the UK government’s shadowy ‘behavioural insights’ team to “nudge” the public into obeying Covid-19 restrictions. The move comes amid concerns about the […]
Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that a loud flushing toilet violated the human rights of a couple living in a neighboring flat A couple has won a drawn-out legal fight over a loud flushing toilet after Italy’s Supreme Court found that their human rights were violated. The battle kicked off in 2003 after four brothers […]
Protesters marched against the vaccine pass and tighter Covid restrictions in Paris More than 50,000 people protested against stricter Covid-19 measures in France on Saturday, as the upper house of parliament approved a bill introducing a vaccine pass. Around 54,000 people protested across the country, including 7,000 who marched in the capital, according to the […]