3 Count: Tetris Block

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1: Warner Bros. Moves to Throw Out ‘Superman’ Suit Over Foreign Copyrights

First off today, Gene Maddaus at Variety reports that Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over the character of Superman.

Mark Peary filed the lawsuit. He is the nephew of the late Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Peary alleges that Warner lacks the right to distribute an upcoming Superman film in several countries. Those countries include the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland.

However, Warner claims that the matter has already been thoroughly litigated and that this lawsuit is just an attempt to interfere with the July release of Superman. Specifically, they say that the estate’s claims were rebuffed in 2013 in a decision upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

2: Pirate Streaming Site Malware Campaign Infected One Million Devices

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that, in December 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a wave of malware stemming from pirate streaming sites.

The sites in question would install malware on the target devices using a hidden frame. That malware would then execute its load on sites like GitHub, Discord and Dropbox. The payload would then steal user information on behalf of the attacker.

Microsoft says that their Defender Antivirus service detects and prevents these attacks. However, the company also encourages users to enable tamper and network protection and avoid untrustworthy sites.

3: Apple Defeats Tech Writer’s Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Tetris’ Movie

Finally today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that a federal court in New York dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Apple over its 2023 film Tetris.

Author and journalist Dan Ackerman filed the lawsuit, alleging that Apple used elements from his 2016 book about the game when making their film. However, the judge found that the similarities between the works were largely due to non-protectable elements that the versions shared.

According to the court, since Ackerman’s book was nonfiction, Apple was fully within its right to use the facts as long as it didn’t copy the expression. It is unclear if Ackerman plans to appeal the dismissal.

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