3 Count: STFU STFU

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1: Drake Copyright Lawsuit Over “Janice STFU” Dismissed Without Prejudice

First off today, Trace William Cowen at Complex reports that music producer Aviel Hirschfield has voluntarily dismissed his copyright infringement lawsuit he filed against Drake over the the Drake song “Janice STFU” but has left the door open to refile it in the future.

In the original lawsuit, Hirschfield claimed that Drake’s song infringed on an earlier work of his both in the lyrics and the music. Drake and others connected with Janice STFU have strongly denied the claims.

However, Hirschfield has now withdrawn the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning that he can refile it in the future. There is no indication why Hirschfield chose to withdraw the lawsuit less than two weeks after it was filed or if he plans to refile it later.

2: Streamed, the Live Sports Engine Behind Many Pirate Sites, Shuts Down

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at TorrentFreak writes that the live sports piracy service Streamed has abruptly shut its doors, pointing to alternative sites.

The site was recently targeted by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in a submission to the United States Trade Representative (USTR). However, neither the MPA nor its allied organization, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), have taken credit for the closure.

Streamed did not offer an explanation for the closure, and instead directed users to rival services. As a “piracy as a service” provider, Streamed content was featured on a variety of smaller pirate sites and its disappearance has caused content to disappear from those sites as well.

3: Louisiana Publishers Raise Copyright Concerns as Madison Journal Says It Will Stop Using Facebook

Finally today, Kelly Hunt at KNOE reports that The Madison Journal, a north‑Louisiana weekly newspaper, has announced that it will stop using Facebook and is pursuing legal action against the company, raising concerns about how their content is used by the social media giant.

The move comes as Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced an update to its terms of service for advertisers. Those terms were set to go into effect on October 30, but have been pushed back to November 20.

The biggest fear among publishers is that the new terms of service will allow Meta to broadly train its AI models on user content without direct consent.

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