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By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Since launching an initiative in early 2023, the Copyright Office has been examining the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in AI-generated works and the use of copyrighted materials in AI training. The Office is issuing a Report in three Parts analyzing the issues, which will be published as they are completed. This is the second report. https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ Entertainment Vimeo wins latest round of long-running music copyright case The ...
By Bennett Liebman Trump Funding Freeze Rescinded, Trump rescinds freeze on federal funding : NPR Reacting to the Trump Pause on Federal Grants, Mass. cultural orgs react to Trump order to pause federal funding Nonprofits and the Trump Grant Freeze, Nonprofits Fear Federal Grants Freeze Could Stop Critical Charity Work - The New York Times Broadway Tax Break Increased by Gov., Hochul’s budget grows ‘temporary’ Broadway theater tax break to $400M | Crain's New York Business Big Box Office for Redwood, ‘Redwood’ does boffo business in first week while overall box office declines Strong Start for Redwood, ...
By Bennett Liebman Facility Location Board Now Complete, New York facility location board now complete Gaming Commission Fills Facility Location Board, NY Gaming Commission Appoints 2 New Members to Facilities Board Coney Island Board Votes Against Casino, Coney Island community board votes against land use change for proposed casino • Brooklyn Paper Resorts World Unveils Experience Center, Resorts World NYC unveils Experience Center, showcasing $5 billion casino redevelopment vision – QNS Dueling Queens Bidders, New York City: Dueling Queens casino bidders unveil new models of proposals — CDC Gaming ...

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By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment Blackstone Seeks $3 Billion in Sale of Bob Dylan, Adele Song Rights Blackstone is exploring a $3 billion sale of music rights, including works by Bob Dylan and Adele. The portfolio includes SESAC, a performing-rights group, as music valuations rise due to streaming growth. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackstone-seeks-3-billion-sale-225136022.html A List of Music Piracy Sites Being Watched ...
By Bennett Liebman Will Casinos Boost Urban Redevelopment? Episode 2: Will Casinos Boost Urban Redevelopment Projects? - City & State New York Coney Island Casino Rejected by Community Board Committee $3B Coney Island casino plan rejected by community board committee Community Board Committee Oppose Coney Island Casino, Coney Island Community Board Committee Opposes $3B Casino Casino Expansion Targets Asian Americans, New York casino expansion targets Asian Americans Phil Boyle to Chair Gaming Trade Group, Suffolk OTB and Jake’s 58 CEO tapped to chair gaming trade group | Long Island Business News Nassau ...

This Week In Theater

By Bennett Liebman Our Town Brings in Huge Box Office in Closing Week, ‘Our Town’ becomes first Thornton Wilder play to gross over $1 million in a week All In with a Large Box Office Gross, Broadway Box Office: John Mulaney's ‘All In: A Comedy About Love' Brings In Close to $1.7M , Hollywood Reporter Erika Henningsen to Paly Sandra Dee, Erika Henningsen will play Sandra Dee in Bobby Darin bio-musical ‘Just in Time’ Taran Killam out of Urinetown, Taran Killam Out Of New York's 'Urinetown' After Losing Home To Fires Full Off-Broadway Cast to Star in Dead Outlaw, Broadway transfer of ‘Dead Outlaw’ will include full Off-Broadway ...

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By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Donald Trump Nominates Republican Senate Staffer Olivia Trusty as FCC Commissioner President-elect Donald Trump announced Olivia Trusty as his FCC commissioner pick, giving Republicans a majority at the agency. Currently the policy director for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Trump praised her for tirelessly working to grow the economy, empower innovation, and reignite the American Dream in a post on Truth ...
By Bennett Liebman NYC Real Estate and Casino Bids, Casino Bids, Zoning Reform To Shape NYC Real Estate In 2025 - Law360 Tax Authority Community Board Opposes Coney Casino, New York: Coney Island casino’s future a crapshoot after community board committee votes ‘no’ — CDC Gaming Raucous Crowd at Coney Island Hearing, Coney Island Boardwalk Casino hearing draws raucous crowd Community Responds to Coney Casino, The community responds to proposed Coney Island casino Downstate Casinos and Licensing, Episode 1: Downstate Casinos and Licensing - City & State New York Casino proposals Offer More than Gambling, ...

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By Bennett Liebman Stereophonic Sells Out, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Stereophonic Sells Out Final Week, Star-Heavy All In Becomes Priciest Buy | Playbill Huge Box Office numbers for All In, Broadway Box Office: John Mulaney's ‘All In: A Comedy About Love' Brings In Close to $1.7M $1 $1 Billion Overall Gross for Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’ surpasses $1 billion in overall gross Strike at Atlantic Theater, Atlantic Theater Stagehands Go on Strike - The New York Times Rise of Commercial Off-Broadway, Story of the Week: As Not-for-Profits Stumble, Commercial Off-Broadway Rises from the Dead - TheaterMania.com Hits ...

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By Lorena Guzmán-Díaz Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement, alleging malicious prosecution related to the "Rust" film set shooting. The involuntary manslaughter case against him was dismissed due to withheld evidence. Baldwin's suit claims violations of his constitutional rights and requests monetary damages for legal costs ...
By Barry Skidelsky On January 2, 2025, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) lacked authority to restore certain net neutrality rules last year, thus handing a blow to FCC Democrats and Biden administration officials who had pushed for revived open internet measures. The 6 th Circuit's ruling in MCP 185 et al ( https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2268710297052087092&q=fcc+open+internet&hl=en&scisbd=2&as_sdt=3,33 ) overturns last year’s FCC decision to reinstate net neutrality rules barring broadband providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic ...
By Bennett Liebman Little Dip in Broadway Box Office, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Suffs’ exit strong as overall Broadway box office dips less than usual Suffs Goes Out on a high, Broadway: Suffs Goes Out On a High As Industry Sees High-Grossing Week Palys to Warm Up Winter, 9 Plays to Warm Up Winter in New York - The New York Times Most Anticipated Broadway, 2025’s Most Anticipated Upcoming Broadway Shows and Theater People to Watch on Broadway, 25 Broadway People to Watch in 2025 A-Listers Coming to Broadway, From Paul Mescal to Sarah Snook, All the A-Listers Starring On and Off-Broadway This Spring | Playbill ...
By Bennett Liebman Hudson Yards Casino Rejected by Community Board, $12B casino in NY's Hudson Yards rejected by community board Community Board Votes Against Hudson Yards Casino, Manhattan Community Board 4 votes to oppose casino complex proposed for Hudson Yards - Gothamist Giving the Hudson Yards Casinoa Fair Chance, Op-ed | Let’s give the West Side Casino rezoning plan a fair chance | amNewYork Economic Benefits Are Key to Casino Approval, NYS Gaming Commission Exec Highlights Economic Benefits Key to Downtown New York Casino Licenses End in Sight for Casino Process, Downstate New York Casino Process Has An ...

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By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Justin Baldoni’s Ex-Publicist Sues Over Alleged Blake Lively Smear Campaign Joining the It Ends With Us legal battles is Justin Baldoni’s former publicist, who filed a lawsuit for breach of contract, as she claims she was forced out of representing the film’s director due to fear that Blake Lively was going to make the accusations against Baldoni public. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-12-26/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-stephanie-jones-jennifer-abel-melissa-nathan Prescription Songs, Kobalt, and ...

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By Celine K. Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe, the latter a television producer known for his work on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” have settled a lawsuit Abdul filed accusing Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her during their time working together. Abdul alleged that Lythgoe assaulted her in a hotel elevator during the early seasons of “American Idol” and again at his home while discussing work during her tenure as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lythgoe vehemently denied the accusations, calling ...
By Bennett Liebman Casino Questions Anyone? Casino questions anyone? Albany has 94 pages of answers - Newsday Board Answers Casino Questions, NY board answers latest round of downstate casino questions Queens BP for Cohen Casino downstate-casino-licenses-new-york Archives - Jackson Heights Post Garden City v. Sands Casino, Village of Garden City Sues to Block Casino at Nassau Coliseum Landlord v. SL Green, Midtown landlord pushes back on SL Green’s Times Square casino bid | Crain's New York Business Wynn v. Community Board, Wynn NYC Casino Gets Harsh Treatment from Community Board Assemblyman ...

This Week in Theater

By Bennett Liebman Gypsy Reviews, Read the Reviews for Gypsy on Broadway Starring Audra McDonald | Playbill NY Times on Gypsy, Review: In ‘Gypsy,’ Audra McDonald’s Gonna Show It to Ya - The New York Times Best of 2024, The Best Theatre of 2024 | The New Yorker USA Today’s Best of 2024, Best Broadway shows of 2024, including 'Maybe Happy Ending' 'Oh, Mary!' Best Theater of 2024, The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year Most Popular Posts of 2024, AMERICAN THEATRE | The Year’s 10 Most Popular Posts, and 10 That Deserve Another Look Broadway Box Office, ‘The Notebook’ ends on a high, ‘All ...

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By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Public Domain Day 2025 is Coming: Here’s What to Know On January 1, 2025, Public Domain Day, a new crop of creative works from 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924, will enter the public domain in the United States, unlocking countless possibilities for imaginative reinterpretation across genres. Some of the notable works entering the public domain are the comic debuts of Popeye and Buck Rogers, classic works by Faulkner and Hemingway, and landmark sound films from the year when talkies took over. https://copyrightlately.com/public-domain-2025/ Entertainment ...
By Bennett Liebman Sands Casino’s Environmental Report, New York City: Sands Casino environmental report generates debate — CDC Gaming Environmental Pros and Cons of Sands Casino, Nassau Legislature hears environmental pros and cons for Las Vegas Sands casino bid at Coliseum - Newsday Garden City Sues Sands, Garden City Sues County, Las Vegas Sands Over Casino Project: Report An Installation May give Way to a Casino, An Installation That May Give Way to a Casino - The New York Times High Line Faces Off Against Developer, High Line faces off against developer over casino plan Queens neighbors Mostly Support ...
By Bennett Liebman Wicked Leads Broadway Shows, 'Wicked' Leads Broadway Box Office Again With $2.8M Broadway Grosses Analysis, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Holiday Box Office Frenzy Continues, Audiences Rush to Catch Closing Shows | Playbill Best theater of 2024, Best Theater of 2024 - The New York Times Best Theater of 2024, The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year Bet Theater of 2024, Best theater of 2024: Rachel McAdams, ‘Cats,’ ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more - The Washington Post Best London Theater for 2024, The Highs and Lows on London Stages in 2024 - The New York Times Cast for All Nighter, ...