In this week’s Legal Beat, Lizzo’s lawyer makes a creative argument, a ruling in a big copyright case over AI training, an abuse case against Kobalt and more.
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“Salacious and specious lawsuit.” “They have an axe to grind.” “A pattern of gross misconduct and failure to perform their job up to par.” “Fabricated sob story.” “Plaintiffs are not victims.” “They are opportunists.” That’s not exactly dry legalese, but it’s par-for-the-course in a lawsuit that has already featured its fair share of blunt language from the other side. And it’s hardly surprising given that it came from– an infamously tough celebrity lawyer once described by the Los Angeles Times as “Hollywood’s favorite legal hit man.
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