digital rights

  • US Federal Court Blocks Texas App Store Age Verification Law

    A US federal court has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would have required users to verify their age before downloading mobile apps or accessing paid online content, ruling that the measure likely violates the First Amendment. In an order issued Tuesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a preliminary injunction preventing Texas Attorney General…

  • Jennifer Lopez Faces Lawsuit Over Paparazzi Photos Posted To Social Media

    Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez has been named as a defendant in a new federal lawsuit alleging copyright infringement for posting unlicensed paparazzi photos of herself on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). The complaint, filed by professional photographer Edwin Blanco and Backgrid USA, Inc., accuses Lopez of unlawfully reproducing and displaying copyrighted…