Links for Week of June 13, 2025

This week, I liked Cathy Gellis’ post on Techdirt about copyright law and characters. Last week, the Supreme Court allowed DOGE to access Social Security Administration records. Finally, Disney and NBC Universal sued Midjourney for copyright infringement.

Copyright Law and Characters

• https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/06/calling-all-cars-named-eleanor-the-ninth-circuit-has-decided-youre-not-copyrightable-after-all/

Supreme Court and DOGE

• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/supreme-court-gives-doge-unfettered-access-to-sensitive-social-security-data/
• https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/06/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-in-two-doge-suits/

Disney and NBC Universal Sue Midjourney

• https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/in-landmark-suit-disney-and-universal-sue-midjourney-for-ai-character-theft/
• https://www.technollama.co.uk/disney-and-universal-sue-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement
• https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/disney-nbcu-midjourney-copyright