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FDA sends 100 cease-and-desist letters in crackdown on DTC drug advertisements

[ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking new steps to regulate direct-to-consumer drug advertisements and eliminate misleading advertisements out of concern that patients are not receiving a “fair balance” of information on pharmaceutical products. “For far too long, the FDA has permitted misleading drug advertisements, distorting the doctor-patient …

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Michelangelo to Banksy: The controversial artworks that fell foul of the law

Getty ImagesNudes in Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment were covered up after they were found to contravene a ban on “lasciviousness” in art (Credit: Getty Images) In retrospect, Michelangelo’s fresco got off rather lightly. Not long after Volterra began preserving the modesty of figures in The Last Judgment with strategically positioned …

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Sept. 13 #355

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition trusts that you know your sports movies and your mascots. If you’re struggling but still want …

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Encyclopedia Britannica Wants Perplexity to Stop Using Its Logos When AI Makes Stuff Up

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the verb plagiarize as “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own: use (another’s production) without crediting the source.” And that’s exactly what its parent company, Encyclopedia Britannica, is alleging the AI company Perplexity did with its AI answers engine, according …

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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement

The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New York federal court on September 10th. In the lawsuit, the companies allege that Perplexity’s “answer …

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