In this issue of zoom-in brief, Amanda Knox faces a new trial in Italy for slander; a US court throws out a defamation claim against Netflix’s film No Limit; investigative journalist, Catherine Herridge, is held in contempt by a US judge for failure to disclose her sources; zoom-in provides an update on the UK’s anti-SLAPP bill; whilst ‘meaning’ is determined in a claim against the BBC’s Panorama.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, a copyright claim and a separate defamation claim brought against Netflix over Tiger King and Inventing Anna are permitted to continue. In the UK, Andrew Bridgen MP has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock’s costs of a strike out hearing in their High Court defamation battle, whilst the Metropolitan Police has apologised to three journalists detained with protesters at a Black Lives Matter protest nearly 10 years ago.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, a defamation claim brought against nonagenarian filmmaker Roman Polanski in France by actress Charlotte Lewis has begun, whilst two women have received a fine for accusing Brigitte Macron of being born male. In the UK, The Guardian and the Daily Mirror have apologised and agreed to make payments to journalist Dan Wootton in response to a privacy complaint; a preliminary hearing has taken place in the defamation action brought over the Steve Coogan film, The Lost King; whilst presenter Jeremy Vine is bringing a defamation claim against former-footballer, Joey Barton, over statements made on X. In the US meanwhile, Samantha Markle’s defamation claim against her sister the Duchess of Sussex is dismissed and more…

In this issue of zoom-in brief, Sony sues over alleged unpaid licence fees for songs used in the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody; the Daily Mail seeks to strike out a defamation claim brought by the green energy industrialist Dale Vince; whilst a German court rules that TikTok is liable for unlicensed content on the platform, because it failed to make the ‘necessary best efforts’ to secure a licence from the copyright owner.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, in France, the Interior Minister faces a defamation claim from Al-Ittihad player, Karim Benzema, over statements made about him on X. In the USA, LA Ink star Kat Von D has seen off a copyright infringement action over a tattoo of legendary jazz trumpeter, Miles Davis; whilst the producer of Love is Blind faces action from a former contestant seeking to nullify her contributor agreement. In the UK meanwhile, Laurence Fox loses his libel action after calling two people ‘paedophiles’ on X; and two teenagers convicted of the murder of Brianna Ghey are named after reporting restrictions are lifted.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, a US court finds the incidental inclusion of photographs in a documentary about singer songwriter Billie Eilish was defensible as ‘fair use’; Ofcom partially upholds a privacy complaint against 24 Hours in Police Custody; whilst Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber successfully defends a copyright claim over song Memory from Cats.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, David Walliams settles his Britain’s Got Talent privacy case; British inventor, Sir James Dyson loses his libel claim against the Daily Mirror; the High Court rules on meaning in a defamation case brought by a former trust chairman over an Observer article about the Serial podcast; while a journalist successfully resists the seizure of journalistic material.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, Scarlett Johansson threatens legal action after an AI platform used AI images resembling her in an advert; Ofcom finds that the BBC’s use of an archive interview in its 2023 documentary about the Brink’s-Mat robbery was unfair; a US copyright claim brought by a choreographer against the creators of the Fortnite video game is to be reconsidered after a successful appeal; whilst in the UK, streaming platforms look set to be subject to further regulation when the Media Bill comes in to force.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, actor and screenwriter, Steve Coogan, faces defamation proceedings over the 2022 film, The Lost King; Northern Ireland implements new rules around the reporting of sexual offence allegations; and recent contempt warnings raise questions about reporting at different stages of the criminal justice process.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, a lawsuit brought by two Ana de Armas fans over the trailer of Beatles-inspired film Yesterday has been dismissed by a judge in the US; a man who was interviewed by BBC News in a case of mistaken identity is set to sue the BBC for royalties after the incident became a viral sensation; the UK Government has indicated that it will establish an anti-SLAPP taskforce; whilst in the US, Open AI faces another lawsuit brought by a group of authors and playwrights over the alleged use of their material to teach the AI platform.

In this issue of zoom-in brief, legendary rock stars, The Rolling Stones attempt to strike out copyright infringement action in the US; two Dyson group companies head to the Court of Appeal in their defamation claim arising from allegations of exploitation raised in a news broadcast; actor Noel Clarke brings a £10million defamation claim against The Guardian newspaper; whilst generative AI is under further scrutiny in the US with Saturday Night Live writer Sarah Silverman bringing copyright proceedings...

In this issue of zoom-in brief, Vanessa Bryant’s privacy action against LA County ends in multi-million dollar settlement; Brexiteer businessman Arron Banks partially wins libel appeal against Carole Cadwalladr over TED Talk; billionaire Fox News owner, Rupert Murdoch, submits filings that Fox News stars endorsed Trump’s “stolen election” claims; whilst Trump ally, Devin Nunes, is unsuccessful in his Florida libel action against CNN news anchor Jake Tapper. ...

In this issue of zoom-in brief, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be called to give testimony in a US defamation case brought by the Duchess’ half-sister; Donald Trump sues a reporter over claims he released interview recordings without his consent; three UK newspapers agree to pay a surgeon substantial damages after publishing defamatory articles about his work; whilst a long-awaited pilot scheme for family court reporting begins in England and Wales....

In this issue of zoom-in brief, Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano’s defamation trial begins in Italy, Rachel Riley is awarded £50,000 in damages following her successful libel action against a political blogger; whilst earlier this month Virginia Giuffre and Alan Dershowitz dropped their lawsuits against each other....

In this issue of zoom-in brief, the copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey over her hit Christmas song All I Want for Christmas is You has been dropped, the Guardian newspaper has settled a libel claim with two Irish fishermen; whilst Sir James Dyson’s libel proceedings against Channel 4 News have been dismissed....

In this issue of zoom-in brief, Jake Paul sued over match-fixing comments, teenage chess prodigy issues $100m libel claim over cheating allegations, and Cardi B cleared over use of tattoo image on mixtape cover. ...