Meta’s first significant legal victory in a federal copyright case, where Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that the company did not violate copyright law when training its AI models on 13 authors’ books without permission. While the judge acknowledged that AI training is “transformative” and constitutes fair use, he emphasized that this ruling was narrow and specifically noted that “in many circumstances it will be illegal to copy copyright-protected works to train generative AI models without permission.” The decision followed a similar ruling favoring Anthropic, though legal experts noted Chhabria’s particular focus on market harm as a key factor in determining fair use.

Stephen E. Dinehart IV, founder of Wonderfilled and creator of the tabletop RPG GiantLands. Dinehart engaged in inflammatory rhetoric on social media, attacking Trump supporters and making controversial statements about race and the future of white people. His comments escalated from declaring that GiantLands was set in a future without the USA or white people to more extreme statements like “You’ll just be bred out of existence” directed at white critics. Dinehart admitted his business had been struggling for two years and expressed hostility toward his potential customer base, ultimately disavowing game design entirely.

DriveThruRPG’s delisted “Rebel Scum,” an anti-fascist tabletop RPG published by 9th Level Games. The game, which had been available since 2021, was removed in August 2024 after customer complaints about its politically charged foreword that explicitly promoted violence against “Republicans” and included statements like wanting to “punch a spacenazi right in their stupid, jackbooting, spacenazi face.” DriveThruRPG defended their decision by explaining that while they support anti-fascist content, the game’s foreword crossed their guidelines by promoting real-world violence against a broad political group. The publisher chose to withdraw the title rather than edit the controversial content.

A major Humble Bundle deal featuring 57 tabletop RPGs worth $1,200 for just $40. The “Roll Big or Go Home” bundle includes major titles like Call of Cthulhu, Cyberpunk Red, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and numerous indie RPGs such as Spire, The Wildsea, and Root: The Roleplaying Game. The bundle represents a 97% discount and includes core rulebooks for many popular non-D&D systems, with proceeds supporting Extra Life and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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