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Anthropic accused of using Elvis songs to train Claude
In one of the first major suits by an artist's estate against an AI company, the owners of Elvis Presley's catalogue have slapped Anthropic with a copyright suit in the US, alleging the company used 274 of his songs to train its Claude AI model.
CSIRO fights patent for detecting gender of chicken embryos
The CSIRO has lost its fight against Israeli ag-tech and biotech company eggXYt’s bid to amend its pending patent application for technology that claims to determine the gender of avian embryos, as the agency continues to oppose the patent's registration. 
ASIC halts $573M Murdoch Clarke fund amid credit crackdown
ASIC has issued interim stop orders preventing Murdoch Clarke from offering investment in its mortgage fund, as part of the corporate regulator’s surveillance of the private credit sector.
Judge slams disclosure failure over sibling funding deal in CuDeco case
A judge has blasted the lack of disclosure about a sibling relationship between the litigation funder and solicitor for a class action against directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco, and has ordered the parties to explain themselves.
BHP, Rio Tinto lose bid to strike out discrimination class actions
Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have failed to declass group proceedings over alleged failures to protect female employees from discrimination, but a judge struck out victimisation and sexual assault claims. 
Apple to seek fast-track appeal in Epic Games case
Apple will seek an expedited appeal of a finding that it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in relation to its App Store and orders forcing it to allow third-party app marketplaces and in-app payment solutions for Australian users.
Delegate sinks family law firm’s opposition to ‘Anchored’ trade mark
Victorian law firm Anchorage Legal has failed in its opposition to the registration of 'Anchored Family Law' as a trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding confusion was unlikely because those seeking legal services would pay close attention to who they were hiring. 
Rebel Wilson wins again in case over her movie ‘The Deb’
Actress and director Rebel Wilson has prevailed in a second case over statements she made in relation to her directorial debut film 'The Deb'.
Mosaic directors waived privilege over Hamilton Locke advice, judge says
Former directors of failed clothing retailer Mosaic Brands have failed to shield documents recording safe harbour advice they received from Hamilton Locke, with a judge finding privilege was waived after the advice was included in board minutes and provided to the administrators. 
$55M Aldi class action settlement avoids ‘mathematically tedious’ trial: judge
A judge has approved a $55 million settlement in an underpayments class action against budget grocery chain Aldi on behalf of workers who were allegedly denied pay for work done before and after shifts.