Election Recap – Infection Podcast Episode 497

Election 2024, FTC and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Random

• • Elon Musk Uses Starlink Access in North Carolina to Slam FCC, Support Trump | PCMag

• Law/Crime

• • Oversight Committee on X: “🚨BREAKING: Oversight Committee Releases Staff Report Finding FTC Chair Khan Abused Authority…”
    • Source: Oversight Committee Releases Staff Report Finding FTC Chair Khan Abused Authority to Advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Agenda – United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
  • Fake online reviews and false testimonials are now banned by America’s FTC | PC Gamer
  • Cable companies ask 5th Circuit to block FTC’s click-to-cancel rule – Ars Technica

• • US Copyright Office rules libraries can’t access old games remotely because of ‘market harm’ and recreational use ‘risk’ | Massively Overpowered

• • • The US Copyright Office Doesn’t Want To Give You Access To Video Game History | Time Extension
  • ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models – Ars Technica

• PalWord

• • Japanese patent law expert says Nintendo may have strengthened its claims specifically to target Palworld | GamesRadar+
  • A videogame patent lawyer breaks down Nintendo’s risky Palworld lawsuit: ‘It definitely feels like a punishment’ | PC Gamer
  • Former Palworld Employee Claims They Were Asked to Copy Pokémon Designs (cbr.com)

• Economy

• • Around 21% of European games professionals have been laid off in the past year | GamesIndustry.biz