Assange Takes Justice Department Plea Deal, RIAA Sues AI Music Startups and ‘Inside Out 2’ Brings a Feast to Starving Box Office

Plus: Paramount+ raises prices, TheWrap takes 3 first place wins at LA Press Club and MSNBC expands live series with daylong Democracy event [Julian Assange]( [Julian Assange Takes US Justice Department Deal, Avoids Additional Jail Time]( By Sharon Knolle WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has struck a deal with the United States Department of Justice to avoid additional jail time, according to court documents released Monday. A letter from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division obtained by NBC News noted that Assange is expected to enter a guilty plea on Wednesday at 9 a.m. After being allowed to enter his guilty plea in England rather than on U.S. soil, the letter states, “we expect he will return at the conclusion of the proceedings… to the defendant’s country of citizenship, Australia.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [RIAA Logo]( [Recording Industry Association Sues AI Companies for Copyright Infringement]( By Natalie Korach The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) leveled two lawsuits against AI companies over mass copyright infringement of sound recordings used to train generative technology. The blockbuster lawsuits have been filed by the music companies that hold the rights to recordings allegedly infringed upon including Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings and Warner Records. The case against Suno, Inc., the developer of Suno AI, was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the other was filed against Uncharted Labs, Inc., the developer of Audio AI, in the Southern District of New York. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Inside Out 2]( [How ‘Inside Out 2’ Brought a Feast to the Starving 2024 Box Office | Analysis]( By Jeremy Fuster The last three years of the box office are best described as cycles of feast or famine — long slumps followed by huge hits. It happened with “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” in 2022, and 2023 brought us the Barbenheimer phenomenon. And now, with the first-ever $100 million second weekend from an animated film, “Inside Out 2” has put an end to the two-month famine that ravaged the beginning of the 2024 summer movie season. A massive feast is here. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Paramount (Credit: Getty Images)]( [Paramount+ Joins Max, Peacock in Raising Prices]( [TheWrap Logo]( [TheWrap Takes 3 First Place Wins at LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Best TV Entertainment Feature]( [MSNBC Live]( [MSNBC Continues Expansion of Live Series With Daylong Democracy Event | Exclusive]( [The Federal Bureau of Investigation's logo, which includes red and white stripes at the center, surrounded by laurels and stars, as well as the name of the organization and its parent department: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. A sash across the middle reads Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity. It is on a brown-paneled wall.]( [Motion Picture Association Hires 4th Highest-Ranking FBI Official to Lead Anti-Piracy Team]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](