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By KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Supreme Court rejected a $21,600 damage claim Thursday by an American composer who accused a South Korean kids content company of plagiarizing his version of “Baby Shark,” ending a six-year legal battle over the globally popular tune known for its catchy “doo doo doo doo doo doo” hook.

The top court upheld lower court rulings dating back to 2021 and 2023 that found no sufficient grounds to conclude the company, Pinkfong, infringed on Jonathan Wright’s copyright.

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Q: I’m seeking advice regarding a neighbor who has repeatedly filed unfounded complaints to city authorities about several properties in our neighborhood, including ours. Although most complaints were unfounded, we still had to contend with the stress and inconvenience of dealing with code enforcement. We believe this behavior has escalated beyond a neighborhood dispute into what we believe is harassment and invasion of privacy. What are our legal options to stop this conduct and protect our privacy? — Katherine

A: Understanding your legal options when dealing with a neighbor’s repeated complaints can be complex. While it may feel like harassment, the legal definition is quite specific.

Courts have consistently ruled that filing complaints with government authorities, even if done with malicious intent, generally does not meet the legal criteria for harassment. This is because such actions are considered constitutionally protected activities.

Harassment refers to a course of conduct directed at a specific individual that causes substantial emotional distress and serves no legitimate purpose. However, activities like petitioning the government are excluded from this definition. read more

Lake Margaretta Estates, a proposed 196-acre subdivision in Leesburg from Orlando-based developer American Land Development, won unanimous approval Monday from the Leesburg City Commission, four months after a split planning commission opposed it.

Located south of County Road 48, just west of Howey-in-the-Hills, Lake Margaretta Estates could include up to 586 detached single-family homes, according to plans cited in a report in Growthspotter.

Developer Robert Zlatkiss sought to annex 93 acres to the city and change the land use from its current Rural Transition classification to Estate Residential, which would max out development in the area at four units per acre. He has also applied for rezoning to Planned Unit Development.

Approximately 103 acres of the 196-acre property is already within the city limits. That acreage has city zoning districts of agricultural and estate density residential, with a future land use of estate.

The project is set to be built in two phases, with development of 270 units in Phase 1, and 316 units within Phase 2. At least 35 percent of the total project area would be green space. read more

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case as the Trump administration was gutting the agency.

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Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, sued Early Warning Services in New York state court, alleging that the company, which is owned by a group of U.S. banks, had failed to protect users from fraud by not including critical safety features in Zelle’s design.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this year dropped a similar case after President Donald Trump fired the agency’s leader and his administration halted nearly all the bureau’s work, closed its headquarters and moved to fire many of its workers. read more