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    Way Brothers Join Duplass Shop DBP Donut For Spots, Branded Entertainment

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    Chapman Way (l) and Maclain Way
    LOS ANGELES --

    Chapman and Maclain Way–the director siblings behind the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, which is nominated for five primetime Emmy Awards–have joined forces with Mark and Jay Duplass’ creative shop DBP Donut to helm commercial and branded entertainment work.

    The Way Brothers teamed as directors/producers on Wild Wild Country, collaborating with exec producers Mark and Jay Duplass. The acclaimed Wild Wild Country tells the story of the Rajneeshee community and its conflict with the Oregon government and residents in the 1980s. Wild Wild Country is currently up for Emmys in these categories: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program (for the Way brothers), Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera).

    The Way Brothers’ debut film, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Netflix and released as one of its earliest original documentary films.

    Charlie Leahy, co-founder and creative director at DBP Donut, said, “Mac and Chap are not only phenomenal directors but 100 percent natural storytellers. As soon as we met, we realized they would be a perfect fit for our team. We’re buzzing to get making stuff together.”

    DBP Donut was launched in May 2017 by the Duplass brothers, Leahy and engagement director Nigel Lopez-McBean. The creative shop focuses on entertainment-led content creation for brands and short-form original content creation for platforms. DBP Donut has worked with the likes of Amazon, Lyft and Levi’s and is credited with being the first company to be commissioned by Snap/NBCU to create scripted original series for the platform. The Duplass brothers meanwhile are also known for their work spanning other varied disciplines, including TV and feature filmmaking.

    Maclain Way said, “While we were editing Wild Wild Country, we met the DBP Donut team and immediately connected with their innovative approach to working with brands.  We’re so excited to continue to find some awesome partners and projects to work on together.”

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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