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Santos v. Kimmel: "Deceptive Conduct" Does Not Preclude Fair Use

Well, President Trump commuted former Congressman George Santos's sentence just 84 days into his 87-month prison term. Now that Santos has been released, lets catch up on his copyright...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Wu-Tang Clan's Once Upon A Time In Shaolin Album May Be More Groundbreaking Than Anticipated As Court Allows Trade Secret Claims To Proceed

In a first of its kind order, the Eastern District of New York denied defendant Martin Shkreli's motion to dismiss plaintiff PleasrDAO's federal and state claims of misappropriation of confidential...

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Jared Goff Is A Detroit Lion – That Doesn't Mean They Can Use Any Pictures Of Him They Want

Recently, photographer Dennis Lee filed suit against the Detroit Lions claiming the NFL team used Lee's high school sports images of quarterback Jared Goff without proper licensing.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Update On Copyright Protection And Human Authorship In The Age Of Generative AI

With the launch of Sora 2 (an AI video-audio generation system) in September 2025, the ability for a person to create realistic AI-generated videos has become easier than ever.

United States Technology

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Business Valuation: Methodologies, Risks, And Standards

United States Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Protect Your Teaching Materials Against Online Theft: Lessons For Educational Organizations

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Texas Chili: History, The Bean Debate, And The Law Behind The Legend

United States Healthcare

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Klemchuk

Using Generative AI To Improve Creative Work

United States IP

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Adler Law Group

Frida Kahlo And The Intersection Of Personal Beliefs And Trademark Law

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Don't Monkey With NFTs & Nintendo's Aggressive IP Tactics Free NFT Image

United States IP

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Adler Law Group

Ten Influential Intellectual Property Cases In Apparel & Fashion Law

United States IP

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Fennemore

Amici Urge SCOTUS To Walk Back Fourth Circuit Decision On Contributory Liability For Copyright Infringement

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

AI As An Author - "Creativity Machine" Creator Asks Supreme Court To Reconsider Authorship Requirements

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Can You Copyright Your AI-created Business Logo?

United States IP

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The Orlando Law Group

U.S. Immigration Updates – October 2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Klasko

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Defending Out-of-State Companies Against Lawsuits In California Courts

If you're an out-of-state company being sued in California courts, you may have solid defenses to strike back at the case before it even begins.

United States Commercial

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Cohen IP

AI Reporter - October 2025

The broader AI sector is facing further scrutiny in the courtroom. Warner Bros. Discovery sued Midjourney for using its films and TV shows in training datasets and enabling users to recreate copyrighted characters, ...

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Collaborating On Copyright: How To Manage Joint Ownership Effectively

In an era of collaborative creativity, whether in tech, media, entertainment, or academia, joint authorship of copyrightable works is increasingly common.

United States IP

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Michael Best

Fair Use May Shield LLM Training Using Copyrighted Materials, But Output Infringement Likely Is The Next (Better?) Battleground

To date, most efforts to challenge what LLMs like GPT-5, Claude, Llama, Grok, and Gemini, among others, are doing with copyrighted materials have focused on inputs used to train these models.

United States IP

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Michael Best

Don't Cry Over Spilled Lafufus – Why Recording Your IP With Customs Matters

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use By Jimmy Kimmel

United States IP

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Merchant & Gould

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Almost EU-Wide Injunction Against Tripp-Trapp 'Look-Alike'

European Union IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Does The Anthropic Settlement Give Authors The Upper Hand? (Video)

United States Technology

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Gamma Law

What's Hiding Under The Bridge? How To Protect Your Business From Intellectual Property "Trolls"

United States IP

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Real-Estate Listings And Copyright Law: What Zillow vs. CoStar Teaches Us

United States IP

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Marks Gray

To What Degree Should Clips Of Copyright-Protected Music Be Allowed In Social Videos?

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Who Owns Your ChatGPT Conversations

United States Technology

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The Orlando Law Group

Copyright On Trial: Major Studios Challenge AI Training Practices In Midjourney Lawsuit

United States IP

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Real-Estate Listings And Copyright Law: What Zillow vs. CoStar Teaches Us

As an IP attorney, I often get asked what kinds of things really land someone in copyright trouble these days. Obviously, the answer to that depends, but the recently filed lawsuit by CoStar (owner of Homes.com)...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

To What Degree Should Clips Of Copyright-Protected Music Be Allowed In Social Videos?

Recently, Sony Music Entertainment sued USC for posting promotional videos to social media accounts linked to the university that use unlicensed musical tracks.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Who Owns Your ChatGPT Conversations

For as long as we can remember, it has always been best practice not to put something in writing that you don't want the world to see.

United States Technology

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The Orlando Law Group

Copyright On Trial: Major Studios Challenge AI Training Practices In Midjourney Lawsuit

On June 11, 2025, The Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios jointly filed a landmark federal lawsuit against Midjourney, an artificial intelligence...

United States IP

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Why The Westlaw Case Matters To AI, Copyright And The Future Of Machine Learning

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Client Alert: Once Upon A Time In Trade Secret Law: Federal Judge Expands Trade Secret Protection To Wu-Tang Clan Album, Opening New Strategies For Exclusive Assets

In a groundbreaking decision with significant implications for businesses operating in digital asset markets, luxury goods, and experiential entertainment...

United States IP

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Jenner & Block

On-Line Platform Liability For Third-Party Trademark Infringement

Online shopping is here to stay, and so are trademark concerns for e-commerce shopping platforms.

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Can You Use AI To Record Your Zoom?

Artificial intelligence is creating new rules and new precedents in business law.

United States Technology

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The Orlando Law Group

Anthropic's $1.5B Settlement: A Landmark In The Evolving Copyright Terrain

On September 5, 2025, AI giant Anthropic agreed to the largest payout in U.S. copyright law history—a minimum of $1.5 billion dollars—for using pirated books to train its AI model.

United States IP

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Patterson

Unlocking Infringement? Post University Lawsuit Targets Course Hero's Business Practices

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Santos v. Kimmel

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

CBP's Recordation Program

United States IP

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Diaz Trade Law

Court Reinstates Jury Finding In Disney Motion Capture Copyright Dispute

United States IP

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Offit Kurman

Delaware Court Rejects Insurers' "Related Matter" And Late Notice Arguments, Finds Duty To Defend

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

Ninth Circuit Finds No Right To Jury Trial On Copyright Profits Remedy

United States IP

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Merchant & Gould

The Voice Behind The Brand: Who Owns What You Hear?

United States IP

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The May Massacre: Firings, AI, And Constitutional Crisis At The Copyright Office

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The May Massacre: Firings, AI, And Constitutional Crisis At The Copyright Office

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Faculty IP Dispute Highlights Tensions Over Online Course Ownership

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims (Video)

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

Quizlet's Copyright Fight: A New Front In The Generative AI Legal Wars

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

California Bill Will Require Disclosures About Data Used In Training AI Models

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Anthropic's Copyright Settlement: Lessons For AI Developers And Deployers

United States Technology

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Why Your Tech Business Needs Employee Agreements (IP & Confidentiality) (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

AI Twins And Avatars: Legal Risks For Companies Using Synthetic Voice And Likeness Technology (Video)

Traverse Legal

How To Navigate IP Issues In Robotics (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

Tarnishing One's Reputation: The Perplexity AI Case (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

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