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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Digital Replicas and the First Amendment: The Latest in Artificial Intelligence Legislation

Image-generating technology is accelerating quickly, making it much more likely that you will be seeing "digital replicas" (sometimes referred to as "deepfakes") of celebrities and non-celebrities alike across film,...more

Cozen O'Connor

GOP AGs & DOJ Choreograph Separate Actions Against TikTok

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A group of 21 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, No.24-1113, in support of the U.S. DOJ and urging the court to deny the petition for...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: U.S. Copyright Office Issues “Digital Replica” Report Finding Urgent Need for New Federal Legislation

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Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released...more

BakerHostetler

Child’s Play or Constitutional Clash? Unpacking New York’s Bold Move to Restrict Food Advertising to Kids

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Last week, New York Senate Bill S 213B, which is aimed at restricting food advertising to children, was heard by the Agriculture Committee and voted out on a 6 to 2 vote along party lines, with the Democrats in the majority....more

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[Webinar] 2024 IP Outlook: Trends Affecting Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Holders - December 12th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

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As 2023 draws to a close, new developments continue to emerge across the patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret spaces. Join members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Group for a year-end review that will explore...more

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Three Point Shot - July 2023

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. In this issue,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week At The Ninth: Deceptive Financial Advisory Services and Religious Speech

This week, the Court addresses the definition of “financial advisory services” under the Consumer Financial Protection Act and whether a plaintiff’s allegations of First Amendment violations plausibly stated a claim under...more

BakerHostetler

Instead of Shining a Light on Dark Patterns, New FTC Report Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

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For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. Regulators have frequently railed against dark patterns that purport to manipulate user choices, usually...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Report on AI: A Cautionary Tale: Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation

On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report to Congress titled, “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation,” examining whether artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool to combat the...more

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Cozen Currents: The Coming Biden Reset

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The Cozen Lens- •Personnel is policy in a presidential administration. For President Biden, his administration will encounter changing faces and priorities after a looming red wave in the midterms. ...more

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Restrictions on Lawyer Ads Involving Drugs and Medical Devices Are Not Unconstitutional, Says Federal Court

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The Fourth Circuit has found that a West Virginia state law restricting how attorneys can solicit clients in pharmaceutical and medical device cases does not violate the First Amendment. At the end of April, a three-judge...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

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The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. Analysts predict...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 31 | August 2021

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: State Contractor Sentenced for Wage Theft, Pays...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Food and Beverage Labeling Litigation: Recent Trends

The food and beverage industries introduced numerous technologies and products over the past year and a half that have raised new questions about advertising practices and presented novel legal issues regarding how goods are...more

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The Worm Turns on Big Tech, New Types of American Threats

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I have written recently about the crashing tsunami of change in legal attitudes toward the largest U.S. data, technology and internet companies, especially in the antitrust realm. As we consider whether GAFA critic Tim Wu...more

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Certificate of Need Laws Suffer Another Broadside

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Commissioners Christine S. Wilson and Noah Joshua Phillips of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) used a recent FTC enforcement action challenging a hospital acquisition as an opportunity to issue a statement (“Statement”)...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – October 2020 #4

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Supremes Deny Energy Drink Company’s First Amendment Petition - 5-Hour Energy drink maker asks to pour unsubstantiated claims down the drain - Free Speech Spotting - Not too long ago, we covered a dustup between a state...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Video Gaming / E-Gaming Law Update - June 2020

Does My Video Game Violate Consumers’ Privacy Rights? The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the first broad-based state statute aimed at enhancing personal privacy rights for consumers. Following the example set by...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Summary of U.S. Advertising Laws and Regulations for Malt Beverages and Energy Drinks

WHAT IS, AND IS NOT, ADVERTISING? At the outset it is important to understand what is, and is not, considered to be advertising or an advertisement under U.S. law. Generally speaking, as applied to any product, be it beer,...more

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Point of Sale Newsletter - January 2020

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Enacted in 1991 to stem the tide of telemarketing calls, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restricts “the making of telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

A dating platform’s alleged fraud; a decline in the popularity of popularity metrics; TikTok’s unique AI

Singapore has enacted a law granting government ministers the power to require social media platforms to completely remove or place warnings alongside posts the authorities designate as false....more

Jones Day

Net Neutrality Proposals for Tech Platforms Raise First Amendment Concerns

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The Issue: Tech platforms face a hostile environment in Washington, with bipartisan consensus building behind proposals for additional regulation. The Situation: Regulating how tech companies transmit online content is the...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways: Advertising and Technology: Reaching Consumers in a Digital World

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Barry M. Benjamin, partner in the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to present at a recent Practicing Law Institute Bridge the Gap program discussing legal issues...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Multi-Million Dollar Fine for 5-Hour Energy Advertising Claims

On March 18, 2019, the Washington Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s decision that three advertising campaigns for 5-Hour Energy® made by Living Essentials, LLP and Innovative Ventures, LLP (collectively, Living...more

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