Tennessee has enacted the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which aims to protect individuals from the use of their persona in connection with “deepfakes” (i.e., fake content generated by artificial...more
4/3/2024
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Fraud ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Music Industry ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology ,
Tennessee
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) has continued aggressive regulation in the consumer protection space under the Biden administration. This persistent approach has occurred even in the face of recent...more
12/18/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Marijuana ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retail ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Telecommunications
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the respondent copyright holder in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith et al., No. 21-869, analyzing the Copyright Act’s first fair...more
5/22/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Derivative Works ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Fair Use ,
Machine Learning ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transformativeness
Main Quest: Does Your Gaming Stream Violate the Copyright Act?
Streaming platforms, such as Twitch, Mixer and YouTube Gaming, are quickly becoming household names, with daily viewership rates that rival those of more...more
11/13/2019
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Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Contributory Infringement ,
COPPA ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Defense Strategies ,
Derivative Works ,
DMCA ,
False Advertising ,
False Designation of Origin ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Games ,
Gaming ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Loot Boxes ,
Name and Likeness ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Performance Rights ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Software Patents ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unfair Competition ,
USPTO ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Video Games