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The FTC Takes Aim at Deceptive AI Claims

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team investigates a slew of Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions against companies using allegedly deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) claims....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Thinking About Revising a Privacy Statement? Here Are Some Pointers

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There have been some highly publicized privacy statement revisions. Here are some lessons we are discussing with clients: •Regulators are putting a high value on transparency and they are looking specifically at privacy...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

California Sets Standard with Automatic Renewal Law Amendments

Governor Gavin Newsome signed AB2863 into law on September 24, 2024, amending California’s automatic renewal law – making it the most stringent state measure in the United States. As businesses that operate online are aware,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

To Scrape or Not to Scrape? First Court Decision on the EU Copyright Exception for Text and Data Mining in Germany

On September 27, 2024, the Regional Court (Landgericht) of Hamburg, a court of first instance (the “Court”), dismissed a cease-and-desist claim by the photographer Robert Kneschke against LAION e. V. that the scraping of his...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Overcoming Obstacles to Securing Patents for AI-Related Inventions

Companies in multiple industries are experimenting with artificial intelligence to generate specific solutions to long-standing challenges. To this end, numerous companies are filing patent applications for inventions...more

Fisher Phillips

Netherlands Imposes Record-Breaking Data Privacy Fine on Uber: 4 Key Steps Companies Can Take to Ensure Compliance

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Dutch data privacy officials recently imposed a staggering penalty on Uber – €290 million ($324 million) – for allegedly breaching the European Union’s comprehensive data privacy and security law. This groundbreaking fine is...more

Cooley LLP

Federal Housing Administration Publishes Draft Updates to Its Cyber Reporting Requirements

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On September 30, 2024, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a draft Mortgagee Letter (ML) with updated cyber incident reporting requirements and a call for interested stakeholders to provide feedback to the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA, FDA, and USDA Release Tool to Help Companies Developing Microbial Biotechnology Products Navigate Regulatory Landscape

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of a new web-based tool on the Unified Website for...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Updates Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

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The Justice Department announced yet another version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.  As everyone knows, the Justice Department’s guidance carries talismanic significance — it is an important document that...more

Cooley LLP

New California Law Requires Disclosures for Selling Online Digital Goods

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A new California law, AB 2426, will require any company offering to California consumers online-only digital goods – including a broad category of online media and content, such as games, video, audio, digital books and other...more

Cozen O'Connor

FTC Targets Companies Allegedly Using AI to Deceive Consumers

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The FTC announced the launch of “Operation AI Comply,” which includes enforcement actions filed against companies alleged to have used AI while engaging in unfair or deceptive conduct harming consumers....more

White & Case LLP

Regulators and businesses race to keep up with rapid innovation

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Over the past two decades, innovation has shifted from the physical to the digital world. Data has become the lifeblood not only of e-commerce, but also of the full range of economic and social activity, including in the...more

Bracewell LLP

Keeping an Eye on AI: DOJ Updates its Playbook for Corporate Compliance

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On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued updated guidance to federal prosecutors in its “Evaluation of Corporate...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Adopts New Accessibility Requirements for Video Conferencing Services

On September 26, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") adopted a Report and Order (the "Second R&O") setting forth new rules to make interoperable video conferencing services ("IVCS") more accessible to people...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

I Build Generative AI Technology: Does California’s New Transparency Requirement Apply to Me?

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On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newson signed into law AB-2013, requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, under certain conditions, to make specific disclosures regarding those...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Rewind: Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing Over Royalty Damages

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The en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a per curiam order vacating its previous panel decision upholding a district court’s denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial on damages. In that...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

DOL Issues Framework to Guide Employers Using AI Recruiting and Hiring Tools

On September 24, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the publication of an AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework (the “Framework”).  As discussed below, the Framework sets forth ten “Focus Areas” for...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

FTC Launches Operation AI Comply with Five Enforcement Actions Involving AI Misuse – AI: The Washington Report

On September 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced five enforcement actions against companies that allegedly used AI to further deceptive or unfair conduct. The actions are part of the FTC’s Operation AI...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Rock and a Hard Place - The Third Circuit's Recent Fosamax Preemption Decision

Last month, the Third Circuit issued another appellate opinion in the long-gestating In re Fosamax litigation (3d Cir Sept. 20, 2024, – F. 4th, 2024 WL 4247311). The litigation, now well into its second decade, involves...more

Troutman Pepper

California Extends Compliance Deadline for Digital Financial Asset Businesses

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On September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1934 into law, marking a significant update to California’s Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). In addition to extending the compliance deadline for...more

WilmerHale

Navigating Generative AI Under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act

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This blog post focuses on how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) regulates generative AI, which the AI Act refers to as General-Purpose AI (“GPAI”) Models....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California Protects Neural Data

California Governor Gavin Newsom approved an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) extending privacy rights to a person’s neural data. Neural data is defined as information that is generated by measuring the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Laws, Guidance, and Recommendations: What to Consider When Using AI to Hire Employees in Italy

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Employers are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the hiring process. For example, chatbots can answer candidates’ questions, tools can screen resumes and profile candidates, and software can score interviews....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Commerce Department Proposes Reporting Requirements for Certain Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters

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In a notice published on September 9, 2024, announcing a proposed rule and request for comment (“Proposed Rule”), the U.S. Department of Commerce called for new reporting requirements for the development of certain advanced...more

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From Code to Compliance: Essential Steps to Adapt to Colorado’s New AI Law

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On May 17, 2024, Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis signed into law The Colorado AI Act (SB205).  SB205 will take effect on February 1, 2026, and regulates the use of certain high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems....more

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