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Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Taylor’s Version: A “Mastermind” in IP Ownership

After years of contractual entanglements, public disputes and strategic reinvention, Taylor Swift has achieved something few global recording artists have: She now owns the master recordings of her entire musical catalog....more

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Court Orders OpenAI to Retain All Output Log Data: Considerations for ChatGPT Users

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In the ongoing copyright infringement case brought by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft (The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corporation et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y.)), Judge Ona T. Wang recently...more

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I Paid for That Software to Be Developed, So Why Don’t I Own It?

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You may believe that your company has an unfettered right to do what it wants with a computer program created by its workers—but that may not be the case. Consider the two similar scenarios below: Suppose that your...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

IP Protection in Digital Transformation Agreements, A French Perspective: Insights from Mathilde Carle

We are excited to welcome Mathilde Carle as a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Paris office and as a guest contributor to our Tech & Sourcing Spotlight series to discuss intellectual property (IP) protection and other related issues...more

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Design Disputes: Unraveling the Tapestry of Legal Trends for Litigation in the Furniture and Design Worlds

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In the fast-paced and competitive world of furniture and design, where partnerships and innovations flourish, but consumers’ attention is increasingly divided, legal disputes are increasingly common....more

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Marking Commercial Technical Data After FlightSafety

There is no law or regulation instructing contractors how to mark commercial technical data delivered to the Department of Defense (DoD). Yet the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is quite clear that...more

DLA Piper

Books to Blockbusters - 6 Key Legal Considerations

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This post provides an overview of the six key legal challenges and opportunities to expect in the UK when negotiating to acquire the rights to adapt a book for film or TV. ...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Hollywood Accounting: Why Every Creator Needs an Audit Clause

The term “Hollywood accounting” describes the stigmatized financial practices employed not only by film studios but also other powerful entities that pay creators, whether they are streaming platforms, recording labels, or...more

Fenwick & West LLP

DeepSeek, Model Distillation, and the Future of AI IP Protection

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A flurry of developments in late January 2025 has caused quite a buzz in the AI world. On January 20, DeepSeek released a new open-source AI model called R1 and an accompanying research paper....more

BakerHostetler

Use of AI in Marketing and Digital Media - 2025 Playbook

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Right now, we are all taking stock of the many important issues and challenges we saw crop up for clients last year, trying to predict what they will face in the coming year, and strategizing about how we can help....more

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2025 BakerHostetler IP Perspectives

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To describe the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as rapid is a vast understatement. From its ubiquitous presence assisting us in our most mundane daily tasks to its warm embrace by business leaders eager to revolutionize...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Ninja Snapshot: #Employment Contracts: Digital Employment Contracts in Germany – But When is a Wet Ink Signature Still...

Digital Employment Contracts Are Now Generally Allowed With the new year, the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act ("BEG IV") brings more flexibility by replacing the need for written form and qualified electronic signatures with...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024 #2

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Diego Pavia became the latest college athlete to sue the NCAA. While many past NCAA lawsuits have concerned NIL, the Vanderbilt football quarterback is seeking an extra year of eligibility. His argument, in court documents...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - October 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: The Generative AI Litigation Landscape (Generative AI Series: Part One of Three)

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What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Beginning in 2023, courts across the United States have grappled with a wave of lawsuits challenging the legality and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - April 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Copyright Law for Influencers and Brands: How Content Creators and Companies Hiring Them Can Navigate Copyright Law for a...

In recent years, the advent of the social media “influencer” has revolutionized advertising. Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer’s devoted audience. Likewise,...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Anthropic Joins the Party, Offers Copyright Shield to Enterprise AI Customers

On December 19, 2023, AI research company Anthropic announced that it had updated and made publicly available its Commercial Terms of Service (effective Jan 1, 2024) to, among other things, indemnify its enterprise Claude API...more

Venable LLP

NFT Intellectual Property Considerations

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Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Fearless Girl Statue Decision Says No Need to Fear Contracts - But Be Cautious Drafting Them!

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A 4-foot tall, bronze girl defiantly stands with her hands on her hips and chin held high. Better known as Fearless Girl, the statue was intended to promote the power of women in leadership. The statue has come also to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

For the Avoidance of Doubt: The Authors Guild Provides Guidance on Addressing AI in Licensing Contracts

In the wake of class action lawsuits against generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems and general anxiety surrounding “artificial intelligence and the perils of plunder,” it’s time for creators and licensees alike to...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

What are IP Assignment Agreements?

For the high-growth startups we represent (and into which our venture capital clients invest), intellectual property (IP) is typically the core asset driving the company’s value. Ensuring that the company’s IP is properly...more

Vondran Legal

Are your website photos all licensed?

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Attorney Steve® Photo Infringement News for Real Estate Professionals - My law firm is a boutique intellectual property law firm with a strong focus on copyright issues, including photographs and drone videos.   We are...more

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A refresher on copyright - Lennox Estates v S&W Ventures

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Imagine...you own a site. You give an option to a developer to buy that site subject to obtaining planning permission. It gets the planning permission, using planning drawings prepared by a firm of architects that it engages,...more

Knobbe Martens

Who Owns the Royale With Cheese? - Miramax Sues Tarantino Over the Sale of Pulp Fiction Related NFTs

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On November 16, 2021, Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) brought claims of breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition against director Quentin Tarantino. Miramax alleges that Tarantino...more

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