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To Recuse or Not to Recuse? An Update.

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Given that litigation in the United States can take years from start to finish, we rarely see a conclusion to the cases we follow. In a prior blog post, we looked at the potential recusal requirements of the U.S. Supreme...more

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DC Circuit Weighs in On Human Authorship

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The DC Circuit has reaffirmed and reinforced longstanding Copyright Office policy that only humans can be authors....more

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AI Legal Watch: March 27, 2025

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The recent decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir. 2025) offers continued guidance on whether “authorship” can be attributed to AI systems (i.e., non-humans) under Copyright Law. The D.C. Circuit...more

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When the Machine Becomes the Creator: Artificial Intelligence v. the Human Creator Requirements of U.S. Copyright Law

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On March 18, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was “can a...more

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District Court Adopts Broad View of Copyright Preemption in Data Scraping Case

The recent California district court decision dismissing the complaint in X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. could have significant implications for companies that rely on their terms of use to prohibit unauthorized “data scraping”...more

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The Latest Chapter in Authors’ Copyright Suit Against OpenAI: Original Pleadings Insufficient

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In a relatively scathing opinion finding the plaintiffs’ Complaint “defective in numerous respects,” a district court judge has thrown out most of the claims a group of artists has asserted against AI platforms that allegedly...more

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New York Times vs. OpenAI: Fair Use Fight with Billions at Stake

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On the third day of Christmas, Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) and OpenAI, Inc. (together with its named affiliates, “OpenAI”) didn’t get any French hens: Instead, the software giant and leading artificial intelligence research...more

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How Do We Protect Intangible Assets - A neutral’s perspective on how ADR may be impacted

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One may be surprised to learn that in 2020, according to a study on intangible assets undertaken by Ocean Tomo (Intangible Asset Market Value Study - Ocean Tomo), 90% of the value of S&P 500–listed companies was accounted for...more

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First Lawsuits Arrive Addressing Generative AI

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This is the second of a three-part series on the hot legal topics surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) (see Part 1: The Latest Chapter in Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works). As the quality of...more

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