IP Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2023

Employers are concerned about the legal implications of using such tools, and they are exploring different approaches for their own AI usage policies. Those interested in a more general conversation about current AI frameworks can see our article here. Of course, these rules will evolve as we better understand the technology.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 8, 2023

AI governance policies set forth the framework of principles, policies, and procedures that guide its use. IBM sponsored webinars on AI governance and policy development ] AI governance is not merely about compliance or risk management. AI offers the potential to reshape industries and redefine how we work, live, and interact.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

AI governance policies set forth the framework of principles, policies, and procedures that guide its use. IBM sponsored webinars on AI governance and policy development ] AI governance is not merely about compliance or risk management. AI offers the potential to reshape industries and redefine how we work, live, and interact.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The tone of the messaging varies but legal consequences are typically found somewhere in the mix. The plan was to monitor BitTorrent swarms, identify IP addresses sharing content most frequently or long-term, and then match them to local ISPs. BREIN filed an appeal but the outcome was the same.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Over the same period, however, the government’s messaging around Canada’s AI- copyright policy has been anything but consistent. Two years later, presumably unsatisfied with these responses, Canada’s Government launched yet another public consultation , now specifically on Copyright in the Age of Generative AI. data —reside).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This is unfortunate because those bills can harbor ill-advised policy ideas. Despite its purported goal of helping children, the AADC delivers a “hidden” payload of several radical policy ideas that sailed through the legislature without proper scrutiny. More generally, consumer subpopulations often have conflicting needs.

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IPilogue

JULY 13, 2022

As discussed in part one , Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report in late May outlining the privacy risks school children face across the globe. However, Canada still falls behind in implementing modern privacy legislation that addresses child consent.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Act explains the significance of support when it comes to the enrollment of trademarks for the matter of Publicity or Privacy, and The Copyrights Act 1957 [iv] defines word “performer” as an actor, singer, musician, dancer, acrobat and juggler etc. which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Mr. Stroud is the General Counsel of Unified Patents and Mr. Korte is Senior Principal Counsel – IP at Garmin. In IP lit, panels, presentations, and brand-new conferences, insurers and lawyers extol the virtues of these “bespoke” policies. policy ($57.3m Guest post by Jonathan Stroud and Sam Korte. There, the $47.5m

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

But as technology advances, so must the legal framework that surrounds it. AI website agreements – terms of use and privacy agreements – play an instrumental role in this context, tackling many complex issues, including data privacy, informed consent, data security, and intellectual property management.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 31, 2022

During my ten-week placement, I gained invaluable experience working under the direct supervision of TVO’s in-house counsel, Mark Le Blanc (General Counsel) and Patricia Cavalhier (Legal Counsel). These tasks enabled me to improve my legal drafting skills while simultaneously gaining insight into the Canadian broadcasting industry.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will focus its regulatory efforts on retail, advertising platforms, online platforms, and hospitality sectors.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

Employers are concerned about the legal implications of using such tools, and they are exploring different approaches for their own AI usage policies. Those interested in a more general conversation about current AI frameworks can see our article here. Of course, these rules will evolve as we better understand the technology.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

20-303 (Office of Attorney General March 10, 2022): “internally generated inferences that a business holds about a consumer are personal information within the meaning of the CCPA, and must be disclosed to the consumer on request. ” * Bloomberg : Global Privacy Control Popularity Grows as Legal Status Up in Air.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 28, 2022

While I may share some sentiments with this ‘right-duty’ talk, such focus on rights-duties language makes me wonder if we are becoming dependent on “Right” in the sense of ‘right- izing ’ everything and whether right-duty is the only legal relationship and way to look at (legal) problems.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. And almost without exception, those legal agreements require users of digital platforms to waive their right to a jury trial, a class-action lawsuit, and various other civil rights.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Harms: speech, consumer protection (false advertising/disappointed expectations), competition/antitrust, innovation/fair use, interoperability, accessibility, security and privacy, environmental harms of unrepairable devices. Bruce Boyden: Privacy cases about the privacy torts also do so. 512(f) is an insufficient constraint.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The autumn has started with full speed – the courts and the policy makes have been very active. This round up series includes Court of Justice (CJEU) and General Court judgments, Advocate Generals’ (AG) opinions, and important policy developments. You can read the previous round-ups here. Read more here.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This is a policy document, providing for the future positioning of UK in an AI-dominated world. These two documents are different in nature.The EU AI Regulation is above all a legislative act, while the UK National Strategy is a policy document, and thus differences between their respective approach and drafting are only natural.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 28, 2022

The Department of Justice recently announced a revision of its policy concerning charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the “CFAA”). The DOJ’s announced policy, however, now directs that “good-faith security research” should not be charged.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Legal questions about copyright preemption of online contracts have grown exponentially in importance in the last few years.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Any legal policy that encourages data snarfing must simultaneously contend with the potentially anti-competitive and anti-social effects of preventing legitimate players from snarfing, along with the potentially massive privacy and security risks that data snarfers create. That adds up to a lot of legal fees.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

California law will soon require businesses to treat their employees and business partners as consumers under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). the data cannot be deleted in order to “comply with a legal obligation”). However, this exemption also is set to expire on December 31, 2022. How Can You Prepare?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2023

In other words, this problem affects the entire audiovisual and entertainment industry in general,” LaLiga said ( pdf ). In the meantime, LaLiga has just announced successful legal action in Spain. Just some of the Video Apps Nominated by LaLiga. Court Orders Google to Remove IPTV Smarters Pro. LaLiga statement – translated ).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Your video has been removed from YouTube for a Terms of Service violation because it is a copy of another video that was previously removed from YouTube due to a copyright removal request that we received. Copyright owners can choose to issue legal complaints that require YouTube to take down videos that contain their content.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

In response, many companies took action, such as banning or restricting access, or creating ChatGPT data disclosure policies. Although ChatGPT does not currently train on user data (its last training session was in 2021), its data policy for non-API access says it may use submitted data to improve its AI models.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

Such photography remains generally forbidden even today. According to a researcher, courts may reject traditional knowledge as trade secret as traditional knowledge many not convey an actual or potential commercial advantage, presumably measurable in dollar terms. For example, Rev. Reverend Heinrich R.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Access to law/legal proceedings: – The right to access justice, which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, also encompasses the right to access live court proceedings. According to a report by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, it is questionable whether the Court can claim a copyright in the recording of a hearing.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Recall the term “social media” is literally in the bill title). The Act provides an eleven-factor list that the Attorney General or a court may use to determine if a website is indeed covered, which includes malleable and broad-ranging considerations like “[d]esign elements” and “[l]anguage.” Kuklinski v.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

(collectively “Airbnb”), operating through Airbnb.com, is a software platform acting as a ‘directory’ of short-term rental listings posted by its users (“hosts”). Travelers can use the Airbnb search feature of the website to locate and book short term rentals (“STRs”) with hosts. How Does Airbnb Work?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

In response, many companies took action, such as banning or restricting access, or creating ChatGPT data disclosure policies. Although ChatGPT does not currently train on user data (its last training session was in 2021), its data policy for non-API access says it may use submitted data to improve its AI models.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. It also sidesteps the dispute regarding whether hiQ is still in business. Can LinkedIn enjoin hiQ’s scraping on non-CFAA grounds?

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Brunetti further established that denying to a term the benefits of registration "disfavors" the speech being regulated. But whether Elster is free to communicate his message without the benefit of trademark registration is not the relevant inquiry—it is whether section 2(c) can legally disadvantage the speech at issue here.

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

One reason is that such restrictions have long been banned within legal practice. The rule’s stated aim is to protect clients’ freedom to choose their legal representation, but it also ensures that lawyers can practice their profession without restriction. As an example, the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule 5.6(a)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). This tension between copyright policy and contract law is not new , but developments within and outside the law might put it center stage again. In December 2022, the Supreme Court invited the U.S.

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