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Businesses Should Take Their AI Contracts Off Auto-Renew

IP Law 360

When subscribing to artificial intelligence tools — or to any technology in a highly competitive and legally thorny market — companies should push back on automatic renewal contract clauses for reasons including litigation and regulatory risk, and competition, says Chris Wlach at Huge Inc.

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Non-compete clauses in labor contracts

Olartemoure Blog

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to ban non-compete clauses in labor contracts on the grounds that they affect the right to free labor mobility, which negatively impacts on the country’s competition , innovation and economic growth. On 23rd of April 2024, the U.S.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law A Web Scraper Beats a Platform: The Same Story, but Different It seems like we’ve been here before, and not that long ago. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well.

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Court Says “You May NOT Amend Your TOS by Posting New Terms to Your Site”–International Markets v. Thayer

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

However, usually, if plaintiffs could provide some evidence of notice that was consistent with how the original contract said it would update the terms, courts would give them the benefit of the doubt, at least at the early stages of litigation. In 2022, plaintiff sued defendant for breach of contract, among other things. 3d at 10861.

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The Rise of Influencer Marketing – Contractual Considerations

IP Tech Blog

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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[Guest post] Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works

The IPKat

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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Ga. Judge Voids Contract Clause For Insurance Agents

IP Law 360

A Georgia judge said a marketing organization can't enforce non-solicitation agreements in its contracts with two independent insurance agents whom it has sued for alleged trade secrets violations, saying the clause is unenforceable under Georgia law.