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Moving Away From Open Source: Trends in Source-Available Licensing

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Offering your software product under an open-source software (OSS) license has its advantages. By making the source code of your product available for redistribution and modification, and in many instances at no cost, you may...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The EU AI Act: Application to Open-Source Projects

This update is part of our EU AI Act Series. Learn more about the EU AI Act here. The EU AI Act only regulates certain covered AI-related technologies — AI systems and General-Purpose AI Models (GPAIMs)....more

Perkins Coie

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

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In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we address open-source software (OSS) supply chain risk. OSS is software developed using an “open-source” protocol, meaning that its code is fully...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Department of Commerce Releases Five Products to Help Guide AI Development

The Department of Commerce released three final guidance documents incorporating public comments from earlier this spring which provide recommendations for managing AI risk, securing AI software development processes, and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Intellectual Property Considerations for AI Companies: A Guide for Investors and Startups

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, the valuation and viability of AI companies are extensively tied to their intellectual property assets. For AI companies, safeguarding these assets is not just about legal...more

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XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack Sheds Light on Vulnerabilities in Widely Adopted Open Source System

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In a reminder that open source products can carry significant risks beyond intellectual property, a vulnerability in a compression tool commonly used by developers has triggered widespread concerns....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The EU AI Act: Open-Source Exceptions and Considerations for Your AI Strategy

This update is part of our EU AI Act Essentials Series. Click here to view additional updates. The European AI Act emerged after years of deliberation among legislators crafting the first comprehensive law to regulate...more

Venable LLP

Top Ten Current Key Copyright Issues and Pitfalls Affecting Nonprofits

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With decades of experience assisting nonprofit clients with copyright issues, we periodically like to offer refreshers on key copyright issues and highlight current trends we see nonprofit organizations encounter with...more

Linda Liu & Partners

Judicial Rules for Determining "Infectiousness" of GPL through Case Studies

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GPL (General Public License) is one of the widely used licenses for open-source software. GPL requires derivative code based on GPL open-source code to also be distributed under GPL, ensuring open-source availability. This...more

Morgan Lewis

Accelerating Innovation: Open-source Software, Artificial Intelligence, and the Auto Industry

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Software is essential to modern vehicles, especially electric and autonomous vehicles (EVs and AVs). Software controls a myriad of vehicle functions, including suspension, braking, steering, power delivery, battery charging...more

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Coding with AI in an Open-Source World

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Many generative AI systems are very good at writing code, and developers increasingly use them to develop high-quality software faster and more efficiently than they could without these systems. But companies must take...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK CMA Publishes Thoughtful Report on AI Foundation Models

On 18 September 2023, following its initial review of artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models (FMs), the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its eagerly awaited report (the “Report”).The Report has...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Leader Schumer Holds the Senate’s Inaugural AI Insight Forum — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Microsoft to Indemnity Users of Copilot AI Software – Leveraging Indemnity to Help Manage Generative AI Legal Risk

The rapid growth of generative AI (GAI) has taken the world by storm. The uses of GAI are many as are the legal issues. If your employees are using GAI, they may be subjecting your company to many unwanted and potentially...more

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ArentFox Schiff Issues the First Global Definitive Legal Guide for Industries Navigating AI

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Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more

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5 Key Takeaways - Open Source Software and Export Control in the Emerging Generative AI Space

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Kilpatrick Townsend recently held its semi-annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) in San Francisco. Firm attorneys led two days of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in...more

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The Generative AI Revolution: Key Legal Considerations for the Fashion & Retail Industry

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For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Retail and fashion companies that fail to embrace AI likely risk losing their current market share or, worse,...more

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AI v. IP: Potential Fiasco Looming with New Wave of Litigation Against AI Platforms

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The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has ushered in remarkable advancements across myriad industries from healthcare to entertainment and beyond. With this techno-revolution, novel questions concerning...more

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The Generative AI Revolution: Key Legal Considerations for the Consumer Products Industry

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For better or worse, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making...more

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Data Scraping, Privacy Law, and the Latest Challenge to the Generative AI Business Model

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In a putative class action filed on June 28, 2023, in the Northern District of California, and in other similar cases, plaintiffs allege that OpenAI, Microsoft, and their respective affiliates violated the privacy rights of...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Open-Source Software and Transactional Due Diligence in Light of Recent Advancements in Technology

Open-source software (OSS) representations and warranties are an integral part of the intellectual property (IP) representations and warranties in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and financings, as M&A transaction...more

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Generative AI’s Impact on Insurance Coverage: An Interview with ChatGPT-4 and Coverage Counsel on What Policyholders Should Be...

Generative AI is transforming our economy in previously unimagined ways, with Goldman Sachs estimating a $7 trillion (7%) increase in global GDP by virtue of this ecosystem. Insurance is but one sector that will be impacted,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Open Source Software Licenses: Novel Case Explores Who Can Enforce Them

Companies (including through the use of AI) are increasingly reliant on open source software to expedite their software development. A recent case filed in California, SFC v. Vizio, calls upon the state court to interpret two...more

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Breach of Open-Source License Claim Against AI Coding Assistant May Continue, Court Says

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In an early test of a potential landmark lawsuit involving generative AI coding tools, a claim for breach of open-source licenses partially survived the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The case joins a recent trend of...more

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