The long awaited collision between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the varied political and legal opinions on the legality of Employment Non-Compete Agreements (Non-Competes) is now moving up the ladder of...more
8/22/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Declaratory Judgment Act ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lack of Authority ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
30 million is a BIG number! That is the estimated number of employment contracts that could be impacted by the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning non-competes, if it goes into effect on September 4, 2024, as...more
The music industry has fired its opening salvo in what could be a landmark battle over artificial intelligence and copyright. Major labels Capitol Records and Sony Music Entertainment launched copyright infringement lawsuits...more
7/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Authors ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Deep Fake ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Music Industry ,
Record Labels
Just a few weeks ago, a federal jury in Ohio sided with makers of the popular video game series “NBA2K”, over its use of tattoos inked on LeBron James by a Cleveland tattoo artist, James Hayden. In 2017, Hayden, who’s inked...more