The Northern District of California is overseeing an ongoing copyright lawsuit between Universal Music Corp., ABKCO Music Inc., Concord Music Group, and other music publishers (collectively, the “Publishers”) and AI company...more
Litigation risks associated with per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to grow, as demonstrated by settlements over the last year in the set of claims being adjudicated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL-2873) in...more
OpenAI’s request for access to The New York Times reporters’ notes, memos and other documents raises complex discovery issues.
OpenAI’s defense is requesting access to reporters’ notes and other materials in discovery,...more
7/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Office ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
New York Times ,
Risk Management ,
Training ,
USPTO
The ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning PFAS-containing firefighter foams continues to be an actively litigated matter as well as an area of public concern. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have...more
The complaints allege that gen AI technology produced by Suno and Udio directly infringes on copyrights owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and other major record labels.
The growing...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been regulating new and existing chemicals for almost 50 years. Under the TSCA, the EPA was given broad authority to track the thousands of existing commercial chemicals and...more
Yet another new horizon looms for PFAS litigation. Numerous PFAS claims, like those involving deceptive trade practices due to PFAS in food packaging, seldom withstand a motion to dismiss, but the emergence of a novel...more
2/6/2024
/ Contamination ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hazardous Waste ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RICO ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Disposal