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Alex Anderson

The Contest for Collegiate NIL Rights: How the Protect the Ball Act May Insulate the NCAA

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has historically been afforded a wide berth to implement and enforce its rules under the auspices of protecting the “revered tradition of amateurism” in college athletics. For…more

Back Pay, College Athletes, Colleges, Compensation, Educational Institutions

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Shruti Bhutani Arora

New Report Latest to Cast Uncertainty over EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

A new report issued in May 2024 by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), an independent thinktank, is the latest installment to cast concerns over the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), predicting that it will likely…more

Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Transfers, EU, EU-US Privacy Shield

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Stephen Asay

Some Firings Based on Social Media Use May Be Okay

In early November, an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board dismissed a complaint filed against an employer, finding that the employer did not violate the National Labor Relations Act by withdrawing…more

Employer Liability Issues, NLRA, Social Media, Termination

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John Barton

Banks, Payments and Fintech—Staying Nimble and Customer-Focused during a Pandemic

Recently, Pillsbury’s Deborah Thoren-Peden sat down with a panel of experts that included Millicent Calinog Tracey (former Wells Fargo SVP), Samantha Ettus (founder and CEO of Park Place Payments) and Pillsbury partner John…more

Banks, Coronavirus/COVID-19, FinTech, Merchants, Online Payments

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Jack Barufka

Web Scraping Watch: Cases Set to Clarify Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

For years, website owners have leveraged the federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) as a tool to combat unauthorized scraping of data and other content from their websites. Due to a circuit court split on the interpretation…more

Cease and Desist, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), Corporate Counsel, Data Collection, Web Scraping

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Callie Bjurstrom

Supreme Court Confirms Copyright Damages Can Extend Beyond Three-Year Statute of Limitations

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that “[t]he Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred.” See Warner…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Damages, Intellectual Property Litigation

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Mark Booth

The UK Introduces Tougher Penalties for Consumer Protection Breaches

In May 2024 the UK passed the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). Amongst other changes, the DMCC grants the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new powers to directly impose fines of up to 10% of a…more

Competition, Consumer Protection Laws, Digital Marketplace, E-Commerce, Enforcement Authority

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Daniel Budofsky

“Imparted Urgency” for Digital Currencies and the Death Rattle of SAFTs and ICOs

On the newest episode of Industry Insights podcast, host Joel Simon and Daniel Budofsky discussed digital securities and virtual currencies. Joel Simon: While the world has been busy battling COVID-19, it has been making…more

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Digital Currency, Initial Coin Offering (ICOs), Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT)

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Paige Burris

U.S. Department of the Treasury Confronts the Risks to the Financial Sector Associated with Cloud Computing

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report citing its “findings on the current state of cloud adoption in the sector, including potential benefits and challenges associated with increased…more

Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Andrew Caplan

Regulators Zero In on AI

As previously discussed, financial services regulators are increasingly focused on how businesses use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in underwriting and pricing consumer finance products. Although…more

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Data Collection

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Edward Cavazos

Recent Appellate Decisions Clarify the “NonCommercial” Requirement of the Creative Commons ShareAlike License

Anyone who has spent time scouring the internet for free-to-use content has likely come across pictures, written materials and music permissively licensed under one or more of the Creative Commons licenses. These licenses tend…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Creative Commons License, Non-Commercial Use

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Craig de Ridder

The Merge: Ethereum’s Long-Awaited Overhaul May Be Imminent

Ethereum, the second largest blockchain-based platform by market cap, is tentatively scheduled to convert its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW), which incentivizes miners to solve mathematical puzzles to update the…more

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Virtual Currency

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Jeetander Dulani

Simulations Are Driving Growth in Esports

Car racing games have long attracted avid gamers. There’s the Gran Turismo series, the appeal of which wasn’t just the number of cars and tracks available, but also the ability to simulate a racing season and race against other…more

eSports, Gaming, Online Gaming, Video Games, Virtual Reality

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Sam Eichner

No Exceptions for AI: The FTC Hosts a Tech Summit to Discuss the Impacts of AI on Consumers and Competition

On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and related…more

Anti-Competitive, Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Confidential Information, Data Privacy

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Steven Farmer

New Report Latest to Cast Uncertainty over EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

A new report issued in May 2024 by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), an independent thinktank, is the latest installment to cast concerns over the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), predicting that it will likely…more

Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Transfers, EU, EU-US Privacy Shield

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Brian Finch

Power Grids and Points of Vulnerability: Keeping the Lights on Amid Cybersecurity Concerns

Although that new smart refrigerator might seem like a fun gadget and great way to sync up grocery lists, smart appliances have the potential to become vectors in malicious power grid attacks. Or what about the increasingly…more

Cyber Attacks, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Energy Sector, Popular

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Lauren Lynch Flick

FCC Expands Reach of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

In late July, we posted our client alert titled FCC Expands Reach of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Alert discusses the FCC’s July 10, 2015 long-awaited omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order…more

ATDS, Compliance, FCC, Prior Express Consent, Robocalling

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Brittany Griffith

NFT Contracting in a Volatile New Market

The non-fungible token (NFT) market has grown dramatically over the past 24 months. NFTs first garnered widespread attention when the artist Beeple sold digital artwork at Christie’s in March 2021 for $69 million. According to…more

Art, Blockchain, Copyright, Digital Assets, Digital Currency

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Matthew Grillo

Stand-Alone AI-Generated Content Is Not Copyrightable

On August 18, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Dr. Stephen Thaler’s motion and granted the U.S. Copyright Office’s cross motion to dismiss Thaler’s complaint. The facts of Thaler’s struggle to…more

Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, Copyright, Copyright Office, Intellectual Property Protection

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Michael Grosso

No Exceptions for AI: The FTC Hosts a Tech Summit to Discuss the Impacts of AI on Consumers and Competition

On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and related…more

Anti-Competitive, Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Confidential Information, Data Privacy

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Peter Hahn

Casinos Go Virtual

In late February 2013 the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation allowing on-line wagering, subject to certain limitations. This legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. Under the new law, licensed…more

Casinos, Chris Christie, Licenses, Online Gaming

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Chaz Hales

Non-Fungible Tokens and Art that Lives on the Blockchain

Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) are unique blockchain-based tokens that can represent almost anything, including physical assets. NFTs have been growing significantly in popularity in recent years because of this potential to…more

Art, Art Auctions, Blockchain, Copyright, Digital Assets

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Aya Hatori

A New Dawn for Copyright in AI-Generated Works?

On February 21, 2023, the Copyright Office eclipsed its prior decisions in the area of AI authorship when it partially cancelled Kristina Kashtanova’s registration for a comic book titled Zarya of the Dawn. In doing so, the…more

Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Copyright Office, Corporate Counsel, Machine Learning

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Michelle Herrera

Court Docket Trumps COVID-19 Concerns, at Least in One Court

Think COVID-19 constitutes good cause to extend imminent court deadlines? Don’t be so sure. Last Thursday, the Hon. Rodney Gilstrap, Chief Judge in the Eastern District of Texas, denied a joint motion to extend discovery cut-off…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Infectious Diseases, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation

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Michael Heuga

Transferring Customer Data in an Asset Sale

In today’s world, consumer data is a huge asset for companies across all industries, in particular those in technology-focused spaces like social media, apps, wearables, and retailers involved in e-commerce. The value of such…more

Chapter 11, Commercial Bankruptcy, Confidential Information, Data Privacy, Data Protection

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Michael Horikawa

In the Supreme Court’s NetChoice Rulings, the Court Leaves the Door Open for Future Social Media Content Moderation Regulations

Are social media companies more like newspapers or phone companies? This oft-debated question in social media legal circles, while seemingly trivial on the surface, represents a momentous debate over whether—and how much—social…more

Censorship, Communications Decency Act, First Amendment, Free Speech, Online Platforms

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Aaron Hutman

Department of Treasury Study Addresses NFTs, Online Platforms and the Emerging Digital Art Space

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report entitled “Study of the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art” that discussed risks in the art sales ecosystem,…more

Anti-Terrorism Financing, Artists, BSA/AML, Digital Assets, Financial Action Task Force

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Sam Iverson

Web Scraping Watch: Cases Set to Clarify Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

For years, website owners have leveraged the federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) as a tool to combat unauthorized scraping of data and other content from their websites. Due to a circuit court split on the interpretation…more

Cease and Desist, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), Corporate Counsel, Data Collection, Web Scraping

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Robert James

Old School Meets New School: Critical Minerals Used in Quantum Computing

It is not every day that the rough-and-tumble “giga” world of mining and mineral refining interacts with the rarefied and metaphysical “nano” realm of quantum physics. The lawyers at Pillsbury and other law firms engaged in each…more

Technology Sector

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Jon Jekel

Supreme Court Confirms Copyright Damages Can Extend Beyond Three-Year Statute of Limitations

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that “[t]he Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred.” See Warner…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Damages, Intellectual Property Litigation

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Megan Jones

Generative AI Hallucinations and the Risks of Fact-Free Certainty for Tax Research

With millions of people already using artificial intelligence (AI) to perform a variety of personal tasks and companies integrating large language model (LLM) services for professional use, concerns over the frequency with which…more

Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Machine Learning, Research Tools, Risk Management

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Julia Judish

Your Employees’ Bad Behavior on Social Media Can Have Workplace Consequences

Notwithstanding that the people involved are often surprised at their public exposure, it has become somewhat commonplace for individuals to be either caught on video by a smartphone or to have a social media website posting…more

Employment Policies, NLRA, Popular, Privacy Policy, Right to Privacy

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Riaz Karamali

NFTs, Web 3.0 and the Technologies Enabling the Metaverse

Riaz Karamali recently joined host Joel Simon on the Industry Insights podcast to discuss the issues and innovations driving the video game industry, including the emergence of the Metaverse and how non-fungible tokens,…more

Blockchain, Cryptoassets, Digital Assets, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Popular

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Elaine Lee

Lawmakers (and Artists) Fight Those Facial Recognition Frown Lines

A sponsored post popped up on my Instagram last week that captured my obsession with statement jewelry and my periodic check on developments in facial recognition technology: “Artist Designs Metal Jewelry to Block Facial…more

Biometric Information, Facial Recognition Technology, Personally Identifiable Information

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Johanna Lipponen

eIDAS 2.0: Paving the Way for a Unified Digital Identity Framework in Europe

Electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) refer to a range of services that include verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Since 2014, such…more

Authentication and Trust Services Regulation (eIDAS), Digital Wallets, E-Signatures, Electronic Identification, Electronically Stored Information

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David Lisi

SEC Names First Chief Risk Officer

On the heels of a January 2019 announcement that it was charging nine persons with participation in a scheme that allowed them to hack into the SEC’s confidential database of public filings, commonly known as EDGAR…more

Chief Risk Officers (CRO), Cybersecurity, EDGAR, Hackers, Popular

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Ric Macchiaroli

No Exceptions for AI: The FTC Hosts a Tech Summit to Discuss the Impacts of AI on Consumers and Competition

On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and related…more

Anti-Competitive, Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Confidential Information, Data Privacy

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Sarah Madigan

In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, the Supreme Court Revisits the Copyright Fair Use Test

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the purpose and character of the use of “Orange Prince” by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (AWF) weighed against a finding of fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s…more

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith, Artists, Copyright, Fair Use, Fine Art

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Christine Mastromonaco

Consumer Protection Dispatch: The Latest Developments in the World of Consumer Protection

(The Consumer Protection Dispatch summarizes industry news and updates on emerging issues involving a variety of consumer protection issues including, but not limited to, data and AI.)…more

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bias, Consumer Privacy Rights, Data Privacy

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Alicia McKnight

Power Grids and Points of Vulnerability: Keeping the Lights on Amid Cybersecurity Concerns

Although that new smart refrigerator might seem like a fun gadget and great way to sync up grocery lists, smart appliances have the potential to become vectors in malicious power grid attacks. Or what about the increasingly…more

Cyber Attacks, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Energy Sector, Popular

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The Honorable Jerry McNerney

5 Important Takeaways from the 2023 #shifthappens Conference

In speaking at this past week’s #shifthappens Conference, I had the pleasure of discussing both the potential and pitfalls posed by generative AI with fellow panelists David Pryor Jr., Alex Tuzhilin, Julia Glidden and Gerry…more

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Innovative Technology, Machine Learning, Risk Management

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Catherine Meyer

CCPA Compliance Concerns for Employers as California Employees Return to the Workplace

As California reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic and workers begin returning to work in-person, many employers have begun requesting their employees provide, sometimes on an ongoing basis, certain health information before…more

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Compliance, Consumer Privacy Rights, Data Privacy, Employees

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Brian Montgomery

U.S. Department of the Treasury Confronts the Risks to the Financial Sector Associated with Cloud Computing

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report citing its “findings on the current state of cloud adoption in the sector, including potential benefits and challenges associated with increased…more

Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Scott Morton

The UK Introduces Tougher Penalties for Consumer Protection Breaches

In May 2024 the UK passed the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). Amongst other changes, the DMCC grants the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new powers to directly impose fines of up to 10% of a…more

Competition, Consumer Protection Laws, Digital Marketplace, E-Commerce, Enforcement Authority

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Joseph Nash

Enterprise Infrastructure Management Is Not a Part-Time Job

We recently completed a major renegotiation of a very large, longstanding infrastructure outsourcing contract. As is typical with renegotiations, there were areas of the contract that required changes and areas the client wanted…more

Computer-System Design/Software Services, Contract Negotiations, Negotiations, Software, Technology

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Shade Oladetimi

Protecting Your Digital Identity in the Metaverse

Who are you, really? Identity can be hard to define. In the real world, we don different (often overlapping) masks depending on the situation—family, work, public service or private play…more

Data Collection, Data Protection, Digital Platforms, Internet, Metaverse

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Monica Parra

No Brain, No Gain: U.S. Patent Inventors Must Be Human

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed with the U.S. Patent Trademark Office (PTO) in holding that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be considered an “inventor” for purposes of obtaining patents…more

Artificial Intelligence, Inventions, Inventors, Patents, USPTO

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Catherine Perez

After Jack Daniel’s, the Other Shoe Drops for MSCHF in Wavy Baby Trademark Case

On December 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction secured by skateboard apparel company Vans against, MSCHF, an infamous parodist company. The…more

Copyright, Intellectual Property Protection, Preliminary Injunctions, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation

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Lee Petro

California Governor Issues Executive Order Aimed at the Regulation of Blockchain and Crypto Assets

On May 4, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-9-22 to create a coordinated state regulatory approach for cryptocurrency and blockchain, with the further aim of harmonizing the state’s laws with those…more

Blockchain, California, Cryptocurrency, Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), Digital Assets

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Tony Phillips

EU Reaches Agreement on New “AI Act”: The World’s First Comprehensive AI Law

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a new comprehensive regulation governing AI, known as the “AI Act,” late on Friday night (December 8, 2023). While the final agreed…more

Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, EU, European Commission, Innovative Technology

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Mia Rendar

U.S. Department of the Treasury Confronts the Risks to the Financial Sector Associated with Cloud Computing

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report citing its “findings on the current state of cloud adoption in the sector, including potential benefits and challenges associated with increased…more

Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Nathan Renov

After Jack Daniel’s, the Other Shoe Drops for MSCHF in Wavy Baby Trademark Case

On December 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction secured by skateboard apparel company Vans against, MSCHF, an infamous parodist company. The…more

Copyright, Intellectual Property Protection, Preliminary Injunctions, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation

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Glenn Richards

FCC Expands Reach of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

In late July, we posted our client alert titled FCC Expands Reach of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Alert discusses the FCC’s July 10, 2015 long-awaited omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order…more

ATDS, Compliance, FCC, Prior Express Consent, Robocalling

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Shani Rivaux

Stand-Alone AI-Generated Content Is Not Copyrightable

On August 18, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Dr. Stephen Thaler’s motion and granted the U.S. Copyright Office’s cross motion to dismiss Thaler’s complaint. The facts of Thaler’s struggle to…more

Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, Copyright, Copyright Office, Intellectual Property Protection

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Rebecca Carr Rizzo

"Solicitation" In the Era of Social Media Remains Unsettled

Last month, in KNF&T v. Muller (October 2013), the Massachusetts Superior Court found that a LinkedIn update regarding an employee's new job was not a solicitation of business in violation of her non-competition agreement, which…more

General Solicitation, Social Media

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Roger Roy Jr.

Enterprise Infrastructure Management Is Not a Part-Time Job

We recently completed a major renegotiation of a very large, longstanding infrastructure outsourcing contract. As is typical with renegotiations, there were areas of the contract that required changes and areas the client wanted…more

Computer-System Design/Software Services, Contract Negotiations, Negotiations, Software, Technology

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Lee Rubin

The Impact of AI Foundation Models on Competition, Consumers and Regulation: A View from the UK’s CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition regulator, announced this month that it plans on publishing an update in March 2024 to its initial report on AI foundation models (published in September 2023)…more

Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Innovative Technology, Machine Learning, Risk Management

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Steve Ryan

Steal My Idea, I Dare You: The Power of Protecting Your Intellectual Property

In the cutthroat arena of business, where ideas spark revolutions, the protection of intellectual property (IP) is not just a legal formality—it’s a survival strategy. Imagine a world where your groundbreaking ideas,…more

Copyright, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patents, Risk Management

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Sandro Serra

Steal My Idea, I Dare You: The Power of Protecting Your Intellectual Property

In the cutthroat arena of business, where ideas spark revolutions, the protection of intellectual property (IP) is not just a legal formality—it’s a survival strategy. Imagine a world where your groundbreaking ideas,…more

Copyright, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patents, Risk Management

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Jeewon Serrato

New Report Latest to Cast Uncertainty over EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

A new report issued in May 2024 by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), an independent thinktank, is the latest installment to cast concerns over the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), predicting that it will likely…more

Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Transfers, EU, EU-US Privacy Shield

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Joel Simon

NFTs, Web 3.0 and the Technologies Enabling the Metaverse

Riaz Karamali recently joined host Joel Simon on the Industry Insights podcast to discuss the issues and innovations driving the video game industry, including the emergence of the Metaverse and how non-fungible tokens,…more

Blockchain, Cryptoassets, Digital Assets, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Popular

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Nicole Steinberg

Three Cybersecurity Measures a Business Should Take Amidst a Pandemic

An exponential increase in telework prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a parallel increase in cyberattacks, requiring companies to actively monitor cyber risks. On Pillsbury’s Industry Insights podcast series,…more

Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Popular

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Chloe Stepney

FTC Will “Vigorously Enforce” the Law Against Companies That Fail to Protect Consumer Privacy

It’s no secret that every move you make on the internet can be tracked. Even when you are not actively searching, scrolling through a social media feed, or using your phone to navigate to a new local restaurant, your digital…more

Compliance, Consumer Privacy Rights, Data Collection, Data Privacy, Enforcement

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Deborah Thoren-Peden

Banks, Payments and Fintech—Staying Nimble and Customer-Focused during a Pandemic

Recently, Pillsbury’s Deborah Thoren-Peden sat down with a panel of experts that included Millicent Calinog Tracey (former Wells Fargo SVP), Samantha Ettus (founder and CEO of Park Place Payments) and Pillsbury partner John…more

Banks, Coronavirus/COVID-19, FinTech, Merchants, Online Payments

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Gabby Torres

New Report Latest to Cast Uncertainty over EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

A new report issued in May 2024 by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), an independent thinktank, is the latest installment to cast concerns over the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), predicting that it will likely…more

Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Transfers, EU, EU-US Privacy Shield

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Carolyn Toto

In Murthy v. Missouri, SCOTUS Focus on Plaintiff Standing Sidesteps Underlying, Larger First Amendment Questions

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may have substantial effects on social media censorship. Based on their content-moderation policies, social media platforms have taken actions to suppress certain categories of speech, such…more

Censorship, First Amendment, Free Speech, Murthy v Missouri, Online Platforms

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Josh Tucker

Crafting Blockchain Claims to Avoid Enforcement Pitfalls and Maximize Potential Damages

As we approach 2020, distributed ledger technologies (DLT) appear likely to have a far-reaching, comprehensive impact on our global economy. But core components of that economy—intellectual property rights in particular—sit in…more

Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patents

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Robert Wallan

Of Platforms and Permissions: Legislation Seeks to Simplify the Menu in Regard to Restaurants and Food Delivery Services

Many restaurants that do not like food delivery platforms delivering their food will have their concerns addressed by a new California law enacted on September 24, 2020. AB-2149, known as the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020,…more

California, Delivery Drivers, Fast-Food Industry, Online Platforms, Restaurant Industry

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Daniel Wood

Disclosure, Complaints and Process: Texas H.B. 20 and Similar Bills Contain Provisions That Go Beyond Content Regulation

In what is either one of the more ironic acts in a year full of irony or one of the more expressive power moves of the Texas legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on one social media platform that people can watch a…more

First Amendment, Online Platforms, Social Media, Social Networks, Texas

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David Wright

The Merge: Ethereum’s Long-Awaited Overhaul May Be Imminent

Ethereum, the second largest blockchain-based platform by market cap, is tentatively scheduled to convert its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW), which incentivizes miners to solve mathematical puzzles to update the…more

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Virtual Currency

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