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Is It Possible to Reconcile the Two Sides In the AI Copyright Debate?
The points and counterpoints brought up by experts at a Stanford Law conference provide insight on the future relationship between AI and copyright creators.
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Real Property Law
Summary Judgment Denied On Prescriptive Easement Claim Summary Judgment Denied On Breach of Contract Claim Contract Condition Was For Benefit of Both Parties Statute of Limitations Did Not Bar Claim of Permanent Physical Encroachment
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Closing 'Unacceptable Loopholes': How Sex Abuse Claimants Could Gain Power In Chapter 11 Bankruptcies
New federal legislation proposes sweeping changes to how bankruptcy courts handle child sexual abuse claims in Chapter 11 proceedings, with supporters claiming the process has become a way for debtors to silence victims and avoid liability.
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Maximizing Marketing ROI Requires Data-Driven Approach
In today's competitive legal market, understanding the return on investment (ROI) from marketing efforts is no longer a luxury for law firms, but a necessity. One that can mean the difference between maintaining a competitive edge or losing ground to competitors.
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Proposed Cybersecurity Rule Could Affect Many CRE Landlords
Attacks on building systems could easily be deemed within the scope of the rule and real estate owners who lease to covered entities would likely have to quickly report cyber incidents within 72 hours and payments made after a ransomware attack within 24 hours.
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Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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SCOTUS Curbs 'Pure Omissions' Lawsuits
In a unanimous victory to the securities industry, the U.S. Supreme Court curbed investor lawsuits based on a company's mere failure to disclose known trends likely to affect their revenues.
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Am Law 100 Insights: Does Growth In Nonequity Partners Aid Profitability or Hinder It?
For a long time, the formula for law firm leverage was simple: grow the base of the pyramid by hiring more associates, keep them busy, and profit. But in recent years, that arithmetic is looking more like calculus as expanding nonequity partner tiers increasingly contribute to the law firm leverage equation.
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IP News
Federal Circuit Weighs On the Patentability of Claims to Targeted Advertising Federal Circuit Clarifies the Result-Effective Variable Doctrine
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Privacy Risk Management & Data Minimization
Many organizations — from growing start-ups to mature, well-established companies — are struggling with the new reality of what it means to manage data in an era of digital transformation, exponential data growth, and expanding regulatory regimes focusing on data management and minimization.
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