ESG-Related Risks On the Rise
March 01, 2024
Nearly one-quarter of in-house attorneys surveyed by Norton Rose Fulbright say their companies' ESG-related risk exposure increased in 2023, and 27% expect it to get worse in 2024.
Real Property Law
March 01, 2024
No Adverse Possession Because Possessor Had No Reasonable Basis for Belief
Quiet Title Claim Dismissed When Claimant's Deed Was the Product of Scrivener's Error
Action to Remove Cloud On Title Not Barred By Statute of Limitations
Obstruction of View Not a Nuisance
Unrecorded Easement Binding On Servient Owner With Actual Notice
Nominal Damages Available for De Minimis Encroachment
Bit Parts
March 01, 2024
Justin Timberlake Appeals After His Anti-SLAPP Motion Fails to Stick In Documentary Deal Litigation
Texas Federal Magistrate Finds California Unfair Competition Claim Should Be Ejected from Litigation Between Talent Agencies and That Dispute Should First Be Heard by California Labor Commissioner
TV/Film Development Software Can Be Trade Secret
All the News That's Fit to Pinch: 'NYT v. OpenAI'
February 01, 2024
The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.
To Benefit from Cyber Insurance Coverage in France, Don't Forget to File a Complaint
February 01, 2024
Since April 2023, French regulation makes the payment of insurance compensation in case of cyberattacks conditional on the filing of a complaint within a reduced time frame. This regulation has been enacted in the context of the French government decision to fight against the resurgence of cyberattacks, together with ransom demands, which have a significant impact on the economy.
Protecting Technology-Assisted Works and Inventions: Where Does Smart Technology End and AI Begin?
February 01, 2024
At what point does a "smart" computing system, or advanced software program, qualify as AI in the eyes of pertinent regulatory or judicial authorities? When is an individual considered to have merely deployed an AI-based computing tool to assist with creating a work of art or conceiving of a technological innovation? Each of these questions is explored in this article, giving consideration to currently prevailing guidelines from administrative bodies and the courts.
Artificial Intelligence: A New Weapon of Insider Threats
February 01, 2024
In the hands of a motivated insider with only average technical proficiency, AI becomes a uniquely effective tool with which to penetrate an organization's complete security infrastructure for any number of malicious purposes.
'Keyword Warrants' Pose Privacy Threat
February 01, 2024
The practice of seeking a "keyword warrant" is a technique of dragnet policing. A keyword warrant requires the production of all IP addresses for anyone who inputs a particular word or phrase into an internet search engine. The search results are then used to identify a device user.