Help! My Clients Want My Firm to Start Using ChatGPT!
April 01, 2023
Part One of a Two-Part Article
Corporate legal departments are increasingly receiving requests from business clients to use ChatGPT or similar AI-powered tools in their operations. These requests can be urgent, with business clients demanding enablement from legal. This article is in two parts: Part One briefly details what "generative AI" tools like ChatGPT are and provides an overview of key legal considerations, including by looking forward to upcoming AI-specific legislation in the EU and the U.S.
Handling IP Ownership Issues In Remote Work
March 01, 2023
Even with legal assumptions that certain intellectual property rights in works created by employees are owned by the employer, these should not be relied upon exclusively. A well-drafted employee-agreement form is increasingly essential in light of the explosive growth of remote and flexible work arrangements.
Crypto Collapse Gives View of 'Property' Values In the Metaverse
March 01, 2023
Before CRE owners and operators create that experiential virtual shopping mall or virtual office on a metaverse platform for their tenants, they need to make sure the tenants won't decide that the virtual experience is so good that they no longer have any use for the built portfolio.
AI Regulation in the U.S.: What's Coming, and What Companies Need to Do In 2023
February 01, 2023
Part One of a Two-Part Article
Despite the steady growth of global AI adoption, there is no comprehensive federal legislation on AI in the United States. Instead, the U.S. has a patchwork of various current and proposed AI regulatory frameworks. It is critical for organizations looking to harness this novel technology to understand these frameworks and to prepare to operate in compliance with them.
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Political Football Section 230 Case — Why This One?
February 01, 2023
The Supreme Court has decided in the context of national security to consider the parameters of, and possible limits to, "Section 230" liability protections for social media companies. The question is why this case? The Supreme Court has decided to accept a case that, while sounding narrow and technical, actually goes to the heart of the way many Internet platforms operate — algorithmic targeted content recommendations.
Fair Use of Embedded Content on Social Media
February 01, 2023
The change in character of social media, from purely social communication to a mixture of the social and commercial, has had knock-on effects for courts applying traditional legal principles, notably, the application of copyright law.
Fresh Filings
January 01, 2023
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.