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Rhode Island Dealership Law Could Have Franchise Impact
Although not written with the franchise industry in mind, the Rhode Island Fair Dealership Act ('the Act') eventually could have an effect on franchisors operating in the state. The Act's similarity to Wisconsin's dealership law is attracting the attention of franchise attorneys, who saw court rulings in Wisconsin apply that law to franchising activities. The Rhode Island Act became effective on June 14.
Meta’s Use of Copyrighted Books to Train LLMs Ruled ‘Fair Use,’ But Ruling Limited
A federal judge handed Meta a major win on June 24 in a closely watched copyright case over its use of books to train large language models, but the ruling stopped well short of giving tech companies blanket protection to scrape creative works for artificial intelligence.
Challenges and Evolving Role for Legal Ops Pros In AI and Tech Environment
The role of legal operations professionals is changing as their responsibilities grow and they contend with new and potentially disruptive technologies.
Five State Privacy Laws Went Into Effect In 2025: Here’s What You Need to Know
Five new state privacy laws took effect in January 2025 — Delaware (DPDPA), Iowa (ICDPA), Nebraska (NDPA), New Hampshire (NHPA), and New Jersey (NJDPA) — adding to the compliance maze for businesses operating across state lines. This latest wave of legislation creates a patchwork of requirements that include critical variations in three key areas: applicability thresholds, covered data categories and enforcement protocols.
Med Tech Patent Case Offers Examples for AI Enabled Innovation In Any Industry
While the case discussed in this article involved medical health technology, the implicated issues inform patent strategies for AI enabled inventions across all industries. Patent applicants should expect to see reliance by the Patent Office not only on its 2019 Guidance but also on its examples illustrating application of the guidance in the context of AI related innovation.
Improving Your Cybersecurity Today: 10 Tips to Take Your Firm’s Security from Good to Great
This two-part series summarizes modern security practices as advised by NIST’s latest guidelines, a framework that prioritizes proactive, resilient and user-friendly strategies. Part One of the series, published in last month’s issue, offered 10 must-know tips to improve personal cybersecurity; Part Two shares 10 tips to take your firm or organization’s security from good to great.