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AWS Outage Demonstrates Risks of Cloud Services
The recent Amazon Web Services outage, which incapacitated online services across the country, highlights risks companies must manage as they increasingly depend on cloud services, lawyers say.
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Supreme Court Asked Again to Extend Copyright Protection to AI Works
A computer scientist is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend copyright protection to works created entirely by artificial intelligence in one of the first cases to reach the justices about the revolutionary technology.
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AI Impacting 2027 Associate Class
What will law firm AI adoption look like in 2027? Firms may not know just yet, but they’re currently facing decisions over how many first-year associates they’ll want by fall 2027 as they prepare to open portals for 2026 2L summer associate roles.
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Tensions Escalating Over AI Billing
The promise of generative AI in legal services was supposed to benefit everyone: Law firms would work more efficiently, clients would pay less for faster results, and the legal industry would become more accessible. But a new study from the on-demand legal services provider Axiom suggests the reality is far murkier — and, for in-house teams, far more frustrating.
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Trends In Patent Policy and Enforcement: What Cybersecurity Companies Need to Know
Forward-thinking cybersecurity companies should recognize that the patent world is at a moment of change. A tremendous amount of thought, financial investment, and political capital is being devoted to transforming patents into assets that are central to the economy, international trade, and national defense. The incentives for obtaining and aggressively monetizing patents are increasing. Companies that take steps now to navigate these changes may be rewarded with significant competitive advantages.
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Ayinde and AI Hallucinations In Court
It is clear that judges in many jurisdictions around the world feel that lawyers have had enough warnings about the dangers of hallucination. We are likely to see sanctions increasing including with the possibility of additional cases being struck out. And in extreme cases lawyers might end up in jail.
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From Reactive to Proactive: Navigating AI, Privacy and Security Compliance Across APAC’s Expanding Regulatory Landscape
APAC is awash with recent changes in AI, privacy and cybersecurity regulations. Part one of this article examines the specifics of those changes and the paradigm shift they are precipitating.
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Colorado Attorney General’s Office Finalizes Latest Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking
On Oct. 9, 2025, the Colorado attorney general’s (AG) office announced final revisions to the proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. This article provides background on the rulemaking and provide an overview of the revisions.
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Gen AI and TAR: How Seemingly Competitive Technologies Are Complementary Tools
Over the last decade, technology-assisted review (TAR) has become a preferred choice in the e-discovery toolkit. Now, as generative AI gains traction, legal teams face a new challenge: creating a technology stack that offers the best balance of efficiency, cost and usability.
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Trends In Patent Policy and Enforcement
The patent world is at a moment of change. A tremendous amount of thought, financial investment, and political capital is being devoted to transforming patents into assets that are central to the economy, international trade, and national defense. The incentives for obtaining and aggressively monetizing patents are increasing. In contrast, defending a patent litigation is becoming more difficult and the stakes are higher. Companies that take steps now to navigate these changes may be rewarded with significant competitive advantages.
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