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Legislative Protections Against AI Voice Scams
A wide range of tools have been developed to perform vocal cloning, leading to vocal deepfakes becoming a common source of scams and misinformation. And these issues have only been exacerbated by a lack of appropriate laws and regulations to rein in the use of AI and protect an individual's right to their voice.
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Midlevel Associates Frustrated By Firms' Lack of Tech-Savviness
In this year's Midlevel Associate Tech Survey, a number of associates at top firms once again said they were frustrated by their firms' lack of tech savviness and willingness to upgrade equipment. This echoes complaints from last year, and it should be noted that the survey regularly elicits similar criticisms about some of the world's richest law firms' technology.
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Is SEO Dead? How AI Is Changing Search
How search is changing because of advanced AI systems, the complex algorithms that power them, the key SEO practices that still matter, and what these changes mean for B2B content marketing.
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Navigating the SEC's Marketing Rule: Compliance Challenges and Legal Insights
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the critical importance of Marketing Rule compliance through a series of recent enforcement actions and risk alerts. This article delves into the challenges that investment advisers must navigate when marketing their services. It also explores how legal counsel and compliance consultants can effectively support their clients in adhering to both the explicit requirements and nuanced aspects of the Marketing Rule.
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Ex Parte Trademark Appeals to District Court — Lessons Learned from the Front Lines
Although pursuit of an appeal to the Federal Circuit may under some circumstances prove to be quicker and less expensive, appeals to district courts are becoming increasingly attractive given recent changes in the law and USPTO practice in defending these actions.
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Unlocking Your Lawyers' Rainmaking Potential: A Coaching Guide
This article explores the complexities of coaching lawyers in business development, offering insights and strategies to unlock their full rainmaking potential.
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Examining the Extraterritoriality of the DTSA
Can a company's trade secrets misused abroad give recourse on the extraterritoriality of the Defend Trade Secrets Act? Yes, said the 7th Circuit in an important new case in which a claim under the DTSA was asserted.
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A Tutorial On Contract Liability for Real Estate Purchasers: 'Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P.'
In ultimately rejecting the plaintiff's claim that the apartment buyers could be responsible for the condominium developer's breach of a contract recorded as part of the condominium's declaration, the court illustrated some important points about how contracts can run with the land, or otherwise impose liability on real estate buyers.
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Credible Fraudulent Transfer Advocacy
Appellate courts continue to use common sense when disposing of constructively fraudulent transfer appeals, as recent decisions show.
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Truth-in-Music-Advertising Law Provides No Private Right of Action to Music Groups
As for the Truth-in-Music-Advertising law in this case of first impression, band-name rights holders will have to wait for state counsel to act in order to seek remedies provided by the statute.
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