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Improving Billing Security Improves Client Experience
Client service doesn't end before the invoice goes out. Every interaction is an opportunity for the firm to provide the best experience current knowledge and technology is able to deliver — and since security is a key component of what clients want, security needs to be part of that equation.
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Voice Actors' Class Action Challenges AI Use of Their Voices
LOVO, an artificial intelligence company focused on voice generation, has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit, with the plaintiff voice actors arguing they have not been properly compensated for the use of their voices.
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7 Ways Companies and Content Creators Can Navigate Copyright Law for a Successful Partnership
Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer's devoted audience. Likewise, influencers create certain content to secure brand deals and attract advertisers. However, this relationship can be fraught with legal issues, including in the arena of copyright law.
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Structuring Patent Licensing Agreements
Licensing inventions vis-a-vis the licensing of patents is not a new practice by any means. However, the explosion of innovation in industries such as technology and pharmaceuticals has placed patent licensing at the forefront of economic advancement.
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Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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How Will Criminal Law Enforcement Be Able to Police the Improper Use of AI?
Given the DOJ's limited tools to prosecute AI crimes where no one intended for the AI to violate the law, effective compliance likely will be the best defense for companies to avoid criminal charges for AI-based crimes.
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Maryland Data Privacy Law Signed; Goes Into Effect Next Year
Most state privacy laws have crafted bills as refinements of existing frameworks, tweaking language here, adding nuances there — but privacy experts say Maryland is notable in its approach.
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Gen-AI Created Influencers Bring New Marketing Risks
A steep rise in the use of GenAI and computer-generated influencers brings with it new marketing risks and considerations for celebrities, influencers, and businesses alike.
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Unit Owner's Claim Against Condo Board for Inaction Survives Summary Judgment Motion
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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Copyright Damages-Lookback Issue But Not Discovery-of-Infringement Rule
In a 6-3 majority decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a copyright question that generated conflicting results in the U.S. Courts of Appeal for years. But as a forceful dissent pointed out, the court left open a more fundamental issue that could render the entire question moot.
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