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ChatGPT’s Ghibli-Style Images Are Testing Copyright Law Image

ChatGPT’s Ghibli-Style Images Are Testing Copyright Law

Saishruti Mutneja & Raghav Gurbaxani

Last month, a flood of whimsical, dreamlike portraits in the style of Studio Ghibli (the Japanese animation studio) swept across social media. What began as a playful social trend quickly raised legal concerns. Within days, users began reporting that OpenAI had restricted prompts referencing specific artistic styles. This trend offers a live case study of how generative AI may implicate core doctrines of copyright law, including derivative works, substantial similarity, and fair use.

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The Am Law 100: ‘Flexible’ Compensation Systems Lead to Strong Performance Image

The Am Law 100: ‘Flexible’ Compensation Systems Lead to Strong Performance

Andrew Maloney

Big Law firms have stepped into a whole different world of partner compensation in the last year, by stretching their spreads, increasing bonus pools, moving to “black box” systems, adding nonequity tiers, and implementing “super” points, among other changes.

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Tariffs Bring Largest Decline In CRE Confidence Since COVID Image

Tariffs Bring Largest Decline In CRE Confidence Since COVID

Philippa Maister

Some of the biggest guns in commercial real estate have spoken in the wake of President Trump’s tariff announcements, and their views of the impacts on CRE financing and the economy are bleak.

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & J. Jay Cho

Federal Circuit Examines Written Description Requirements for U.S. Patent Application Publications Used as Prior Art Under Pre-AIAFederal Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction In a Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act Case

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Gen AI Unlikely to Bring Down Law Firm Rates Image

Gen AI Unlikely to Bring Down Law Firm Rates

Benjamin Joyner

Clients may hold out hope that the adoption of generative AI tools will bring down the rates they pay outside counsel, but a recent survey suggests they shouldn’t hold their breath.

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Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime Image

Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime

Emily Saul

The first months of the Trump administration have undeniably brought change to the white collar enforcement space. On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to pause all existing cases brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Since then, the administration has signaled a withdrawal. This change in climate has not gone unnoticed by defense counsel.

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Spurred By Data Breaches, CLOs Are Increasing Cybersecurity Leadership Role Image

Spurred By Data Breaches, CLOs Are Increasing Cybersecurity Leadership Role

Chris O'Malley

Chief information officers still bear the brunt of cybersecurity worries at many companies. But a study by the Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation finds that chief legal officers are increasingly taking a leadership role in cybersecurity strategy.

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GCs Want to Tap Into AI But Lack Roadmap, Report Shows Image

GCs Want to Tap Into AI But Lack Roadmap, Report Shows

Trudy Knockless

General counsel are eager to tap the promise of generative AI. But without clear technology road maps, many legal departments are struggling to turn that interest into action.

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Is Google Search Dead? The Key to Thriving In an AI-Driven World Image

Is Google Search Dead? The Key to Thriving In an AI-Driven World

Amy Juers

Part Two of this two-part article examines practical steps marketers must take to succeed in this changing landscape by embracing a multichannel, AI-driven approach to their marketing and PR efforts.

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Shifting Crypto and Cyber Enforcement Priorities In SEC Image

Shifting Crypto and Cyber Enforcement Priorities In SEC

Alec Koch & Carmen Lawrence & Aaron Lipson & Bill Johnson

When the SEC issues the next annual enforcement report for fiscal year 2025, we expect securities offering actions and investment adviser actions will almost certainly be up, and the “crypto” and “cyber” cases will almost certainly be down. Public statements by the new SEC administration have said as much, but even more telling than public statements are the allocation of limited enforcement resources.

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