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ChatGPT’s Ghibli-Style Images Are Testing Copyright Law
April 30, 2025
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.
Fresh Filings
April 30, 2025
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
The Am Law 100: ‘Flexible’ Compensation Systems Lead to Strong Performance
April 30, 2025
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.
Tariffs Bring Largest Decline In CRE Confidence Since COVID
April 30, 2025
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.
IP News
April 30, 2025
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
Landlord & Tenant Law
April 30, 2025
State and City Prohibitions on Housing Discrimination Do Not Permit Suit Against a City
Gen AI Unlikely to Bring Down Law Firm Rates
April 30, 2025
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.
Players on the Move
April 30, 2025
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime
April 30, 2025
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.
Johnson & Johnson the Latest to Employ the “Texas Two-Step”
April 30, 2025
Plaintiff attorneys are grappling with the fear of the rise of big companies utilizing bankruptcy court to skirt large final or anticipated judgments. The most recent and high-profile example is Johnson & Johnson’s alleged attempt to utilize this move in its talc bankruptcy litigation.

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