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ChatGPT, Generative AI and IP Considerations
May 01, 2023
Part Two of a Two-Part Article Part One of this article briefly detailed what "generative AI" tools like ChatGPT are and provided an overview of key legal considerations. Part Two looks at upcoming AI-specific legislation and the path forward for firms wanting to use AI in practice.
Music Rates and Royalties In 2023
May 01, 2023
Part Two of a Two-Part Article Part One of this article discussed mechanical licenses and interactive streaming services. Part Two covers songwriters and music publishers, and record labels.
Ticket Resellers' State House Campaign Raises Resale Royalty, Securities Law and Money Laundering Issues
May 01, 2023
Should resale royalties be paid to artists and venues when tickets are resold? Such a resale royalty might encourage artists or sports teams to permit transferability for some or all their tickets. It would also help to value that property right. So how would that work?
Licensing AI Content
May 01, 2023
The primary issue associated with securing a licensor's consent for Internet AI intellectual property is that normally the licensor is a computer program, hence not a legal person.
Copyright Office On AI-Works Registrations
May 01, 2023
The U.S. Copyright Office recently found itself waffling on a copyright registration it granted, and then revoked, within a span of months. The work in question, a comic book, transcended the traditional artificial-intelligence authorship debate it contained an amalgam of human-created text and generative AI-created artwork.
Appellate Court Reverses Chapter 11 Confirmation Order Based on Faulty Tax Ruling
May 01, 2023
The Northern District of California recently issued two blistering opinions on appeals by the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board from a bankruptcy court's Chapter 11 plan confirmation order and a tax determination order.
AI Isn't New to Law: How the Practice of Law Should Embrace AI
May 01, 2023
Understanding what AI is — and what it is not — helps to identify where it can be of value and what limitations it currently has. Not only will AI certainly impact your practice in the future, it already has.
Syndicated Commercial Real Estate Loan Transactions In Today's Market
May 01, 2023
Larger commercial real estate mortgage loans are often originated by a group or "syndicate" of lending institutions that each contribute a portion of the overall loan proceeds and share the benefits and risks. This article describes several significant features of a "syndicated" real estate loan that are not commonly known or understood.
The Am Law 100: Equity Tiers Rose But That Might Not Last for Long
May 01, 2023
the word "invest" was top-of-mind for many law firm leaders, particularly when it came to Managing their equity partner ranks. Even as demand and profits fell in 2022, Am Law 100 firms increased their equity ranks by 1%.
Corporate Bankruptcies and the Restructuring Solution
May 01, 2023
Recent, big-name Chapter 11 filings have brought to the light the importance of insurance solutions for companies in financial distress, as companies in this situation face oftentimes new and uncharted issues.

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