Reducing Litigation Risks for Sports Organizations In PI Data Collection
July 31, 2025
What started off as a law directed at Blockbuster video rentals is now being deployed against the New England Patriots, part of a broader privacy trend that will increasingly impact a sports industry eager to embrace advanced technologies that exploit fan and athlete data. A class action filed against the NFL team alleged the storied franchise ran afoul of the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing the personal information of fans who used the team’s app.
The Ovsiannikov Breach and Why Enhanced Due Diligence Must Become a Compliance Standard
July 31, 2025
In April 2025, the United Kingdom secured its first-ever criminal conviction for a breach of Russian sanctions — a milestone in the global enforcement landscape. But beneath the headline lies a far more pressing narrative: how a sanctioned Politically Exposed Person (PEP) was able to enter the UK, open a bank account, and launder funds through mainstream financial and non-financial institutions without detection.
ALM Releases AI Law Treatise
July 31, 2025
ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Emery to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data privacy, ethics, contracts, torts, risk mitigation, as well as gather all of the U.S. federal and state laws on AI as well as international laws and industry standards in one place.
“Not Merely Monkey Business”: The Bored Ape Case and NFT Branding in the Ninth Circuit
July 31, 2025
On July 23, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a pivotal decision regarding digital art, blockchain technology, and trademark law. The ruling not only clarifies that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are protectable “goods” under federal trademark law, but also sets important standards for how courts should analyze consumer confusion, fair use, and First Amendment protections surrounding artistic expression in the rapidly evolving NFT marketplace.
Copyrights and the Downfall of the EU AI Act
July 31, 2025
While the EU AI Act certainly deserves compliments for both its pioneering nature and numerous thoughtful provisions aimed at the efficient and effective regulation of modern AI, it is not without its drawbacks.
The Emerging, Opaque and Competitive Landscape of AI Search
July 31, 2025
In the months and years ahead, Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, will increasingly give way to AEO, Answer Engine Optimization. The latter focuses on helping AI-powered search engines understand and cite your content in their direct answers.
Inside the AI Revolution: Reshaping Law and Public Policy
July 31, 2025
For attorneys, especially those working in and around state governments, where lobbying and practicing law often go hand-in-hand, the writing on the wall is clear: manual research and traditional legal software are not optimized for these tasks. This is why generative AI is starting to establish a presence in the legal and lobbying industries.