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The first-ever monetary settlement in a generative AI (“GenAI”) copyright infringement case was recently announced. Anthropic, maker of the Claude GenAI, agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion, reportedly the biggest settlement ever for a U.S. copyright infringement case. The settlement concerns the use of pirate databases – places where illegally made copies of books Read the full article…
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Act Before the Breakup: Use a Contract to Keep Your Brand Whole
Let’s start with a Richmond-connected trivia question: What was the greatest hit of the 1990s R&B three-girl group JADE? In 1992, the song sold 1.5 million copies and was certified “gold” by the Recording Industry Association of America. Answer at the end. JADE consisted of Joi Marshall, Tonya Harris (who used the stage name Tonya Read the full article…
What Will the New American Revolution of Limiting the Power of the Regulatory State Mean for Businesses?
A new American Revolution is going on in the Supreme Court. In recent years, it has issued four major decisions curtailing the power of the regulatory state. In March, it heard oral arguments in a fifth case. What does this trend mean for businesses? This harkens back to the Declaration of Independence. In it, the Read the full article…