Do labels matter in the context of differentiating between employees and independent contractors? Check out the article from Focal's Ashley McDonald discussing that question and providing other tips in making the classification assessment. https://t.co/TahcTgcrPW
Although a TX federal court delayed the effective date of the FTC's Non-Compete Rule, it remains to be seen if the rule will survive legal challenges. Focal's Gwen Wei summarizes the rule and outlines steps employers can take to comply with the rule: https://t.co/YPAVX758VI
Major record labels sue generative AI company for copyright infringement, alleging it copied "decades" worth of sound recordings to output recordings that imitated the "qualities" of "genuine human sound recordings."
UMG et al v. Suno Complaint https://t.co/7Dungmvom5
Good morning. It’s another big week at SCOTUS. The justices will begin by reviewing a 1st amendment battle over social media laws from two conservative states @CourthouseNews https://t.co/mehgBAvL57
The USPTO expresses concern over the use of AI-generated materials in PTAB/TTAB proceedings, issuing guidance recognizing AI's potential for good and harm but concluding that its existing rules are sufficient to address the challenges AI poses. https://t.co/8lBj838Ynn
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived a lawsuit filed by celebrity choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic Games, alleging that its popular game Fortnite copied his registered dance moves. @hillelaron https://t.co/JMGrNkwIUO
An interesting copyright case involving kids cartoons. Moonbug alleges BabyBus's Super JoJo YouTube videos infringed on the copyrights in the characters in Moonbug's CoComelon franchise. https://t.co/62vrWgA7Uz
BabyBus's counterclaims in turn led to Moonbug's motion to strike under CA's anti-SLAPP statute, arguing the claims punish protected speech. In opposition, BabyBus relies in part on the statute's commercial speech exception. https://t.co/MhwKriLBT3
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The FTC lost an unusually elaborate attempt to block Microsoft’s $69 billion plan to purchase Activision Blizzard, in what could be a game-changing merger within the gaming industry. @nhanson_reports https://t.co/MfrfUzps1M
Excellent & thorough analysis of CA's "Journalism Protection" Act.
California's Proposed Fix to the Journalism Crisis Is Unconstitutional and Worse Than Socialism (Comments on the California Journalism Protection Act, CJPA) @ericgoldman https://t.co/5JKidgyJUf