Internet & Social Media Law Blog Archives - LexBlog https://www.lexblog.com/site/internet-social-media-law-blog/ Legal news and opinions that matter Fri, 31 May 2024 19:59:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.lexblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-siteicon-32x32.png Internet & Social Media Law Blog Archives - LexBlog https://www.lexblog.com/site/internet-social-media-law-blog/ 32 32 From Encryption to Employment, U.S. Federal Agencies Brace for the Effects of Quantum Computing, AI and More https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/31/from-encryption-to-employment-u-s-federal-agencies-brace-for-the-effects-of-quantum-computing-ai-and-more/ Fri, 31 May 2024 12:59:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/31/from-encryption-to-employment-u-s-federal-agencies-brace-for-the-effects-of-quantum-computing-ai-and-more/ In this week’s edition of Consumer Protection Dispatch, we look at the latest regulatory developments from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding data and AI.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Consumer Protection Dispatch: The Latest Developments in the World of Consumer Protection (5/22/24) https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/22/consumer-protection-dispatch-the-latest-developments-in-the-world-of-consumer-protection-5-22-24/ Wed, 22 May 2024 14:39:28 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/22/consumer-protection-dispatch-the-latest-developments-in-the-world-of-consumer-protection-5-22-24/ (The Consumer Protection Dispatch summarizes industry news and updates on emerging issues involving a variety of consumer protection issues including, but not limited to, data and AI.)

This week’s edition includes latest developments relating to AI laws passed by Colorado, Tennessee and Utah, U.S. Senate bipartisan working group on AI, a new privacy bill from Vermont and a new privacy law from Maryland, a new Colorado law protecting neural data, and updates from the California Privacy Protection Agency.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Supreme Court Confirms Copyright Damages Can Extend Beyond Three-Year Statute of Limitations https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/09/supreme-court-confirms-copyright-damages-can-extend-beyond-three-year-statute-of-limitations/ Thu, 09 May 2024 23:33:38 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/09/supreme-court-confirms-copyright-damages-can-extend-beyond-three-year-statute-of-limitations/ In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that “[t]he Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred.” See Warner Chappell Music Inc. et al. v. Sherman Nealy et al., Case No. 22-1078 (May 9, 2024). The three-year statute of limitations in the Copyright Act does not bar copyright owners from recovering damages for infringement occurring more than three years ago if the lawsuit is filed within three years of discovering the infringement.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog The Brisk Evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Rights https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/01/the-brisk-evolution-of-name-image-and-likeness-nil-rights/ Wed, 01 May 2024 20:38:59 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/05/01/the-brisk-evolution-of-name-image-and-likeness-nil-rights/ sports-NIL-1188462138-300x200Developments in the world of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights continue to occur at an extremely swift pace.

Within the last two weeks, Virginia amended its existing NIL laws to significantly strengthen student-athlete NIL rights, and the NCAA adopted new NIL rules designed to allow schools to support student-athlete NIL endeavors. The NCAA also relaxed the NIL disclosure requirement adopted in January and announced it had selected Teamworks Innovations to build and maintain its NIL database.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog The EU and UK Introduce New IoT Security Standards https://www.lexblog.com/2024/04/09/the-eu-and-uk-introduce-new-iot-security-standards/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:57:26 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/04/09/the-eu-and-uk-introduce-new-iot-security-standards/ The FCC’s recent introduction of a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labelling Program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products reflects the continued desire by U.S. regulators to bolster the security of the ever-increasing number of internet-connected household items available to the public. UK and EU regulating authorities are no different, and are in the midst of introducing new cybersecurity requirements for the IoT.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Could Your AI Testing Tool Throw You into the Breach? https://www.lexblog.com/2024/04/08/could-your-ai-testing-tool-throw-you-into-the-breach/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:47:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/04/08/could-your-ai-testing-tool-throw-you-into-the-breach/ Testing AI systems is essential for ensuring their effectiveness, reliability and safety in real-world applications. Companies can employ various mechanisms to rigorously evaluate their AI technologies.

In “Is Your AI Testing Tool a Breach of Contract Claim Waiting to Happen?”, colleagues Mia Rendar and Sam Reno explore how, as AI products grow in both popularity and technical complexity, and as robust testing tools become indispensable, the very utilization of such tools may unwittingly expose companies to legal risks.

]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Artificial Intelligence in Renewable Energy | Pratt’s Energy Law Report https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/28/artificial-intelligence-in-renewable-energy-pratts-energy-law-report/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:33:35 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/28/artificial-intelligence-in-renewable-energy-pratts-energy-law-report/ The potential of artificial intelligence to transform industries is well-established, but what exactly does that mean for a specific industry?

For Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Robert A. James, Aimee P. Ghosh, Cara M. MacDonald and the Hon. Jerry McNerney take readers on a deeper dive exploring the opportunities, risks and regulations in the specific applications of artificial intelligence to renewable energy and to the electric power ecosystem into which renewables fit.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog eIDAS 2.0: Paving the Way for a Unified Digital Identity Framework in Europe https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/27/eidas-2-0-paving-the-way-for-a-unified-digital-identity-framework-in-europe/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:38:29 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/27/eidas-2-0-paving-the-way-for-a-unified-digital-identity-framework-in-europe/ GettyImages-804492304-300x200Electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) refer to a range of services that include verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Since 2014, such services provided in the EU have been subject to the eIDAS Regulation, which aimed to create a predictable regulatory environment across the EU and ensure that interoperability across different EU Member States. The eIDAS Regulation’s complexity, inflexibility and perceived limitations resulted in limited adoption, while the COVID-19 pandemic simultaneously fueled an increased demand for electronic identification. Consequently, the European Commission committed to revising the eIDAS Regulation to establish an EU-wide attribute-based electronic identity framework, incorporating a government-issued digital identity wallet to eliminate the dependence on commercial authentication providers.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog The FCC Implements a Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program for IoT Products https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/21/the-fcc-implements-a-voluntary-cybersecurity-labeling-program-for-iot-products/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:39:23 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/21/the-fcc-implements-a-voluntary-cybersecurity-labeling-program-for-iot-products/ Reflecting the growing concern with cybersecurity threats associated with Internet of Things (IoT) products, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules at its March 2024 meeting to implement a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program. The new label— “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark”—will be affixed on wireless consumer IoT products that go through the voluntary review program to ensure that the products comply with baseline cybersecurity criteria established in the September 2022 NIST Report 8425.

In “FCC Announces Consumer IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Program,” Brian E. Finch, Glenn S. Richards and Lee G. Petro take a closer look at the new program.

]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog EU Passes Comprehensive Law on Artificial Intelligence, Heralding a New Era of AI Regulation https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/13/eu-passes-comprehensive-law-on-artificial-intelligence-heralding-a-new-era-of-ai-regulation/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:04:29 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/13/eu-passes-comprehensive-law-on-artificial-intelligence-heralding-a-new-era-of-ai-regulation/ On March 13, 2024, the EU Parliament voted to pass the EU’s much-discussed AI Act (with 523 votes in favor, 46 against and 49 abstentions). For an insight into the AI Act’s progression through the EU lawmaking system, see our earlier posts: here, here and here.

The legal text of the regulation will now be reviewed before it is endorsed by the EU Council and then finally adopted. The AI Act will come into force 20 days after the final text is published in the Official Journal of the European Union, with a phased implementation timeline.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Generative AI Hallucinations and the Risks of Fact-Free Certainty for Tax Research https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/12/generative-ai-hallucinations-and-the-risks-of-fact-free-certainty-for-tax-research/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:50:24 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/12/generative-ai-hallucinations-and-the-risks-of-fact-free-certainty-for-tax-research/ With millions of people already using artificial intelligence (AI) to perform a variety of personal tasks and companies integrating large language model (LLM) services for professional use, concerns over the frequency with which generative AI produces inaccurate content—and for users who may too readily assume that the content is factual—are mounting, along with multiple examples of AI hallucinations and other misstatements. Some are disastrous, others humorous and some, just creepy. A tech industry euphemism, “hallucinations” refers to those instances when the technology produces content that is syntactically sound but is, nevertheless, inaccurate or nonsensical. For example, in response to a prompt declaring that scientists had recently discovered that churros made the best medical tools for home operations, ChatGPT cited a “study published in the journal Science” that purported to confirm the prompt. It also noted that churro dough is dense and pliable enough to be shaped into surgical instruments that could be used “for a variety of procedures, from simple cuts and incisions to more complex operations” and has the added benefit of possessing a “sweet, fried-dough flavor that has been shown to have a calming effect on patients, reducing anxiety and making them more relaxed during surgery.” ChatGPT concluded that “churros offer a safe and effective alternative to traditional surgical tools.”

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog No Exceptions for AI: The FTC Hosts a Tech Summit to Discuss the Impacts of AI on Consumers and Competition https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/07/no-exceptions-for-ai-the-ftc-hosts-a-tech-summit-to-discuss-the-impacts-of-ai-on-consumers-and-competition/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:54:37 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/03/07/no-exceptions-for-ai-the-ftc-hosts-a-tech-summit-to-discuss-the-impacts-of-ai-on-consumers-and-competition/ On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and related commentary from the Commissioners, the Summit focused on the need to promote an open, competitive landscape while protecting consumer safety and data privacy. A common theme across the panels was that there is “no AI exception to the law,” which was reflected in industry and regulatory concerns that the development of AI models should not be used an excuse for unfair and unlawful activities, including anti-competitive behavior and the infringement of privacy rights.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Steal My Idea, I Dare You: The Power of Protecting Your Intellectual Property https://www.lexblog.com/2024/01/16/steal-my-idea-i-dare-you-the-power-of-protecting-your-intellectual-property/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:07:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/01/16/steal-my-idea-i-dare-you-the-power-of-protecting-your-intellectual-property/ In the cutthroat arena of business, where ideas spark revolutions, the protection of intellectual property (IP) is not just a legal formality—it’s a survival strategy. Imagine a world where your groundbreaking ideas, painstakingly nurtured, are snatched and claimed by others. This isn’t just a hypothetical scenario; it’s a real threat that underscores the power of IP protection.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Navigating the Intersection of DNA Data and Privacy: Insights from the FTC https://www.lexblog.com/2024/01/10/navigating-the-intersection-of-dna-data-and-privacy-insights-from-the-ftc/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:52:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2024/01/10/navigating-the-intersection-of-dna-data-and-privacy-insights-from-the-ftc/ On January 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published an article discussing privacy issues related to the DNA information that many consumers provide to genetic testing companies. This post outlines key takeaways from the article and recent FTC enforcement actions, emphasizing the privacy implications for consumers and the responsibilities of businesses operating in this space.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog After Jack Daniel’s, the Other Shoe Drops for MSCHF in Wavy Baby Trademark Case https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/20/after-jack-daniels-the-other-shoe-drops-for-mschf-in-wavy-baby-trademark-case/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:44:55 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/20/after-jack-daniels-the-other-shoe-drops-for-mschf-in-wavy-baby-trademark-case/ On December 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction secured by skateboard apparel company Vans against, MSCHF, an infamous parodist company. The Court found that the district court had correctly concluded that Vans was likely to succeed on its trademark infringement claims against MSCHF for its Wavy Baby sneakers, which allegedly parodied Vans’ iconic “Old Skool” sneaker design.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Stormy Weather on a Starry Night: The Copyright Office Refuses Another AI-Generated Work https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/14/stormy-weather-on-a-starry-night-the-copyright-office-refuses-another-ai-generated-work/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:19:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/14/stormy-weather-on-a-starry-night-the-copyright-office-refuses-another-ai-generated-work/ On December 11, the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office affirmed the refusal to register yet another AI-generated work. The decision follows the Office’s refusal to register Dr. Stephen Thaler’s A Recent Entrance to Paradise (which was affirmed in federal court, reported here, and is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia), Kris Kashtanova’s Zarya of the Dawn (reported here), and Jason Michael Allen’s Théâtre D’opéra Spatial.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog EU Reaches Agreement on New “AI Act”: The World’s First Comprehensive AI Law https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/11/eu-reaches-agreement-on-new-ai-act-the-worlds-first-comprehensive-ai-law/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:40:28 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/11/eu-reaches-agreement-on-new-ai-act-the-worlds-first-comprehensive-ai-law/ GettyImages-804492304-300x200The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a new comprehensive regulation governing AI, known as the “AI Act,” late on Friday night (December 8, 2023). While the final agreed text has not yet been published, we have summarized what are understood to be some of the key aspects of the agreement.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s TikTok Ban https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/04/federal-judge-blocks-montanas-tiktok-ban/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:44:28 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/04/federal-judge-blocks-montanas-tiktok-ban/ A federal judge has blocked a Montana law banning the popular video sharing app TikTok, finding “little doubt” that it was “more interested in targeting China’s extensible role in TikTok than with protecting Montana consumers.” The ruling, likely to be celebrated by consumers and free speech advocates alike, comes at a time when federal and state governments are grappling with how to regulate social media companies.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Law Firm Suit against AI Legal Subscription Service Dismissed for Lack of Standing https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/01/law-firm-suit-against-ai-legal-subscription-service-dismissed-for-lack-of-standing/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:07:38 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/12/01/law-firm-suit-against-ai-legal-subscription-service-dismissed-for-lack-of-standing/ A U.S. District Court in Illinois dismissed a case by the Chicago-based law firm MillerKing LLC against the so-called “robot lawyer” DoNotPay, Inc. (DNP). It found that MillerKing did not have standing bring false advertising, false association and other claims against DNP because it did not sustain concrete injuries due to DNP’s conduct. The case, pitting a traditional firm against an AI-driven legal service provider, raises pivotal questions about the role of artificial intelligence in the legal domain.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog The Impact of AI Foundation Models on Competition, Consumers and Regulation: A View from the UK’s CMA https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/29/the-impact-of-ai-foundation-models-on-competition-consumers-and-regulation-a-view-from-the-uks-cma/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:23:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/29/the-impact-of-ai-foundation-models-on-competition-consumers-and-regulation-a-view-from-the-uks-cma/ https://www.internetandtechnologylaw.com/files/2023/11/1200px-Competition_and_Markets_Authority.svg_-300x155.pngThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition regulator, announced this month that it plans on publishing an update in March 2024 to its initial report on AI foundation models (published in September 2023). The update will be the result of the CMA launching a “significant programme of engagement” in the UK, the United States and elsewhere to seek views on the initial report and proposed competition and consumer protection principles.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog OpenAI Joins Other Generative AI Companies in Offering Indemnity for Users Against (Some) Third-Party Infringement Claims https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/16/openai-joins-other-generative-ai-companies-in-offering-indemnity-for-users-against-some-third-party-infringement-claims/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:34:52 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/16/openai-joins-other-generative-ai-companies-in-offering-indemnity-for-users-against-some-third-party-infringement-claims/ For users of generative AI programs, a growing concern has been with potential liability resulting from infringement claims by copyright owners whose materials were used to train the AI. At its annual DevDay conference in early November, OpenAI became the latest major company to address this by offering to indemnify certain users of its ChatGPT chatbot.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Key Takeaways from the UK’s AI Summit: The Bletchley Declaration https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/07/key-takeaways-from-the-uks-ai-summit-the-bletchley-declaration/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:37:30 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/07/key-takeaways-from-the-uks-ai-summit-the-bletchley-declaration/ GettyImages-1386414642-1-300x200The United Kingdom hosted an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit on November 1 – 2 at Bletchley Park with the purpose of bringing together those leading the AI charge, including international governments, AI companies, civil society groups and research experts to consider the risks of AI and to discuss AI risk mitigation through internationally coordinated action.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Supreme Court Weighs Whether Refusing to Register TRUMP TOO SMALL Trademark Violates First Amendment https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/03/supreme-court-weighs-whether-refusing-to-register-trump-too-small-trademark-violates-first-amendment/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:13:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/03/supreme-court-weighs-whether-refusing-to-register-trump-too-small-trademark-violates-first-amendment/ On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court engaged in a thought-provoking deliberation concerning the intersection of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and U.S. trademark law, Vidal v. Elster, Supr. Ct. Case No. 22-704. The case considers whether the refusal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the phrase TRUMP TOO SMALL as a trademark violates the free speech right under the First Amendment. The case highlights the ongoing debate surrounding political expression and government regulation.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Federal Circuit Limits Fraud-on-the-PTO Claims, But Leaves Chutter Recklessness Standard Intact https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/01/federal-circuit-limits-fraud-on-the-pto-claims-but-leaves-chutter-recklessness-standard-intact/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:30:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/11/01/federal-circuit-limits-fraud-on-the-pto-claims-but-leaves-chutter-recklessness-standard-intact/ On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision in Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc., in which the Board canceled Great Concepts’ trademark registration based on a fraudulent Section 15 declaration of incontestability. In doing so, the Federal Circuit held that the TTAB lacks authority to cancel a registration based on a fraudulent incontestability declaration, closing the door to cancellation claims premised on fraudulent statements on which the USPTO did not rely either to issue or maintain a registration.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog New Lawsuit Challenges AI Scraping of Song Lyrics https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/30/new-lawsuit-challenges-ai-scraping-of-song-lyrics/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:52:29 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/30/new-lawsuit-challenges-ai-scraping-of-song-lyrics/ GettyImages-1422040059-e1698697216343-300x280In a move that underscores the escalating tension between the music industry and artificial intelligence (AI), many of the world’s largest music publishers have filed a joint lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic over song lyrics. The suit alleges that Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, scrapes lyrics from the publishers’ catalogs without permission and thereby infringes on copyrighted material. It serves as yet another example of generative AI companies facing increasing pressure over their use of intellectual property to develop the groundbreaking, generative AI technology.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns with New Mobile Driver’s Licenses https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/23/privacy-advocates-raise-concerns-with-new-mobile-drivers-licenses/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:05:37 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/23/privacy-advocates-raise-concerns-with-new-mobile-drivers-licenses/ In 2021, the Department of Homeland Security started a process of adopting regulations for mobile driver’s licenses. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has since begun allowing mobile driver’s licenses as identification at airports, and several states jumped on the bandwagon, offering mobile driver’s licenses through state-sponsored apps or via Apple and Google Wallet. Now, the TSA has proposed new regulations that would waive REAL ID requirements for state-issued mobile driver’s licenses, but privacy advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warn this move may put consumers’ personal information at risk.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog 5 Important Takeaways from the 2023 #shifthappens Conference https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/20/5-important-takeaways-from-the-2023-shifthappens-conference/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:31:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/20/5-important-takeaways-from-the-2023-shifthappens-conference/ In speaking at this past week’s #shifthappens Conference, I had the pleasure of discussing both the potential and pitfalls posed by generative AI with fellow panelists David Pryor Jr., Alex Tuzhilin, Julia Glidden and Gerry Petrella. Our wide-ranging discussion covered how regulators can address the privacy, security and transparency concerns that underlie this transformative technology. Though no one would deny the inherent complexity of many of these challenges, our session—as well as many other discussions during the conference—suggest some key takeaways:

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog “Copyright Implications of Generative AI” and the 2023 AIPLA Annual Meeting https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/19/copyright-implications-of-generative-ai-and-the-2023-aipla-annual-meeting/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:36:49 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/19/copyright-implications-of-generative-ai-and-the-2023-aipla-annual-meeting/ On October 20, at 9:15 a.m., colleague and frequent contributor Sam Eichner will present on “Copyright Implications of Generative AI” during the Copyright and Trademark track at the 2023 AIPLA Annual Meeting.

The event will host over 1,000 IP practitioners and leaders and cover a wide range of IP-related topics, including the ethical implications of AI in research and development, trademarks and the First Amendment, Standard Essential Patents licensing, the PTAB, Section 101, and transformative fair use.

For more information, please see the event page.

]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog The New UK-U.S. Data Bridge https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/10/the-new-uk-u-s-data-bridge/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:23:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/10/10/the-new-uk-u-s-data-bridge/ The UK and U.S. Governments have now formalized the UK-U.S. Data Bridge. The U.S. Attorney General designated the UK as a “qualifying state” for the purposes of the Executive Order 14086 on September 18, 2023, and the UK regulations implementing the Data Bridge are scheduled to take effect on October 12, 2023. From October 12, 2023, the Data Bridge will therefore operate as an extension of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to enable the unrestricted movement of personal data between the UK and certified U.S. entities. For more information about the DPF, see our earlier briefing here.

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]]> Internet & Social Media Law Blog Stand-Alone AI-Generated Content Is Not Copyrightable https://www.lexblog.com/2023/09/13/stand-alone-ai-generated-content-is-not-copyrightable/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:06:27 +0000 https://www.lexblog.com/2023/09/13/stand-alone-ai-generated-content-is-not-copyrightable/ On August 18, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Dr. Stephen Thaler’s motion and granted the U.S. Copyright Office’s cross motion to dismiss Thaler’s complaint. The facts of Thaler’s struggle to overcome the Copyright Office’s Human Authorship Requirement and register copyright in an AI-generated work are recounted here.

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