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Age of Disruption

We live in a disruptive age, with ever-accelerating advances in technology largely fueling the disruption permeating almost every aspect of our lives. We created the Age of Disruption blog with the goal of exploring the emerging technologies reshaping society and the business and legal considerations that they raise. 

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April 15, 2024

AI-Generated Deepfakes and the Emerging Legal Landscape

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes ubiquitous, news stories regarding the use (and abuse) of deepfakes—that is, AI-generated media used to impersonate real individuals—are increasingly common.

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March 19, 2024

CFPB Issues Proposed Open Banking Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it was issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Personal Financial Data Rights on October 19, 2023.

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Artificial Intelligence
March 6, 2024

Human Authorship Requirement Continues To Pose Difficulties for AI-Generated Works

2023 was a breakout year for generative artificial intelligence (AI), but it was a rough year for protecting the content generated using such technology. The U.S. Copyright Office issued several rulings last year on the question of when works generated using AI technology are protected under U.S.

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Technology Grid
February 26, 2024

Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies: Spotlight on Multimodal AI

Welcome back to Today's Most Disruptive Technologies! We turn from quantum computing to a spotlight on multimodal AI.

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Artificial Intelligence
February 21, 2024

FCC Declares AI-Generated Robocalls Unlawful

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated robocalls may trick some consumers into thinking they are being called by a human being, but the Federal Communications Commission clarified in a recent AI Declaratory Ruling that it will not be fooled.

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February 20, 2024

Will the Infinite Loom Displace the Celestial Jukebox?

In his prescient 1994 book, Copyright's Highway, Professor Paul Goldstein of Stanford Law School popularized the term "the celestial jukebox" for his prediction of a future where consumers could stream on-demand over the Internet any music, film, TV show, or other entertainment work.

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February 7, 2024

Online Safety Risk Assessments Have Arrived: Five Steps for Building a Globally Adaptable Process

Safety risk assessments are becoming a preferred regulatory tool around the world. Online safety laws in Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States will require a range of providers to evaluate the safety and user-generated content risks associated with their online services.

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Technology Grid
January 29, 2024

Notes from the Field: Digital Hollywood at CES 2024


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Technology Grid
December 18, 2023

Recent Rulings in AI Copyright Lawsuits Shed Some Light, but Leave Many Questions

The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in cases involving artificial intelligence (AI), including some of the first major rulings involving generative AI.

Andersen et al. v. Stability AI Ltd.

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Artificial Intelligence
November 7, 2023

White House Issues Comprehensive Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

The White House recently issued its most extensive policy directive yet concerning the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) through a 100-plus-page Executive Order (EO) titled "Executive Order on the

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Education
November 6, 2023

Notes from the Field: Sports Tech: A Sports Lawyer’s Playbook, Brooklyn Law School Third Annual Sports Law Symposium

Sometimes the best learning experiences are local. After a quick subway ride on the 2 to Borough Hall, I walked into Brooklyn Law School (BLS) for its third annual Sports Law Symposium, presented each year by the Brooklyn Entertainment Sports Law Students and Intellectual Property Law Association.

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Artificial Intelligence
November 2, 2023

Reface/Off? Animating the Right of Publicity in the Dawn of Generative AI

With all of the hubbub surrounding the growing wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) lawsuits, a recent court decision involving a generative AI-powered app has received surprisingly little attention, despite addressing issues that will be relevant in other, higher profile AI litigation.

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Intellectual Property
November 1, 2023

Notes From the Field: AI Virtual Summit: New AI Regulation in the EU and US: What To Expect and How To Prepare

Perkins Coie presented at Digital Hollywood's "AI Bill of Rights, Ethics & the Law" Summit, a one-day virtual conference that seeks to advance the conversation around the establishment of a national regulatory policy for artificial intelligence (AI).

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Intellectual Property
October 25, 2023

Known Unknowns: Key Unanswered Copyright Questions Raised by Generative AI

The generative AI revolution has arrived. Will copyright law snuff it out?

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October 19, 2023

Deepfakes, Digital Humans, and the Future of Entertainment in the Age of AI

Hollywood is no stranger to artificial intelligence, or AI. Filmmakers have relied on AI for decades to enhance and accelerate their audiovisual productions. However, recent advances in CGI, VFX, and AI technology have combined to produce hyper-realistic, AI-generated digital humans that are both wowing audiences and alarming performers across the entertainment industry.

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