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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. Subscribe 🡢

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Four Data Security Safeguards the FTC Would Like Companies To Adopt in 2023

Data security will undoubtedly remain an enforcement priority for the Federal Trade Commission in 2023.

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A New Generation of Legal Issues Part 1:The Latest Chapter in Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works

Uncertainty continues as to whether and to what extent artificial intelligence-generated works can be protected by copyright under U.S. law. The U.S. Copyright Office recently raised the hopes of artists who use generative AI by agreeing to register the copyright in a graphic novel titled Zarya of the Dawn, whose author used the AI tool Midjourney to generate its images.

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FTC Announces Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced its proposal of a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers and invalidate nearly all existing noncompetes currently in effect. According to the FTC, this will affect 30 million, or one in five, American workers currently covered by a noncompete agreement.

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Notes From the Field: Digital Hollywood at CES 2023

Last week, we attended Digital Hollywood, a one-day, in-person conference that is part of CES and focuses on how technology is transforming the entertainment industry.

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Protecting Fashion Brands in the Metaverse and Beyond

Fashion brands have taken a liking to the metaverse—perhaps due to the creative freedoms it provides. But with that freedom comes an easier means for infringers to trade off of brands' valuable intellectual property.

This Update delves into the actions brands can take to prevent and resolve unauthorized usage of their intellectual property.

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Time to Renew Your Interest in Automatic Subscription Renewal Laws

The subscription economy exploded during the pandemic and is expected to grow to $1.5 trillion by 2025.

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Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022 (Part III)

We are back with Part III of our Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022. Previously on Part II , we saw how content reigns supreme, fueling unprecedented OTT and FAST viewership and spurring record-breaking acquisitions.

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AI Can Create a Painting but It Can’t Register a Copyright in the Painting

The U.S. Copyright Office has again refused to recognize an artificial intelligence as the author of a work for copyright purposes.

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Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022 (Part II)

We are back with Part II of our Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022. Previously on Part I, technology took center stage, with the metaverse, NFTs and video games in leading roles, along with surprise guest, monopsony. View blog post
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Top 10 Tech Trends in Media in 2022 (Part I)

New Year's Eve celebrations ushered in 2022 with a muted blare, as the Times Square crowd dropped from the usual 1 million revelers to a mere 15,000. View blog post
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Mission Statement

We live in a disruptive age, with advances in technology largely fueling the disruption. The internet, smartphones, mobile computing, social media, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and so many more to come—these technologies have transformed, and continue to transform, our work, our lives, and our society (often for the better, but not always). Moreover, the pace View blog post
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