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Anthropic Reaches Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement in Copyright Lawsuit Record-Breaking Copyright Recovery Sets Precedent for AI Industry

Anthropic Reaches Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement in Copyright Lawsuit Record-Breaking Copyright Recovery Sets Precedent for AI Industry

September 8, 2025 | By: Michael La Porte   In what appears to be the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in American history, Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by authors and publishers alleging the AI company illegally used pirated books to train its… Continue reading Anthropic Reaches Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement in Copyright Lawsuit Record-Breaking Copyright Recovery Sets Precedent for AI Industry

DIY Patent Applications: Why Cutting Corners on Your Patent Could Cost You Everything

July 11, 2025 |  By: Thomas Dunlap    Many individuals and businesses are turning to Chat GPT or other generative AI tools to support and provide patent applications. But the ease of use does not imply that the outcome will be of high quality. A free patent application generated by AI technology might become your… Continue reading DIY Patent Applications: Why Cutting Corners on Your Patent Could Cost You Everything

Not All is Fair in AI Training: Anthropic’s Mixed Win in Federal Court

Not All is Fair in AI Training: Anthropic’s Mixed Win in Federal Court

July 3, 2025 |  By: Michael Shafer   Artificial Intelligence innovators have been given what seems, at first blush, to be a major win in the ongoing development of Copyright law in the Artificial Intelligence space. This ruling comes in the case of Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC.[1] In the case, several authors of… Continue reading Not All is Fair in AI Training: Anthropic’s Mixed Win in Federal Court

First Federal Court Decision on AI: The Anthropic Ruling – A Starting Point for AI and Copyright

First Federal Court Decision on AI: The Anthropic Ruling - A Starting Point for AI and Copyright

June 26, 2025 |  By: Thomas Dunlap    In the first federal court decision on AI training and copyright, Judge Alsup delivered a somewhat nuanced ruling that has the potential to shape future rulings.   I have been teaching CLE and university classes for a few years.  Initially, my IP lectures touched on AI, and… Continue reading First Federal Court Decision on AI: The Anthropic Ruling – A Starting Point for AI and Copyright

AI Until Proven Human: How Lawyers Can Protect Clients from Fake Citations in Legal Documents

May 29, 2025 |  By: Daniel Davis   Generative AI has taken the world by storm. OpenAI, for example, recently announced that ChatGPT now has over 400 million active weekly users.[1] ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that use large language models (LLMs) continue to wow users with their seemingly magical ability to generate complex documents,… Continue reading AI Until Proven Human: How Lawyers Can Protect Clients from Fake Citations in Legal Documents

Are Text Prompt Commands to AI Enough To Show Creative Human Authorship? [Part 1]

Are Text Prompt Commands to AI Enough To Show Creative Human Authorship? [Part 1]

January 6, 2025 |  By: Hyung Gyu (Leo) Sun   About a year ago, I read an article about an image generated by artificial intelligence that was refused registration by the U.S. Copyright Office. Mr. Jason Allen, a digital artist based in the State of Colorado, created this particular image using the Generative AI tool… Continue reading Are Text Prompt Commands to AI Enough To Show Creative Human Authorship? [Part 1]

Navigating AI and Cybersecurity: An Attorney’s Perspective

Navigating AI and Cybersecurity: An Attorney’s Perspective

December 3, 2024 |  By: Craig Besnoy   As an attorney working in cybersecurity, I have seen the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionize industries, while also introducing new legal challenges. AI is transforming how businesses operate, but it’s also exposing them to serious cybersecurity and legal risks. Whether it’s data privacy, algorithmic bias,… Continue reading Navigating AI and Cybersecurity: An Attorney’s Perspective

Harnessing AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Risk

October 4, 2024 |  By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig   Businesses are under increasing pressure to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses as cyber threats become more sophisticated and frequent. Traditional security measures are struggling to keep up with the rising risks of data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other cybercrimes.   Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged… Continue reading Harnessing AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Risk

The New Guidance from DOL on Using AI in the Workplace

The New Guidance from DOL on Using AI in the Workplace

August 13, 2024 |  By: Scott Johnson   A recent Executive Order from the President of the United States noted the “promise and peril” of artificial intelligence (AI). For instance, AI has the potential to transform the workplace in unprecedented ways. Its capabilities range from automating routine tasks to providing insights through data analysis, enabling… Continue reading The New Guidance from DOL on Using AI in the Workplace

How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

August 2, 2024 |  By: Robert Greenspoon   Artificial intelligence (AI) enables computers and machines to think like humans and perform complex tasks traditionally associated with human intelligence, such as making decisions, reasoning, recognizing patterns, and solving problems. Empowering the development of various things such as self-driving cars, chatbots, and virtual personal assistants, AI is… Continue reading How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

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