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Federal Judge Largely Dismissive of AI Complaint: Anderson v. Stability AI

Earlier this year, three artists filed a putative class action, on behalf of themselves and other artists, alleging that Stability AI Ltd., Stability AI, Inc., Midjourney, Inc., and DeviantArt, Inc. had infringed copyrig ...

No Dancing Around Reversal in Copyright Choreography Case

In 2022, Choreographer Kyle Hanagami (“Hanagami”) brought suit against video game developer and publisher Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”), claiming that a virtual animation – known as an “emote” – that Epic sol ...

California Doubles Down on Its Longstanding Hostility Against Noncompete Agreements

Author: Gary McLaughlin and Sandra Hanian While California has long prohibited noncompete agreements (subject to narrow exceptions), two California bills recently signed into law expand the scope of the State’s polic ...

California Enacts New Employee Reproductive Loss Leave Law For 2024

Authrs Jeremy Mittman and Thea E. Rogers California Governor Newsom recently signed into law a new law allowing for “reproductive loss leave” (SB 848) which will permit eligible employees to take up to five days of ...

Of Artificial Intelligence and Untidy Facts: Federal District Court Denies Summary Judgment in AI Copyright Case

Authors: Robert H. Rotstein and Eleanor M. Lackman On September 25, 2023, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation in the District of Delaware, issued an opinion ...

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against California’s Recently Enacted Internet Child-Protection Law

As MSK reported last year, there was a distinct possibility of legal, including constitutional, challenges to the new California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “CAADCA"), a law aimed at protecting children online ...

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