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AI Gets Personal: CCPA vs. GDPR on Automated Decision-Making

Berkley Technology Law Journal

While the CCPAs proposed rules are promising, they still diverge in key respects from the GDPR Europes comprehensive data protection law that has been setting the standard since 2018. Consent: Opt-Out vs. Opt-In Perhaps the most fundamental difference between the CCPA and GDPR lies in their consent frameworks.

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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

Skechers (2016) Nike took Skechers to court for allegedly infringing eight Nike patents, including patents covering the Flyknit technology. Puma (2018) Another legal battle over Flyknit-type shoe designs. The case was settled in 2022. The lawsuit was settled in 2021.

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European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Data Protection Authority powers: The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that Data Protection Authorities are not obliged to exercise corrective powers in the event of a breach. The German courts referred the interpretation of GDPR to the CJEU.

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Photos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the case: Rodney Woodland, a freelance artist and model, posts semi-naked photographs of himself in different poses on Instagram. The court displayed all of the photos side-by-side, so of course we’re going to look at them. I guess that makes me old-school. So I think this is a SFW post.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But courts may take divergent paths on those issues, especially given the fact-specific nature of many of the plaintiffs challenges, which depend not only on their specific claimed rights but also on the way each AI company has trained their model and how those models function. Showing Substantial Similarity of Generative AI Outputs.

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European Data Protection Roundup – February 2025

Debevoise Data Blog

However, although persuasive, the Guidelines are not authoritative and the EU AI Acts application is likely to be refined by its practical implementation and the courts in the future. What to do : Businesses who use or distribute AI may wish to consider these guidelines when reviewing their compliance with the EU AI Acts prohibitions.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

Employment Trends for Law Graduates In a joint study by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and the NALP Foundation, findings revealed that 97% of surveyed law graduates from the class of 2018 were employed. However, only 51% were working in law firms. 2 The ABA reported 7.6% In 2022, 84.6%