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Think Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon

Eric Goldman

The district court dismissed the contributory claim because the defendants didn’t materially contribute to the infringement. The court says the defendants waived any fair use defense by briefing it inadequately. For unexplained reasons, it does not appear that the defendants are invoking the 512 defense.

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AI Hallucinations: a Costly Mistake for Lawyers

Clio

AI hallucinations occur when a large language model (LLM) generates false or misleading information that, on its face, appears plausible. Below, well explain what hallucinations are, review the courts decision to sanction Morgan & Morgans lawyers, and provide tips for mitigating risk when working with AI for legal research.

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How Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe 1 v. GitHub (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

On May 11th, the court ruled on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss , granting in part and denying in part. GitHub, Inc. is one of the first major class-action lawsuits to dive into questions of online collection of “public data” and generative AI training data sets. The court also held that plaintiffs were permitted to proceed pseudonymously.

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Virtual Courtrooms: What to Know About Them

Clio

While telephone appearances have been common for many years, the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era for court proceedings with remote participants. Now, many courtrooms allow video conferencing and other mechanisms to enable virtual appearances by attorneys. And what are some best practices for attorneys making virtual appearances?

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

Koerner Endowed Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School [See part 1 about defendant opt-outs and part 2 about defendant defaults.] Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Let’s take a look.

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An Updated Look at Preserving Social Media Evidence for Lawyers

Legal Tech Monitor

Failure to do so may result in a range of unwanted consequences from the exclusion of evidence to disciplinary action. Failure to do so may result in a range of unwanted consequences from the exclusion of evidence to disciplinary action. Lawyers have an ethical duty under Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct (ILRPC) 1.6 Id., ¶ 119.

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Supervising Sentencing; Robust Electoral Competition: Rethinking Electoral Systems to Encourage Representative Outcomes; Independence Reconceived; Is the Constitution of 1787 a White Supremacist Document? Against Essentialism in Constitutional Interpretation; and May 30, 1787

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Supervising Sentencing 57 UC Davis L. 2024) by RENAGH O’LEARY , UW Law School Community supervision agencies and officers do not just supervise people on probation and parole.