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New York Law Journal

Court Enjoins Use of Song at Campaign Events in 'Hayes v. Trump'

This column explores the legal standing of a songwriter who objects to the use of his music in a political campaign.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Band Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst Sue Universal Music Group Over Unpaid Royalties

The acclaimed rap rock band, which is experiencing a revival through online streaming, alleges UMG deliberately concealed millions of dollars in royalties.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Making Top IP Partner Hires as 'Demand Far Outweighs Supply' of First-Chair Patent Litigators

Several firms are working to beef up their intellectual property offering.
4 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Triumphs in High Court Cancer Treatment Patent Case

The patent concerns a treatment for prostate cancer.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Clients 'No Longer Need to Be Referred Out': Womble and Lewis Roca Eye Merger Benefits

"We have had extreme difficulty representing our client base from other jurisdictions in their work in California," Lewis Roca managing partner Kenneth Van Winkle says.
3 minute read

The Recorder

VantageScore Files Suit Against Former Data Scientist Who Wiped Company Laptop

The Bay Area company alleges its former vice president of data science and innovation saved confidential information to other devices before resetting his work laptop, wiping it of all files.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Deepfake Era': How To Navigate AI-Generated Content

The rise of AI-generated images has created new legal challenges, particularly for the unauthorized use of an individual's name, content, and images. The recent examples involving images of Taylor Swift and her fan base demonstrate the risks of deepfakes when used in the political context.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Stereophonic' Accused of Copyright Infringement From Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' Producer

"'Stereophonic' is undoubtedly a play based on plaintiffs' memoir 'Making Rumours' because substantial similarities exist between the two works, a reality that has been independently confirmed by those familiar with plaintiffs' book who have also had the opportunity to review the play," the complaint said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Meta Hit With Class Action for Allegedly Using Pirated Books to Train AI Models

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard filed a class action on behalf of lead plaintiff Christopher Farnsworth, author of the "Nathaniel Cade" fiction series, against Meta on Tuesday, claiming that it stole "hundreds of thousands" of copyrighted books from a pirated online collection to build its large language model set, "Llama."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Silicon Valley Group Wins $30.5M Patent Infringement Claim Over Amazon Web Services

A Kramer Levin team led by Paul Andre secured the win for Acceleration Bay in a U.S. district court in Delaware.
3 minute read

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