Artificial Intelligence

On January 29, 2025, the Copyright Office (the “Office”) released its second report in a three-part series on artificial intelligence and copyright. Part 1 was released in July 2024 and addressed digital replicas. Part 2 focuses on the copyrightability of AI-generated work – that is, providing greater detail into what level of human interaction is required for a work containing AI-generated works to rise to the level of copyrightability. The report includes eight conclusions to guide copyright applicants and concludes that existing law is sufficient to address copyrighting AI-generated works.Continue Reading Copyright Office: Copyrighting AI-Generated Works Requires “Sufficient Human Control Over the Expressive Elements” – Prompts Are Not Enough

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Join SPB’s Alan Friel and Lydia de la Torre at the California Lawyers Association Privacy Law Section’s 2025 Annual Privacy

We are pleased to announce that we will be participating in the California Lawyers Association Privacy Law Section’s 2025 Annual Privacy Summit in Los Angeles, CA.

Join Alan Friel for a session on CA Rulemaking: Unpacking the CCPA cybersecurity audit, privacy risk assessment regulations, and ADMT. The panel will review the draft ADMT regulations, interpret

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Cancel Culture: New Requirements for Automatic Renewal and Other Negative

As we predicted a year ago, the Plaintiffs’ Bar continues to test new legal theories attacking the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in courtrooms across the country. Many of the complaints filed to date have included the proverbial kitchen sink: copyright infringement; privacy law violations; unfair competition; deceptive and acts and practices; negligence; right of publicity, invasion of privacy and intrusion upon seclusion; unjust enrichment; larceny; receipt of stolen property; and failure to warn (typically, a strict liability tort).

A case recently filed in Florida federal court, Garcia v. Character Techs., Inc., No. 6:24-CV-01903 (M.D. Fla. filed Oct. 22, 2024) (Character Tech) is one to watch. Character Tech pulls from the product liability tort playbook in an effort to hold a business liable for its AI technology. While product liability is governed by statute, case law or both, the tort playbook generally involves a defective, unreasonably dangerous “product” that is sold and causes physical harm to a person or property. In Character Tech, the complaint alleges (among other claims discussed below) that the Character.AI software was designed in a way that was not reasonably safe for minors, parents were not warned of the foreseeable harms arising from their children’s use of the Character.AI software, and as a result a minor committed suicide. Whether and how Character Tech evolves past a motion to dismiss will offer valuable insights for developers of AI technologies.Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence and the Rise of Product Liability Tort Litigation: Novel Action Alleges AI Chatbot Caused Minor’s Suicide

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The Evolving Role of the Privacy Officer: Challenges and Preparation (PrivacyConnect Live Webinar)

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