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Tech Layoffs Give Employers and Employees Important Reminder to Review Equity Compensation Terms
The end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 have been filled with news of tech layoffs, including the notable FAANG companies (Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Alphabet) and smaller, privately held companies. The cause of these layoffs is multifaceted, in...
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Celebrating Women in Tech: A Tribute to Katherine Johnson
In honor of Women’s History Month, which begins today, March 1, we will be sharing a series of posts this month highlighting women in technology and their important work and contributions to the industry. Our first spotlight is on Katherine Johnson,...
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Another Stumble for AI in the Copyright Office
The topic of copyright registration for AI-generated works has been popular on this blog, with posts from my colleagues you can find here, here, and here. Today, we bring another update—but still, not a clear answer.
The United States Copyright Off...
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Man v. AI Machine: The Continuing Paradise Saga
We recently wrote about Dr. Stephen Thaler’s challenge to the Copyright Office’s refusal to register copyright in “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” in which he has asked a federal appellate court to grant him summary judgment on both copyrightabi...
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Jury Delivers Verdict in Closely Watched Trademark/NFT Case
A jury verdict Wednesday morning in a closely watched dispute between an iconic fashion house and a creator and seller of NFTs is a dramatic new development in the ongoing dialogue over the question “What is an expressive work and when may it incorpo...
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Why the Law Encourages Copycats (And What You Can Do about It)
I recently read an article
saying that Thomas Blug, the founder of guitar amplifier maker BluGuitar, accused Blackstar Amplification of “stealing” Blug’s amplifier design. In short, Mr. Blug noted that his product was named the BluGuitar Amp1, while...
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