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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

Martindale-Avvo

In late 2023, The New York Times sued OpenAI alleging that it trained ChatGPT on copyrighted Times material without permission. As generative AI continues to roll out everywhere from Google search results to chatbots on law firm websites, more legal action over the training material is sure to arise.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I Massachusetts’ anti-SLAPP law is old-school and narrow, so Nextdoor didn’t have the option to invoke anti-SLAPP protection. 2023 WL 7165042 (D. ” The court cites Force v.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

Law firm data security should be a top priority for any practice, and here’s why: Clients trust you with their most confidential information. Since clients entrust lawyers with so much of their sensitive data, law firms make prime targets for cybercrime. You don’t want your law firm to become part of that statistic.

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A Closer Look at 2023 U.S. State Privacy Law Activity: Washington State

Debevoise Data Blog

Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. state privacy continues to be at the forefront of legislative and policymaking activity. What is regulated?

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It Turns Out You Can’t “Sue the CDA”–Fyk v. US

Eric Goldman

That the CDA is a federal law does not mean Mr. Fyk can bring a claim against the United States government; preventing such a flood of lawsuits is at the core of standing doctrine. His efforts to blow up Section 230 keep generating 230-favorable law. 2023 WL 3933719 (D.D.C. June 9, 2023). Case citation : Fyk v.

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DOJ, FTC, CFPB, and EEOC Statement on Discrimination and AI

Inside Privacy

On April 25, 2023, four federal agencies — the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) — released a joint statement on the agencies’ efforts to address discrimination and bias in automated systems.

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Washington’s Novel Health Data Law: An In-Depth Look

Debevoise Data Blog

Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. state privacy continues to be at the forefront of legislative and policymaking activity. What is regulated?

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