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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

The defendant, Kalita Mukul Creative, ran community-focused newsletters. The defendant published a bio on Sewell and included one of McDermott’s photos–apparently sourced from an unrelated Instagram account (possibly another infringer, or perhaps that account has a fair use defense?). Defendant’s financial benefit.

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Dueling Legal Tech Lawsuits: Turns Out Exec Who Sued Former Company in NY Had Herself Been Sued By them A Week Earlier in Dallas

Above the Law - Technology

The lawsuit also names Dwayne Hermes , the founder and CEO of both the law firm and the company, and Andrea Hermes , the cofounder of the company and legal compliance specialist at the law firm. Subsequently, I received an email from Stefanie Shah , an Austin lawyer with the firm Vela Wood, who represents the defendants.

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GDPR Considerations When Developing and Deploying AI Models: The EDPB’s Opinion on Compliance

Debevoise Data Blog

The Opinion provides high-level views and considerations for DPAs to apply when assessing GDPR compliance associated with developing or deploying AI models, and provides a helpful indication on the EDPBs thought trajectory. Undertaking due diligence on the AI model/system providers data protection compliance.

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Opt-Out Approaches to AI Training: A False Compromise

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Until this course of litigation is resolved, the parties remain categorically opposed: defendants seek to maximize the training data available to their algorithms, while plaintiffs livelihood depends on exclusive ownership and control of their IP.

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Amplify™ Review for APAC: Accelerating Internal Investigations with Clarity, Control, and Compliance

Lineal Services

Regulatory scrutiny is intensifyingfrom Australias Privacy Act to Chinas PIPLand whistleblower reports, internal misconduct, and compliance breaches are forcing organizations to act swiftly and defensibly. Yet many legal and compliance teams still rely on manual, fragmented review processes.

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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff sued 163 defendants for online marketplace sales and got an ex parte TRO, including Amazon account freezes. After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. Then, the case fell apart. See ECF No.

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Ninth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify

Eric Goldman

” Purposeful availment can occur if a “defendant (1) commit[s] an intentional act, that is (2) expressly aimed at the forum state, and (3) which causes harm that the defendant knows will be suffered in the forum state.” ” To be clear, the dissent is not trying to help defendants. Lee , Doe v.