Copyright Law Update – November 29, 2023
December 8, 2023Copyright Law Update — November 29, 2023 By Matt Hersh More rulings start to flow in on the intersection between artificial intelligence and copyright. In a decision just before the holidays, the Northern District of California brusquely dismissed portions of a class action brought by comedian Sarah Silverman…
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December 8, 2023Copyright Law Update — November 28, 2023 By Matt Hersh The federal court for the Central District of California has found that an author’s contention that a co-collaborator’s work was done “for hire” can trigger the running of the statute of limitations on a claim of authorship. The decision is Crabtr…
DetailsTRADE SECRETS UPDATE: CUSTOMER LIST CAN BE A TRADE SECRET—EVEN WITHOUT A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
October 9, 2023Practitioners of trade secrets law will want to take note of a decision that came down last week from the Arizona Court of Appeals. The opinion, ArborCraft v. Arizona Urban Arborist, 1 CA-CV 23-0384, 2023 WL 6439844 (Ariz. App. Oct. 3, 2023), shines a little light on what it takes to protect a customer list [&helli…
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