ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COPYRIGHT IN THE YEAR 2023
December 21, 2023By our counsel Matthew Hersh: An Introduction 2023 was the year of artificial intelligence. No, the robots haven’t become our overlords yet. And we are “still a long way from the science fiction version of artificial general intelligence that thinks, feels, and refuses to open the pod bay doors”, as one wag …
DetailsTRADE SECRETS ALERT: TWO DIFFERENT LESSONS IN TRADE SECRETS PREEMPTION
October 6, 2023The Arizona federal district court has weighed in twice in the past two weeks over the unique preemptive force of the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Litigators bringing trade secrets claims in Arizona courts—whether under the AUTSA or its federal counterpart, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, will want to take no…
DetailsCan I Get Out of a Usurious Loan?
March 18, 2019The concept of usury goes back to Biblical times — in fact, many religions banned usury, the definition of which in ancient times was charging any amount of interest. Today, a usurious loan is one in which a higher interest rate is charged than allowed by law. What is considered usurious is determined by each…
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