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Lehrman v. Lovo Inc

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District court denies in part and grants in part AI startup’s motion to dismiss claims by voice actors involving creation and use of AI-generated voice clones, allowing breach of contract and right of publicity claims to...more

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New York Court Tackles the Legality of AI Voice Cloning

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- What is new: A recent decision from the Southern District of New York, in Lehrman & Sage v. Lovo, Inc., addresses the intersection of AI voice cloning technology and intellectual property rights, focusing on contract law,...more

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A Celebrity Used our Product! Can we Put that in Advertising?

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Marketers understandably get excited when a celebrity is spotted using their product. It’s validation of all their efforts! Unfortunately, just because a celebrity has used the product – even if they have publicly posted...more

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Former Band Member Sues The Roots

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Frank “Knuckles” Walker, a musician and percussionist best known as a former member of the band The Roots, recently filed a lawsuit against his former band members and others. A copy of the complaint is available here....more

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Three Point Shot - June 2016

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Showtime and Top Rank Slug It out over "Fight of the Century" - Who said boxing was dead? Fight fans still bitter over the May 2015 Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao bout that was far more mega-bore than mega-brawl...more

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Market Definition Failure Dooms Golf Caddies’ Antitrust Class Action Against PGA Tour

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An antitrust class action lawsuit brought by golf caddies against the Professional Golf Association will not be afforded a mulligan after a federal district court dismissed their complaint with prejudice. A putative class of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds First Amendment Protects Against Right Of Publicity Claim Involving Film “The Hurt Locker”

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The Ninth Circuit has confirmed that right of publicity claims purporting to arise from expressive works, like films, are content-based restrictions on speech that are presumptively unconstitutional, and generally should not...more

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Pro Golf Caddies’ “Bib Claims” Against PGA Scored A Triple Bogey

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According to an ESPN analyst, the PGA Tour “treats its caddies like outside dogs.” In apparent sympathy with the caddies’ plight, Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California cited...more

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