Key Discovery Points: A Judicial Approach to Handling AI-Generated Evidence
JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – AI and Copyright Law Need-to-Knows
(Podcast) The Briefing: About Face – Courts Weigh AI Face-Swapping Technology and Celebrity Rights
The Briefing: About Face – Courts Weigh AI Face-Swapping Technology and Celebrity Rights
(Podcast) The Briefing: Deep Dive into the NO FAKES Act
The Briefing: Deep Dive into the NO FAKES Act
An FTC Official Speaks About the Regulation of AI Technology
The “Wild West” of AI Use In Campaigns
Podcast: The Briefing - Deepfakes vs Right of Publicity: Navigating the Intersection Between Free Speech and Protected Rights
The Briefing - Deepfakes vs Right of Publicity: Navigating the Intersection Between Free Speech and Protected Rights
Deepfakes and Disinformation: The World of Manipulated Media
The U.S. Senate voted early Tuesday to remove a proposed moratorium from the federal budget bill. This outcome marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over artificial intelligence regulation in the United States....more
There have been numerous developments in the online safety and data privacy space for minors in particular over the last few months. Here we cover some notable decisions in the federal courts and cases with nationwide...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Enforcement team is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (“State AGs”)...more
On April 28, 2025, the US House of Representatives voted 409-2 to pass S.146, the Take it Down Act. The bill aims to stop the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) created illicit imagery and Deepfake Abuse. The bill will...more
A bipartisan Bill aiming to protect individuals from having their voice and visual likeness used without their consent was reintroduced in Congress earlier this month....more
In early April 2025, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators reintroduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act, signaling renewed momentum for federal legislation addressing the rise of...more
Recently, the U.S. Copyright Office published the second of an intended three-part report entitled “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence.”...more
On November 19, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security convened a hearing on “Protecting Consumers from Artificial Intelligence Enabled Fraud and Scams.” The...more
This session of Cooley’s AI Talks will cover ways to navigate the US, European Union, and UK regulatory and legislative risks of AI, including strategies for engaging with policymaking bodies and analyzing the business...more
On September 10, minutes after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, an Instagram post set the political world abuzz: Taylor Swift endorsed Harris in the race. The announcement...more
While states such as Colorado (and, perhaps shortly, California) have led the pack when it comes to AI regulation, the state of New York won’t be left behind. There are currently more than 60 bills pending in New York that...more
There has been a seismic shift in the relationship between Big Tech’s AI power couple, Microsoft and OpenAI. The former listed the AI pioneer as a competitor in its annual report, perhaps signaling a less friendly dynamic...more
What do Scarlett Johansson, Drake, The Weeknd, and Taylor Swift have in common (besides being among this millennial’s fav celebs)? They all have the distinct displeasure of becoming a target of deepfake technology – a type...more
Image-generating technology is accelerating quickly, making it much more likely that you will be seeing "digital replicas" (sometimes referred to as "deepfakes") of celebrities and non-celebrities alike across film,...more
Last week, the California Legislature passed several bills that, if signed by the governor, will regulate how organizations develop, train, and use artificial intelligence (AI) models, systems, and applications. Of these...more
The U.S. Copyright Office published Part 1 of their report on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on digital replicas. Digital replicas are "a video, image, or audio recording that has been digitally created...more
After receiving input from thousands of stakeholders during a public comment period, the U.S. Copyright Office has released the first of four reports in its Copyright and Artificial Intelligence series, this one to address...more
Now nearly a year on from its 2023 Notice of Inquiry, the U.S. Copyright Office has now released Part 1 of its findings and recommendations on the legal and policy issues at the juncture between artificial intelligence (AI)...more
Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released...more
With artificial intelligence (AI) taking the world by storm and generative AI making content creation easier than ever, legal problems regarding intellectual property and rights to publicity have inevitably started popping...more
On July 11, 2024, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED Act)....more
With November’s Election Day less than five months away and an onslaught of political ads already hitting the airwaves and social media feeds, many state legislatures have enacted or are considering passing legislation...more
One interesting aspect of the New York State Bar Association’s recent review of the ethical and legal issues raised by artificial intelligence in the practice of law was its suggestion that now might not be the best time to...more
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes ubiquitous, news stories regarding the use (and abuse) of deepfakes—that is, AI-generated media used to impersonate real individuals—are increasingly common. For example,...more
A new Tennessee law seeks to impose liability on generative AI companies and internet platforms related to unauthorized use of a person’s voice or likeness. On March 21, 2024, Tennessee enacted the Ensuring Likeness,...more