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Seeing Double: New York Fashion Workers Act Creates New Consent Requirements for Use of Generative AI Tools to Create Models’...

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In the fashion industry, control over image and likeness is a model’s currency. On June 19, New York imposed new consent requirements for the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that substantially...more

Venable LLP

President Trump Signs Take It Down Act into Law

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On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Take It Down Act. The new law imposes strict takedown obligations and creates new civil and criminal liabilities for individuals and platforms that distribute nonconsensual...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Entrée en vigueur de la Intimate Images Protection Act de la Colombie-Britannique

La loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée Intimate Images Protection Act (la « Loi ») et le règlement y afférent intitulé Intimate Images Protection Regulation (le « Règlement ») entreront en vigueur le 29 janvier 2024. La...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C.’s Intimate Images Protection Act Coming Into Force

British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act (Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (Regulation) will come into force on January 29, 2024. The Act and Regulation provide a civil remedy for those whose intimate...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Photographing Patients in the Healthcare Setting

From an Atlanta plastic surgeon’s mid-surgery music videos, to illicit pictures of patients shared among nurses, misuse of photography and videos in the healthcare setting can carry substantial legal risks. ...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Using a Person's Image for Commercial Purposes: Lessons Learned from the Chipotle $2.2 Billion Lawsuit

This month, a California woman sued Chipotle for $2.2 billion based on the burrito chain's unauthorized use of her photograph in its promotional materials. The $2.2 billion demand represents Chipotle's profits from 2006, when...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Biometrics: Facebook Files Motion to Dismiss Privacy Suit over Facial Recognition Technology

As discussed in a previous post on facial recognition technology, a putative class action has been filed against Facebook over the collection of “faceprints” for its online photo tagging function, Tag Suggestions. (See e.g.,...more

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The Complications of Copyrighted Images in the Yellow Pages - Yellow Pages Photos, Inc. v. Ziplocal, LP

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Reviewing a spectrum of copyright-related issues following the conclusion of a jury trial, the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court, concluding that willful copyright infringement...more

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Texas High Court Rules Improper Photography Law Unconsitutional; Or, Why You Care a Creepy Dude Is Not Guilty

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in a 8-1 decision yesterday that the “Improper Photography and Visual Recording Act” is facially unconstitutional. The case involved a guy who allegedly took pictures of kids at a...more

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Quirky Question #216, Use of a Photograph of a Former Employee

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A junior member of our marketing department left to join a competitor. While she was with us, she created numerous marketing brochures with photographs of her demonstrating our product. We received a letter from the...more

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