In Slaughter case, amicus briefs focus on FTC powers
Supporters of the government’s position that President Donald Trump should be allowed to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter are focusing part of their amicus briefs on the nature of the agency and why its operations are...
AI, books for training, and copyright violations
Let’s now discuss artificial intelligence, using books to train AI, using piracy to obtain the books, and what copyright law has to say about all that. Then with a look toward the future, what has copyright law not addressed yet, perhaps leaving a task for competition law?
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Google targeted by child advocates over alleged privacy harms
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Robocall measures advance as help site remains down
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Nexstar-Tegna review could bring generational change to broadcast deals
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FTC, Nevada sue tax service for debt-relief fraud
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Sorkin’s ‘1929’ offers personalities, drama
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