The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on May 18, 2023, addressing concerns relating to the collection and use of biometric information. The Biometrics Policy Statement, which the FTC’s Commissioners voted 3-0 to issue, outlines practices related to
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Age of Disruption, published by Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory trends related to emerging technologies and their societal impacts. The blog covers topics such as artificial intelligence regulation, privacy and data protection, digital media and entertainment law, labor issues in technology-driven industries, and the intersection of technology with political and consumer protection law. It addresses legal challenges posed by AI-generated content, state and federal AI legislation, intellectual property concerns, and labor disputes in digital media sectors. The blog also explores privacy implications of advanced technologies like gaze tracking and provides updates on regulatory proposals affecting technology and media companies.
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Notes From the Field: 2023 Annual Meeting of the Copyright Society of the USA
We recently attended the Annual Meeting of the Copyright Society of the USA, a two-and-a-half day, in-person conference focused on emerging issues in copyright law (perhaps the country’s largest annual get-together of copyright nerds like us). Here are our Notes…
New Podcast – SeekOut: AI Recruiting and the NYC Hiring Law Taking Effect in 2023
As Age of Disruption readers know, the landmark NYC Local Law 144 (the AEDT law) raises issues for companies using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to recruit and retain talent. We invite our readers to listen to Perkins Coie’s latest Innovation…
Use of Generative AI in Litigation Requires Care and Oversight
In what may be the beginning of a trend, Judge Brantley Starr of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently issued a new mandatory rule regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal briefings.[1] The directive,…
Nice for What? AI Drake and Publicity Rights Limitations in Policing AI-Generated Content
A surprising, unannounced collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd—a song called “Heart on My Sleeve”—went viral on social media a few weeks ago. It generated millions of streams across music and social media platforms, but it…
Buy Today, Gone Tomorrow: Is a “Buy” Button for Digital Content Deceptive?
As digital media continues to supplant physical media, e-commerce sites offering digital content have experienced unprecedented growth. These sites offer consumers access to video games, music, movies, e-books, and many other types of digital media at the click of…
Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies: Spotlight on Quantum Computing
Welcome to Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies! We kick things off with a Spotlight on Quantum Computing. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be all the buzz today, but the seismic impact that quantum computing could have on the future of technology far…
A New Generation of Legal Issues Part 2: First Lawsuits Arrive Addressing Generative AI
We’re happy to make available to Age of Disruption readers part two of our three-part series on key legal issues surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI).
As the quality of generative AI tools has soared, copyright and other intellectual property…
Notes From the Field: Game Developers Conference—Part 1
Accessibility, artificial intelligence (AI), and hybrid-casual games were among the noteworthy topics at the March 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. Here is Part 1 of our Notes From the Field with a few highlights from the sessions…
Vendor Licensing Lessons Learned From Seton Hall’s Regulated Gaming Conference
We recently attended the fourth annual Seton Hall Law School Gaming Law, Compliance & Integrity Bootcamp. This in-person conference, which provides compliance and ethics education to professionals working in the regulated gaming space, included attendees and panelists drawn from…