Stuart Goldfarb Appointed to The Sport Management Advisory Council
September 24, 2024 – New York, NY – Cowan, DeBaets is pleased to announce that corporate M&A partner Stuart Goldfarb has been appointed to the prestigious Sport Management Advisory Council of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University. Led by David Falk, the Council is comprised of a who’s who in
Technological Innovations do not Negate the Fundamental Principles of Copyright Law and the Fair Use Doctrine
As we are all currently witnessing with the rise of generative artificial intelligence and its effects on traditional media, the advent of novel technology causes ripples throughout society at large, including the law, as it raises serious questions about the protections owed to creative expression. However, as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held
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Cowan DeBaets & Co-Counsel File Federal Class Action Copyright Infringement Suit Against Anthropic on Behalf of Authors For Taking and Exploiting Pirated Books
On August 19, 2024, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP, Lieff Cabraser, and Susman Godfrey, LLP filed a federal class action copyright infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of a class of authors of an array of works of fiction and nonfiction against Anthropic PBC. AI-company Anthropic released the first
Diving Deeper into Artificial Intelligence: Understanding the Risks in Incorporating AI Technology into the Workplace
The advent of artificial intelligence, or AI, brings greatly diverse opportunities to a wide range of industries and endeavors in many fields. Its applications as an academic resource and its capacity to generate new content have garnered much attention in recent months. However, there are a number of important legal risks to weigh in using
Seven CDAS Attorneys Names to Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition
Seven CDAS attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers awards are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The CDAS attorneys included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America are: Frederick P. Bimbler, Entertainment Law
Sarah Conley Odenkirk Elected to Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Board
May 10, 2023 – Sarah Conley Odenkirk, co-head of the firm’s Art Law practice group, has been elected to the board of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Sarah joins a diverse group of artists, curators, museum directors, scholars and arts professionals nationwide. Sarah has a core practice in fine art, public art, blockchain technology, A.I., and
AI-Faked Drake, The Weeknd Song Amps Music Industry’s IP Alarm
Drake, The Weeknd, and other artists’ best bet to stop AI-generated vocal imitators under right of publicity laws—which generally protect one’s name, image, and likeness from being exploited without permission—attorneys said. But unlike copyright and trademark law, the right of publicity is based entirely on state laws. Some like New York and California provide explicit
AI Trends and Developments
Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) platforms allow anyone to create artwork from the complex to the beautiful and bizarre by typing a text “prompt.” The rising popularity and use of such platforms have not only generated images, but controversy involving complex legal and ethical gray areas. Nancy Wolff, Scott Sholder, and Elizabeth Safran provide an overview
About Those NFTs…Can We Talk?
Nancy Wolff and Sarah Odenkirk recently published an article in ABA’s Landslide Magazine: Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”) may be used to manage intellectual property rights but must include clearly articulated governance and ownership parameters. Co-Heads of CDAS’s Art Law Team, Nancy Wolff and Sarah Odenkirk, provide practical guidance to understanding what rights can be licensed, what
Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard Wins Dismissal of International Copyright Infringement Suit in SDNY
March 31, 2023 — Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images, represented by Nancy E. Wolff and Benjamin S. Halperin of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP (CDAS), have defeated an international copyright infringement suit that was filed against them in New York federal court. The plaintiff, a photographer who worked for AFP for years in