On September 28, 2024, Governor Newsom of California signed the "Freelance Worker Protection Act" (FWPA), into law which will take effect on January 1, 2025.

In the United States, copyright protection is afforded to original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression. But what does it mean for something to be "fixed"?

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.

California A.B. 1836 amends section 3344.1 of the California Civil Code, which covers the post-mortem intellectual property rights for a deceased personality. It expands the coverage of those rights...

The CDAS litigation team—led by partners Scott Sholder and Ben Halperin with assistance from associates CeCe Cole and May Gunther—won a decisive victory...

California enacts one of the first AI transparency laws, on September 28, 2024, to commence on January 1, 2026. California A.B. 2013 adds Title 15.2 to Part 4 Division 3 of the California Civil Code...

Artificial Intelligence tools continue to permeate every aspect of professional business operations, from drafting emails to organizing calendars...

On September 17, 2024, California A.B. 2602 was signed into law adding section 927 to the Labor Code, effective January 1, 2025. The Law is designed to protect individuals from unfair contracts and the possibility...

In 1953, Valparaiso University, a small, private Lutheran institution of higher education in Indiana, received a charitable gift from the estate and trust of Percy Sloan. The donation included a sum...

On September 19, 2024, the California AI Transparency Act (CA S.B. 942) was signed into law by the governor adding Chapter 25 to Division 8...

All three were formerly partners at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard.

On July 24, 2014, the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives, through its Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, held hearings on the subject of copyright remedies.