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With Proposed Censures and Expulsion, House Faces an Agenda of Recrimination
Back to legislative work after the Republican speaker saga that stalled business for nearly a month, lawmakers will begin with a raft of disciplinary actions.
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New Lawsuit Challenges AI Scraping of Song Lyrics
In a move that underscores the escalating tension between the music industry and artificial intelligence (AI), many of the world’s largest music publishers have filed a joint lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic over song lyrics. The suit alleges that Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, scrapes lyrics from the publishers’ catalogs without permission and thereby infringes on copyrighted…
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French Parliament Takes Steps to Regulate NFT Games
On 18 October 2023, the French National Assembly voted in favour of a law aiming to secure and regulate the digital space (“Loi visant visant à sécuriser et réguler l’espace numérique” or SREN), otherwise called the “Sorare Act.” This new development marks a first step towards the establishment of a regulatory framework dedicated to games…
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FDA Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Laboratory Developed Tests
The highly anticipated rule, which would make explicit that LDTs are medical devices subject to FDA oversight, proposes to end the agency’s general enforcement discretion approach to such devices….By: Jones Day
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Takeaways for the Entire Year
This month is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, co-sponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. This year’s theme is “Secure Our World.” The takeaways from this month include “Four Easy Ways to Stay Safe Online” for businesses and organizations to employ and educate their users for use at home….By:…
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The CFPB’s Personal Data Financial Rights Proposed Rule, Part 1
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released a proposed rule addressing “personal data financial rights”, as we reported last week that they would be doing later in October. The proposed rule (comments due December 29, 2023) provides a comprehensive, but newfangled, approach to regulating the collection, use, sharing and maintenance…
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ITW Food Equipment Group Announces Data Breach Impacting an Unknown Number of Consumers
On October 27, 2023, ITW Food Equipment Group LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after learning that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s computer system. In this notice, ITW explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By:…
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SBM Management Services Files Notice of Data Breach Impacting Consumers’ Sensitive Information
On October 27, 2023, SBM Management Services, LP. (“SBM”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after learning that an unauthorized party may have been able to access and acquire information from the company’s computer network. In this notice, SBM explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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United Medical Centers Posts Notice of Data Breach Affecting Patients’ SSNs and Protected Health Information
On October 30, 2023, United Medical Centers (“UMC”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed and removed certain files from the company’s computer system. In this notice, UMC explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access patients’ sensitive…
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LiveAction, Inc. Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Consumers’ Social Security Numbers
On October 23, 2023, LiveAction, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after the company was the target of a ransomware attack. In this notice, LiveAction explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, dates of birth,…
