The Modern East-West Divide: AI and Publicity Rights in New York and California
In the spring of 2024, the biggest story in entertainment was the rap battle between Aubrey Graham (better known as Drake) and Kendrick Lamar, which sent shockwaves through the industry. Though the bad blood between the artists and the songs…
What ADR Professionals Should Know About the Regulation of AI in Insurance Underwriting
As artificial intelligence continues to draw our attention, imagination and concern, this article focuses on the laws and regulations that have been adopted to begin to regulate the use of this technology in the insurance industry. These initiatives identify the…
Don’t Get Fooled by Deepfakes
The technology to create deepfakes is getting more and more sophisticated. With a click of a button, nearly anyone can falsify evidence – including photographs, video, and audio. A panel hosted by the New York State Bar Association delved into…
White House, CIA Tout New Policy for AI Technology, but Savage Chinese Competition Emerges
The White House is accelerating America's AI technology development and plans to revamp the government's industrial policy. But the Chinese seem to be striving for the same lucrative science, technology and economic policy goal, and are arriving in the market…
Profiles in Leadership: Vivian Wesson
Describe your journey to becoming a NYSBA leader? I became more actively involved in NYSBA in 2013 through an appointment to the Committee on Attorney Professionalism. Marion Fish was the outgoing chair and Lillian Moy was just beginning her term.…
International Human Rights Experts To Discuss Justice for Sexual Violence Victims at the 2025 Presidential Summit
Wartime sexual violence and human trafficking bring tremendous anguish to victims, but laws are rarely enforced, and perpetrators are rarely punished. The New York State Bar Association will amplify efforts to support survivors and pursue justice for victims in its…
NYSBA Leader Elected President-Elect
The associate executive director of the New York State Bar Association, Kathy Suchocki, began a new role as the president-elect of the Association of Continuing Legal Education this week. The legal education association's mission is to serve professionals in the…
Image-Generative AI: Has Technology Evolved Beyond Modern-Day Fair Use?
Introduction Copyright is uniquely situated between the force of law and the pressure of an ever-evolving society. Since its inception, courts, legislators, and administrators have had to adjust and recontextualize copyright law to appropriately conform to new technologies and artforms.…
New York State Bar Association Leaders Take on Capitol Hill
Leaders of the New York State Bar Association took to Capitol Hill this month to meet with members of the New York delegation. The lobbying effort coincided with the American Bar Association's Lobby Day on the Hill. The NYSBA delegation …
Why ChatGPT-4's Score on the Bar Exam May Not Be So Impressive
One of the most celebrated moments of the artificial intelligence revolution was when ChatGPT’s developer OpenAI announced that the chatbot scored in the 90th percentile on the bar exam and completed the test in just six minutes. But was ChatGPT-4’s…
