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Just One Minute of Your Voice – Legal Implications of Lyrebird’s New Digital Voice Replication Technology

February 8, 2018

A program called Lyrebird promises to create a digital voice using your own voice, with just one minute of recording you. The startup company lists speech synthesis for people who have lost their voice as one of the possible applications of the program. The program, named after the Australian Lyrebird that is known for its ability to mimic…

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“Click Here to Agree” – Do DNA Websites Own Your DNA…Forever?

February 3, 2018

“Click Here to Agree” – Do DNA Websites Own Your DNA…Forever? More than 3 million people have utilized the groundbreaking technology provided by Ancestry.com’s DNA test for ancestry and genealogy, AncestryDNA, with an increase in use in the last couple of years. With the hopes of discovering forgotten family histories, ethnic backgrounds, and genetic predispositions, users have willingly…

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Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum

January 31, 2018

In January, President Donald Trump visited Davos, Switzerland,and gave a pro-growth, pro-America message at the World Economic Forum where he met with the heads of some of the biggest multinational companies in the world. The business leaders represent some of the largest companies in Europe across multiple sectors of the economy, from financial services and telecommunications to sportswear, including a few German…

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And don’t forget – you need your real ID for traveling in the USA!

January 9, 2018

You may have noticed new TSA signs at the airport recently. It reads “starting January 22, 2018, you will need a driver’s license or ID form a state compliant with the REAL ID Act, astate that has extension for compliance, or an alternate ID to fly.” What does that even mean? Drafted in 2005 in the wake of…

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“Google” is not Generic

December 18, 2017

The case involved whether a trademark owner should lose rights in instances when the trademark is frequently used as a verb such as in the phrase “Google it.” The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that “googled” may have become synonymous for Internet searching, but that does not mean that the company cannot protect its name.

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Trump Sparks Controversy with Talks of Ending Diversity Visa Program

December 15, 2017

On November 1, 2017 President Donald Trump called upon Congress to end the United States’ diversity green card lottery in response to a terror attack in New York City which left 8 people dead and 12 others seriously injured. The perpetrator, Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was identified as an immigrant from Uzbekistan who entered the United States in…

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Wage-Fixing, No-Poaching Agreements to be Prosecuted Criminally under new Antitrust Guidance

December 11, 2017

On October 20, 2016, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released important Guidance aimed at informing human resource professionals (and others involved in hiring and compensation decisions) on the topic of how the antitrust laws apply to the field of employment. The DOJ and FTC announced that agreements between companies not to hire each…

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Don’t forgot – you need your real ID for traveling in the USA!

December 11, 2017

You may have noticed new TSA signs at the airport recently. It reads “starting January 22, 2018, you will need a driver’s license or ID form a state compliant with the REAL ID Act, astate that has extension for compliance, or an alternate ID to fly.” What does that even mean? Drafted in 2005 in…

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Interesting take on “international office”

October 17, 2017

While not the central theme of this attached article, it does strike me as odd that they are promoting Terminal (a hybrid app development/engineering labor platform) as opening an “international office.”  Terminal focuses on providing lower cost skilled labor for select app developers and designers.  Essentially this is moving capital to markets with a greater…

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China-Cuba Foreign Direct Investment: U.S.’ Opportunity

June 28, 2017

Recent Chinese investment has failed to materialize into growth for Cuba. Further, bills from both the House and Senate to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba spur a new opportunity for global companies. Situated 90 miles off the tip of Florida, Cuba has been subject to a trade embargo for 59 years, outliving the…

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