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Washington – September 17, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit recently adopted arguments put forward by Crowell & Moring lawyers in a case opposing an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).

Washington – April 30, 2024: Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group recently filed two amicus briefs in the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in opposition to an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).

Washington, D.C. – July 17, 2023: Crowell & Moring hosted its 24thannual George Bailey Public Service Awards ceremony. Named after the hero of the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” these awards recognize the firm’s lawyers and staff who have made a substantial impact on the lives of others.

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, a bill to enact the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. Although the bill passed the California Assembly and Senate, it generated significant controversy and debate within the tech community. The Center for AI Safety, Elon Musk, the L.A. Times editorial board, and San Francisco-based AI startup Anthropic all supported the bill; while Meta, OpenAI, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposed it as hindering innovation.

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened Part III to an ongoing discussion and exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) rights. The session, “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works,” delved into the nuanced debate over what IP protections should exist for AI-generated or AI-assisted works.

Although one wouldn’t typically look to the Federal Election Commission as a leader in setting regulations about intellectual property, the threat of deep fakes generated by artificial intelligence spurred recent action to prohibit the use of such images in the 2024 elections.[1] The urgency is obvious: peoples’ ability to use AI to create fake images has evolved much faster than the technology to detect it or the ability of regulators to manage it.[2] These concerns are not limited to politics: players in the music industry have been negotiating around the use of generative AI to create music that mimics established recording artists,[3] and lawsuits have already surfaced over deep-fake technology across the entertainment industry.[4] While there is no consensus on how this will affect these industries, or brands in general, Congress has recently taken more urgent actions as well, including the Senate subcommittee on Intellectual Property holding its second hearing in two months on the intersection of AI and the right of publicity.[5]