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Focus on smartphone used by woman in studio to film laptop from brand sponsoring video, talking in microphone. Close up of phone used by content creator to do influencer marketing, promoting notebook

Since the 2010s, social media platforms have become one of the most popular uses of the internet, transforming the way individuals all over the world connect, share content, and build personal brands. As social media has grown, it has given rise to social media influencers – a term only recently added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2019. Influencers have now turned their personal brands into thriving businesses of their own. Companies across the globe have partnered with influencers to market their products, and influencers have turned their online presence and posts into ...

Categories: Digital Assets, Entity Planning, Entity Selection, Organization & Planning, Influencer, Intellectual Property, Technology
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Management confidentiality and employee verification concept with businessman using laptop, reviewing secure digital documents and protected user data in a confidential business system interface.

What is the background on the Heppner decision?

On February 17, 2026, in the case of United States of America v. Bradley Heppner, No. 25 CR. 503 (JSR), 2026 WL 436479 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) held that documents generated by the defendant with generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) through a publicly-available AI platform were not protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.

Whether, when an end-user prompts and communicates with a publicly available AI tool or ...

Categories: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Criminal, Technology

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