Power, Paychecks, and Pressure
The amateur era is over. With the NCAA’s $2.8 billion settlement now approved, student-athletes are no longer playing only for scholarships. Real money is on the table, and so are real legal consequences.
This shift isn’t just about opportunity. It’s about risk. Athletes are signing contracts that look more like
Landmark copyright infringement case over genAI!
ComputerWorld.com reported that “In a move that could redefine the boundaries between generative AI (genAI) and intellectual property, Disney and Universal have joined forces to file a lawsuit against Midjourney, one of the world’s most popular AI image generators.” The June 20, 2025 article entitled “Disney and Universal vs. Midjourney: A landmark copyright fight
AI’s Impact on Legal Jobs
Earlier this week, it was reported that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy (and Andy and I both attended Scarsdale High School in the suburbs of New York City back in the day) said the size of Amazon’s workforce will shrink due to AI.
In a June 17, 2025 email to Amazon employees that was shared across
No-Code, No Lines: How Halliday Is Serving Up Instant Blockchain Innovation
What if building on the blockchain was as effortless as ordering your daily coffee—no cryptic instructions, no endless queues, just tap, pay, and play? Thanks to a wave of agentic AI and smart contract innovation, that future is now. Today, fintechs and banks can launch digital asset products in hours, not months, all while bypassing
New Toolkit: CiteCheck AI – Your Vaccine Against the Citation Hallucination Crisis!
LawDroid Manifesto paid subscribers get free access to CiteCheck AI as the legal profession faces its greatest hallucination scandal yet
Fellow Legal Rebels:I’m writing this with equal parts excitement and urgency. While the legal world reels from yet another wave of AI hallucination scandals, with major firms facing tens of thousands in sanctions just last
Best Online Resources for Continuing Legal Education
Continuing legal education (CLE) is more than just a professional checkbox—it’s a non-negotiable requirement for practicing lawyers in most states. Most U.S. jurisdictions require lawyers to complete a specific number of continuing legal education (CLE) credits each reporting period (typically annually). These credits can be earned through a variety of formats, including courses, webinars,
Tailor-Made Intelligence: From Off-the-Rack to Runway-Ready AI
Cambridge, MA – MIT EmTechAI: Waseem AlShikh, CTO and co-founder of Writer, took the EmTech AI 2025 stage to share the remarkable story behind one of enterprise AI’s fastest-growing platforms. Writer’s journey began with a simple but powerful idea: AI should be practical, efficient, and tailored to the specific needs of each business. Founded in 2020,
Beyond Copyright: Reddit’s Lawsuit Against Anthropic
On June 4, 2025, Reddit, Inc. (“Reddit”) filed suit against Anthropic, PBC (“Anthropic”) in the Superior Court of California, alleging that Anthropic scraped and commercially exploited Reddit user data—including deleted posts—without consent or compensation.[1] Unlike recent enforcement efforts that have centered on establishing copyright infringement liability, Reddit’s complaint brings five causes of action—breach of
Beyond Training Sets: EUIPO Study Insights on GenAI and Copyright
SEC Taps Industry Veteran Brian Daly to Lead Division of Investment Management
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the appointment of Brian T. Daly as the new Director of the Division of Investment Management, effective July 8, 2025. Daly, a highly regarded figure in the investment management industry, brings decades of experience advising fund managers and sponsors on regulatory compliance and legal matters.
Daly’s