Editor’s Note: In a move that could reshape the boundaries of AI‑powered search and content reuse, the “traditional media vs. AI startups” battle has entered the courtroom in force. The New York Times (NYT) and Chicago Tribune have filed parallel copyright and trademark lawsuits against Perplexity AI, accusing it of unlawful scraping and repurposing of
How AI Is Changing the Way Attorneys Review Modern Data Sources
Modern litigation teams face a data landscape far more complex than the email and PDF world of the past. Today, relevant information can sit inside chat apps, cloud drives, collaboration platforms, mobile messages, shared workspaces, and constantly evolving communication tools. For many attorneys, the hardest part isn’t legal strategy, it’s understanding where information actually lives.…
65 AI Copyright Lawsuits, One Company Virtually Unscathed: Artificial Intelligence Trends
By Doug Austin
With at least 65 AI copyright lawsuits out there, it seems like every AI company is getting sued. But one company is virtually unscathed – so far.
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The Lawyers’ Guide to Writing Articles for Google’s AI Overview
Attorneys and law firms understand how important web search is for attracting business, but AI has changed how web search works. Where search engine optimization (SEO) used to be the gold standard strategy for boosting web sites to the top of search results pages, now it’s AEO, “answer engine optimization,” and it’s a new frontier.…
AI Heists Santa’s Secrets: Elfred’s High-Tech Plot to Hijack Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—unless you’re Santa and your trade secrets just got swiped by a disgruntled elf with no holiday cheer, wielding powerful magical artificial intelligence (AI) tools like “ElfGPT.” As snow falls over the North Pole and elves frantically race to meet their Christmas Eve deadline, a new kind of holiday heist is afoot. Forget naughty or nice—this year, Santa’s checking his IP address logs twice, thanks to a not-so-jolly new threat at the North Pole: AI-powered trade secret theft. With digital elves on the loose, even Santa’s sleigh bells can’t drown out the sound of cyber mischief.
Film Studios, News Media and Even Competitor LexisNexis Among the 12 Amicus Briefs Supporting Thomson Reuters’ Copyright Case Against ROSS
By Bob Ambrogi
The long-running copyright litigation between Thomson Reuters and ROSS Intelligence is now pending in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an interlocutory appeal of the trial judge’s rulings in favor of TR. Recently here, I reported on the 10 amicus curiae briefs filed in support of ROSS, all arguing that the now-defunct AI legal…
Guest Post: FDIC Advertising Rule and Crypto Treasuries
Sarah Abrams
One of the more interesting emerging phenomena involving cryptocurrencies has been the recent rise of crypto treasury companies – that is, companies whose primary purpose is acquiring and holding cryptocurrencies as part of their corporate treasury. There arguably are a host of concerns with these kinds of firms. Among other things, and as discussed in the guest post below from Sarah Abrams, there may be issues for these kinds of firms in connection with FDIC deposit insurance disclosure requirements. Sarah is Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site.
The Access Statesman: Jim Sandman
By Tom Martin
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 48th episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!Jim Sandman is a titan of the…
Top 25 CLE Courses of 2025: This Year's Attorney Favorites
As we close out 2025, Lawline remains committed to empowering legal professionals with timely, practical, and forward-thinking CLE. This year brought extraordinary shifts, from the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence to heightened awareness around attorney wellness, ethics, and sustainable practice.
To celebrate this milestone year, we’ve curated the Top 25 Courses of 2025: the programs…
Like Lawyers in Pompeii: Is Legal Ignoring the Coming AI Crisis? Part Two
Every day we see another lawyer sanctioned for using AI hallucinated case citations. But the problem may not be just lazy checking. It may have something to do with economic reality.
When AI verification costs exceed savings, what happens? If it takes 8 hours to verify what AI does in 2 hours, are we actually…