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August 18, 2023
An Interview with Klaris Law's Alexia Bedat by The Podcast Business Journal
Klaris Partner Alexia Bedat interviewed by the Podcast Business Journal on podcast and audio deal making
July 28, 2023
Going Meta: An Article on Artificial Intelligence by Artificial Intelligence
Louise Carron writes with the assistance of artificial intelligence about its impact on the creative industries and its legal ramifications.
February 17, 2023
Hermès Wins NFT Lawsuit: “MetaBirkins” Creator Left Holding the Bag
Lance Koonce and Louise Carron speak on whether traditional IP and free speech laws and precedent apply in the context of NFTs, and if their application mean the end of NFTs as an art form.
June 12, 2022
Podcasting Comes to Hollywood
Alexia Bedat advises podcast creators to learn the lessons of Hollywood contracts and to seek deals that build on the unique strengths of the new medium.
May 3, 2022
Why the Podcast Business Won’t Turn Into The Film/TV Business
Alexia Bedat writes about the current state of podcast deals and why such deals are unlikely to replicate film/tv deals.
April 19, 2022
Alex Jones’ Infowars Bankruptcy
Ed Klaris discusses the Infowars bankruptcy and its impact on the ongoing defamation lawsuits against its founder Alex Jones after calling 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a “hoax.”
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April 28, 2023
No Monkey Business Allowed: Court in Yuga Labs v. Ripps Case Finds Purported “Appropriation Art” NFTs Infringing, and That NFTs are Digital “Goods”
What is it with apes, IP, and technology? See Klaris attorneys Lance Koonce and Louise Carron's analysis of Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ripps, et al.
September 6, 2023
Potential Supreme Court Clash Looms over Copyright Issues in Generative AI Training Data
Edward Klaris
Ed Klaris speaks with VentureBeat about the potential for issues related to copyrighted data trained by generative AI to be debated on in the Supreme Court.
August 26, 2023
Silence over Drowning of Obama Chef Tafari Campbell Sparks Conspiracy Theories including his Relationship with the 26-Year-Old Unidentified Woman who Witnessed his Death
Robert Bertsche
Rob Bertsche speaks with the Daily Mail about the role of the Massachusetts police in the wake of the death of the Obama’s chef Tafari Campbell.
April 18, 2023
Viral AI Powered Drake/Weeknd Song Removed from Streaming Services
Edward Klaris
Ed Klaris joins NBC News to speak on the legal implications of A.I. generated music in response to the A.I. voiced rap song “Heart on My Sleeve,” which features the replicated voices of Drake and The
March 23, 2023
Is AI Music Even Legal?
Edward Klaris
Ed Klaris joins NBC News to discuss the legality of AI-Created Music.
January 6, 2023
The Healey Era begins
Robert Bertsche
The host of Talking Politics, Adam Reilly, talks with Axios' Mike Deehan and lawyer and First Amendment specialist Robert Bertsche about incoming Massachusetts Gov.
October 27, 2022
Are Smart Contracts the Key to Empowering Artists Over Flippers?
Louise Carron
Louise Carron discusses smart contracts and the legal implications of relying on code over off-chain contracts.
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March 15, 2023
TPA Masterclass: Going Global - A Panel Discussion on the International Podcast Deal Making Scene
Alexia Bedat speaks at The Podcast Academy panel in March 2023 in Going Global - a panel on international deal making which addresses current trends in international markets, the kinds of podcasting deals happening now, and how to navigate international IP issues.
July 9, 2023
How NFTs are Reshaping IP and the Content Economy
At Consensus 2023, Lance Koonce explores the long-term implications of tying digitized transferable assets to works of art and media and how NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are reshaping intellectual property and the content economy.
May 5, 2023
The Unfinished Revolution: NFTs as Digital Property Rights - Lance Koonce at NFT.NYC 2023
Lance Koonce discusses the intersection of intellectual property and blockchain technology at NFT NYC 2023
December 5, 2022
The New Hit Factory - Podcasts and Audiobooks
Alexia Bedat speaks on a panel at the RightsTech Summit in September 2022 in a panel discussion laying out what creators, performers, and rights owners should know when it comes to developing content for audiobooks and podcasts.
October 25, 2022
Paris Podcast Festival Pro 2022 | Le podcast produit d’exportation
Alexia Bedat speaking at the Paris Podcast Festival in November 2022 on the differences between the US and French podcast markets and opportunities for collaboration.
March 19, 2022
Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Global Art Trade: Disruptor or Empowerment?
Louise Carron speaks about NFTs in the global art trade with the World Affairs Council of Maine in March 2022.
February 21, 2020