Generative Artificial Intelligence legal issues related to web scraping were discussed at an MCLE for a global Fortune 100 technology company held in February 2023.  GTC Law Group’s Principals Sayoko Blodgett-Ford and Anthony Decicco covered legal issues for Generative AI, including for scraped and generated text for chatbots and other Natural Language Processing (NLP), images, video, audio and code (including GitHub Copilot).  Focus areas included:

  • Copyright
  • Open source license compliance
  • DMCA requirements
  • Privacy/data protection
  • AI-specific laws and regulations (including related to algorithmic discrimination, the NY AI Audit law and draft EU AI Act)
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)

If you have any questions about Generative AI legal issues, or would like to request that GTC present this legal training to your organization or legal team, please contact Sayoko Blodgett-Ford or Tony Decicco.

Sayoko’s practice focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions, intellectual property, and privacy/data protection.  Sayoko has taught Artificial Intelligence and the Law and Mobile Apps & Big Data as an adjunct at Boston College Law School. Sayoko Blodgett-Ford | GTC Law Group

Tony’s practice focuses on IP Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business & Technology Transactions groups. In addition, Tony founded and oversees the firm’s Open Source Compliance and Due Diligence practice and has extensive experience advising clients regarding the use of open source software. Anthony Decicco | GTC Law Group