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Mr. Evans is an associate in our Nashville office. He recently graduated from the Belmont University College of Law.
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The Third Circuit has affirmed that Westlaw headnotes are copyrightable and that ROSS Intelligence's use of them to train a competing AI legal research tool was not fair use. It is the first federal appellate decision on AI training and fair use. Here is what the court held, what it left open, how it lines up with Sixth Circuit precedent, and what it means for music companies litigating against AI developers.
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An F reorganization lets a corporation change its form, name, or state of organization without triggering tax. Here is how the structure works, why it has become standard in S corporation sales, and what to watch for.