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Chandler Lawn is an intern in the Entertainment, Technology, and Advertising Practice Group in the firm's New York office.

As of July 23, 2025, the White House has declared AI not just a strategic priority, but an industrial, informational, and cultural revolution the U.S. intends to lead.[1] The official Action Plan organizes this imperative around three mutually reinforcing pillars: (1) Accelerating AI Innovation, (2) Building American AI Infrastructure, and (3) Leading International AI Diplomacy and Security.[2] Here, we spotlight how emerging AI policy may reshape compliance, funding access, content authentication, and licensing deals around the globe.Continue Reading The 2025 AI Action Plan: Key Business and Legal Implications

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 contract, unjust enrichment, trespass to chattels, tortious interference, and unfair competition—reflecting a strategic choice to deploy contractual and privacy-based claims to address Anthropic’s allegedly unauthorized scraping of Reddit data.[2]Continue Reading Beyond Copyright: Reddit’s Lawsuit Against Anthropic