Author Archives: UMBLR

What Came First, the Deal or the Antitrust Scrutiny? Netflix and Paramount’s Fight for Warner

Luis Chacin — Netflix’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming operations generated one of the biggest modern antitrust questions in media: What happens when one of the largest subscription streaming distributors acquires a major studio and rival streamer in the same swoop? The deal has unfolded in a high-profile, contested process that […]

Copyright Meets the Colossus: What the Anthropic Settlement Means for the Future of AI

Bryce Peters — The recent settlement of the Bartz v. Anthropic case marks one of the first major legal inflection points in the AI era. The outcome is one that forces AI companies, authors, and the business community to face an increasingly unavoidable question: If large-language models depend on copyrighted works to function, who gets […]

How Licensing is Replacing Ownership for Digital Assets

Rachel Rodriguez – There is a stark difference between physical and digital ownership that many neglect to recognize: each comes with a different “bundle of rights.” The cornerstone of property law is shaped by the right to transfer, to exclude, to use, and to enjoy. Yet, as digital consumerism becomes more standard in our society, […]

From Hire to Fire: How AI is Reshaping Civil Liability in the Workplace

Daniel Diez – Being fired by a robot once felt like something out of a movie. Now, it’s business as usual. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is being used for hiring, evaluation, promotion, demotion, and termination decisions across the United States. The growing reliance on AI for employment decisions has created new legal risks, exposing businesses to […]