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The US Copyright Office Releases Post-Pandemic Interim Procedures for Registration of Secure Tests and Test Items

Oct 5, 2023

The Copyright Office has issued a series of interim rules setting forth the procedures for registering secure tests. The rules were modified in 2020 to accommodate the unique challenges faced by the Office during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2023, the Office released post-pandemic interim rules a copy of which can be found here: https://spelusolawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/circ64.pdf.

The European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision for Safe and Trusted Data Flows Between the EU and US

Jul 11, 2023

Compliance with the GDPR by US companies doing business in the EU has become a sore point between the parties, the most recent salvo being invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework by the European Court of Justice. In March 2022, the European Commission and the US reached an agreement in principle for a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. On July 10,...

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Requests Comments on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Policy

Apr 12, 2023

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), located within the Department of Commerce, is the Executive Branch agency that is principally responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy issues. On April 11, 2023, NTIA published a Request for Comment seeking feedback on policies that can support the development of AI audits, assessments, certifications and other mechanisms to...

Federal Trade Commission Proposes New Rule Preventing Employers from Imposing Noncompete Agreements on Workers

Jan 18, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete agreements on their workers. The proposed rule is based on a finding that noncompete agreements suppress wages, hamper innovation, and block entrepreneurs from starting new businesses. Therefore, they constitute an unfair method of competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission...

The US Copyright Office Releases Post-Pandemic Interim Procedures for Registration of Secure Tests and Test Items

The European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision for Safe and Trusted Data Flows Between the EU and US

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Requests Comments on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Policy

Federal Trade Commission Proposes New Rule Preventing Employers from Imposing Noncompete Agreements on Workers

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