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Working commentary on the questions that land on a product lawyer’s desk before they reach the headlines: shifts in AI governance and regulation, privacy and data-protection developments, and the IP and content-rights questions that come with building and shipping technology. Written for founders and product teams who would rather understand the terrain than be surprised by it.
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Washington’s new forged-digital-likeness law reaches real-time voice cloning, applies regardless of where the rights-holder lives, and carries mandatory emotional-distress damages. What it means for voice-synthesis products — and the first three steps for product counsel.
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