Gerard Debaets

Lieff Cabraser & Cowan, DeBaets File Federal Class Action Copyright Infringement Suit in New York District Court Against OpenAI on Behalf of Authors Guild and Professional Authors

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星期三, 九月 20, 2023
Class Action Lawsuit, Professional Services, Legal, LLP, Copyright, Sheppard, Fed, Authors Guild, Plaintiff, OpenAI, District court, Copyright Act, Gerard Debaets, Author, Defendant, Douglas v. U.S. District Court ex rel Talk America

The suit includes claims for direct copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C.

Key Points: 
  • The suit includes claims for direct copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C.
  • section 501 as well as vicarious and contributory copyright infringement, and injunctive relief in the form of a fair licensing regime as well as statutory and other damages.
  • “Without plaintiffs’ and the proposed class’ copyrighted works, Defendants would have a vastly different commercial product,” notes Lieff Cabraser partner Rachel Geman, Co-Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class.
  • Defendants could have ‘trained’ their large language models on works in the public domain or paid a reasonable licensing fee to use copyrighted works.”

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Three New Partners to Expand Its Media + Entertainment Practice

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星期一, 二月 6, 2023
Legal, Other Communications, Entertainment, Consulting, Communications, Professional Services, Media, General Entertainment, Other Professional Services, Gerard Debaets, Lawyer, Acquisition, Film, Sheppard, Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group, Television, Music

Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that Briana Hill , Simon Pulman , and Amy Stein Simonds have joined the firm as partners in the Media + Entertainment Group.

Key Points: 
  • Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that Briana Hill , Simon Pulman , and Amy Stein Simonds have joined the firm as partners in the Media + Entertainment Group.
  • She also works with videogame publishers, toy brands, and other nontraditional entertainment clients to help them structure and navigate entertainment industry deals.
  • “These three talented lawyers invigorate our already important media and film practice,” said Ronald Shechtman , Managing Partner of Pryor Cashman.
  • “We can’t think of a better place to build and expand our practice than Pryor Cashman,” said Briana.

Pioneer in Human-Grade Pet Food, The Honest Kitchen, Raises $150 Million Investment in Latest Fundraise Round

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星期二, 四月 5, 2022
Online Retail, Retail, Consumer, Supermarket, Specialty, Pets, Food, Beverage, Sprouts, Honesty, Amazon, Professional corporation, LLP, Global Animal Partnership, Marketing, Growth, Multimedia, American Pet Products Association, Gerard Debaets, Social, Petco, ESG, Cat, PETS, Health, Monarch, Pet Supplies Plus, GAP, Industry, Goldman Sachs, Investment, Dog, Sheppard, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation, Founder, Whole Foods Market, Biophysical environment, Food, Grocery store, Lithium, THE HONEST KITCHEN, MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP

The Honest Kitchen was the first pet food brand that could legally claim its food is human-grade.

Key Points: 
  • The Honest Kitchen was the first pet food brand that could legally claim its food is human-grade.
  • The pandemics spike in pet ownership led to overall growth in the category, especially for ultra-premium pet food.
  • The company is uniquely positioned as the leader in human-grade pet food to capitalize on the expected continued growth in the pet segment.
  • The Honest Kitchen was the first-ever Human Grade pet food, meaning the finished product meets human food production standards (unlike conventional pet food which is Feed Grade).