WASHINGTON — For nearly thirty years, the global entertainment industry and intellectual property (IP) rights-holders have waged a public relations and lobbying campaign connecting digital piracy not merely to lost box office receipts, but to far graver societal ills. From the counterfeit CD smuggling rings of the late 1990s to modern-day illicit streaming networks, the…
Executive Overview The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence into legal practice has crossed a threshold from speculative warning to systemic crisis. In a landmark ruling that reverberates across the legal technology landscape, the New Mexico Supreme Court has held veteran criminal defense attorney Stephen Aarons in direct contempt of court. Aarons submitted an appellate…
Executive Overview Vietnam is currently locked in a high-stakes intellectual property battle with the United States, utilizing a combination of strategic law enforcement actions and a massive diplomatic defense to stave off impending Section 301 trade sanctions. Earlier this year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) categorized Vietnam as a "Priority Foreign…
Executive Overview Vietnam is facing a critical juncture in its international trade and intellectual property enforcement policies. Following a designation by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a "Priority Foreign Country"—a rare classification not deployed against a sovereign state in over a decade—the Southeast Asian nation finds itself at the center…
