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From Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Legalities of scraping data to build LLMs, a conversation w/ Adam Shevell, partner at Wilson SonsiniSend us a textMany of the large language model providers have built their LLM models by scraping data from websites and open source sites. Some have licensed the content like Open AI has done with Reddit. Nonetheless, many of these LLM providers have been sued for illegally copying data for which they have no permission. In this podcast, Adam shares his thoughts on the Fair Use doctrine and various legal opinions on the legality of scraping data to build LLM models. Here's also an interesting article that Adam has written for developing, extending and using Generative...
2024-11-0145 min
This Week in StartupsHow AI startups can navigate the legal landscape with Adam Shevell | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal BasicsToday’s show:
Wilson Sonsini partner Adam Shevell joins Jason to discuss gaining access to datasets (1:10), fair use in copyright cases (6:29), and more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Wilson Sonsini partner Adam Shevell joins Jason
(1:10) Gaining access to datasets, avoiding copyright infringement, and why IP is protected
(6:29) The concept of fair use and when it applies
(11:26) What new founders should pay attention to
(14:59) The Github case
(17:42) Proper strategy for getting permission
(22:56) How startups get crushed with legal bills
(23:32) The Andy Warhol supreme court case
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2023-08-0329 min
Wilson Sonsini - Electronic Gaming PodcastThe Wild West of Gaming NFTs - Adam ShevellHost Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini partner Adam Shevell, and their conversation takes us through the wild, wild west of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Conversation Highlights:
Adam's passion for video games has been prevalent throughout his life carrying over into his career today. This episode's highlights include:
What are NFTs?
Commercializing NFTs—purchasing and selling these assets as well as claiming ownership
Recent NFT adoption in games
An introduction into the metaverse
Legal considerations for adding NFT into games
Meet the Host:
Mary O'Brien
Learn More:
Adam Shevell
Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gam...
2022-02-0827 min