Machine Made, Legally Challenged: Large Language Models on Trial (Presented by The Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting & Convention 2025 sponsor Ciresi Conlin LLP)

Melissa Goodman, Partner | Ciresi Conlin LLP

Melissa A. Goodman is a Minneapolis-based Partner and national trial lawyer with a record of success in high-stakes trials and arbitrations involving complex commercial disputes, brand protection, intellectual property, and trade secrets. She represents multinational corporations, small businesses, and individuals, driving matters through the entire litigation lifecycle—from early investigation and discovery to trial and appeal—with disciplined, predictable case management across disputes of every size, including multi-million-dollar engagements. Known for immersing herself in her clients’ industries, she rapidly pinpoints business objectives and advances strategies that achieve them. Her work has been recognized by Minnesota Super Lawyers, Twin Cities Business’s “Notable Women in the Law,” and Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America and 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. She is admitted to practice in Minnesota and the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Jacob Siegel, Partner | Ciresi Conlin LLP

Jake is a partner at Ciresi Conlin, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation, complex civil litigation, and appeals. Jake represents individuals and local and national companies in a wide variety of sectors, from biotechnology to nonprofit organizations and from consumer goods to construction and heavy manufacturing. He litigates bet-the-company contract cases, trade secret disputes, and other intellectual property matters, and represents plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and other complex civil matters. He also briefs and argues appeals before all levels of appellate courts in Minnesota and around the country.

Jake maintains an active pro bono practice representing indigent individuals and community organizations, with an emphasis on protecting the environment and the rights of children and working families.

I. What are large language models and how do they intersect with the traditional intellectual property rights paradigm? | 2:00pm – 2:05pm

II. Copyright Litigation | 2:05pm – 2:40pm

• The Fair Use Doctrine
  • What is the fair use doctrine?
  • 2025 district court decisions applying fair use to AI
    Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence, Inc. 765 F. Supp. 3d 382 (D. Del. 2025)
    Bartz v. Anthropic PBC, 787 F. Supp. 3d 1007 (N.D. Cal. 2025)
    Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 788 F. Supp. 3d 1026 (N.D. Cal. 2025)
• Update on Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC settlement
• Other pending district court litigation

III. Moving Beyond Copyright Litigation | 2:40pm – 3:00pm

• Copyright preemption as a barrier to asserting other claims
• Antitrust claims
  • Helena World Chronicle v. Google (D.D.C.)
• Other claims
  • Contract
  • Unfair competition
  • Misappropriation
  • Passing off