AI Vendor Contracts: Data Rights, IP, Risk Allocation, and Compliance
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will examine how companies should structure agreements with AI vendors. The panel will discuss data rights over inputs and outputs, IP and copyright risk allocation, privacy/security and cross-border transfer obligations, safety and bias assurances for risk-sensitive use cases, and operational controls (SLAs, model updates, and change control) that differ from traditional SaaS deals.
Outline
- Introduction
- What makes AI contracts different: model training, dynamic updates, output risk
- Data rights: inputs, outputs, and training
- IP and copyright risk allocation
- Privacy, security, and cross‑border transfers
- Safety, bias, and high risk use cases
- Model operations: SLAs, updates, and change control
- Competition and use restrictions
- Termination, portability, and switching
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other important considerations:
- How to spot and prioritize red flags in AI agreements
- Understanding inputs/outputs/improvements, and how to set ownership and permitted-use positions
- Allocating IP risk from provider copyright/IP indemnities (scope, exclusions, and required mitigations)
- Strengthening privacy/security terms (audit rights, incident notice, localization/transfer, sub-processor controls)
- Model governance in contracts: availability vs. quality SLAs, model change control, version pinning, and rollback rights
- Considering high risk and regulated uses with bias/safety assurances
- Termination, portability, and switching (including data export and transition assistance)
Faculty
William S. Galkin, Esq.
Attorney
Galkin Law
Mr. Galkin is an information technology and internet lawyer who has dedicated his legal practice to representing... | Read More
Mr. Galkin is an information technology and internet lawyer who has dedicated his legal practice to representing internet, e-commerce, information technology and new media businesses across the U.S. and around the world. He serves as a trusted adviser to startup, emerging, established and multinational corporations on their core commercial transactions including corporate formation and transitions, intellectual property, technology and software development, licensing, transfer, and distribution, regulatory compliance, as well as agreements for online businesses, including, SaaS offerings, website terms of use, privacy policies, development agreements, affiliate agreements and sweepstakes/contest rules and compliance. Mr. Galkin’s broad experience gained during more than 20 years in practice allows him to provide cutting-edge, creative and efficient solutions to complex problems.
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Rachel Miller
Legal Director
ZwillGen
Ms. Miller is a seasoned transactional technology attorney with many years of both law firm and in-house experience.... | Read More
Ms. Miller is a seasoned transactional technology attorney with many years of both law firm and in-house experience. She has deep experience in all manner of commercial transactions, particularly at the crossroads of technology and media. Her experience includes inbound and outbound licensing of technology and content, platform carriage agreements, interactive content, gaming and app development deals, professional services agreements, software as a service, outsourcing arrangements, open-source software usage, and patent portfolio management. Ms. Miller also has transactional finance experience from her time working in Big Law.
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Dov Scherzer
Founder
Scherzer Law Group
Mr. Scherzer counsels clients on cutting-edge technology and privacy law matters, with a specific emphasis on... | Read More
Mr. Scherzer counsels clients on cutting-edge technology and privacy law matters, with a specific emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) matters, and complex information technology, outsourcing, and intellectual property transactions. He has extensive and varied experience in these areas garnered over more than 20 years as a partner at large national and international firms and at a pioneering technology law boutique in New York City.
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