Copyright
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.21.23
* Depressed about how awful the Supreme Court is right now? Maybe it’s not the worst. I mean it’s still bad, but there’s room for hope. [Vox]
* AI is not an artist. Judge reject copyright for AI generated artwork. [Law360]
* Biden administration wants to be able to block you. The Solicitor General will argue to the Supreme Court that government officials that blocker social media users on their own personal accounts do not violate the First Amendment. [Law.com]
* So, this is how Hunter Biden’s plea deal fell apart. [Politico]
* Asa Hutchinson understands the 14th Amendment, thinks Donald Trump is likely disqualified from running for president. [The Hill]
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Fashion, Intellectual Property
Navigating Fashion Trademark Infringement In Online Marketplaces
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Technology
Stop Rushing To Copyright As A Tool To ‘Solve’ The Problems Of AI
Embrace the creativity.
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Courts
This Federal Charge Isn't Just For Mobsters And Rappers Anymore
You'll never guess what SHEIN has in common with Young Thug. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.12.23
* Trump indicates that he would consider a plea deal if the DOJ would “pay me some damages.” It’s possible he’s not receiving top notch legal guidance right now. [Newsweek]
* JPMorgan Chase has settled with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. [MarketWatch]
* Civil rights lawyer arrested for filming a traffic stop as creeping fascism breaks into a sprint. [ABC News]
* 3M tried to wiggle out of earplug liability through bankruptcy. The courts seem to have grown wise to this strategy. [Financial Times]
* Government digging into allegations of COVID test fraud, where people ordered free tests on behalf of dead people. Look, I don’t know if anyone in DC is tracking the level of COVID denialism out here but maybe we don’t need to complain about anyone wanting tests. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Title IX changes expected to trigger wave of litigation. [Law.com]
* Marvel settles with classic creators who possessed the most important superpower of all: a colorable copyright interest. [Law360]
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Courts
Elena Kagan Uses Footnote To Unleash Surprise Sotomayor Diss Track
All right, let's not say anything in the U.S. Reports that we'll regret in the morning. -
Morning Docket: 04.27.23
* Judge Luttig joined the chorus calling for stricter Supreme Court ethics — a chorus that features pretty much everyone not on the Supreme Court. [Reuters]
* Trump loses effort to block Pence testimony. Again. [Politico]
* Biglaw firms game their partnership size to look more profitable, but there’s a stat to look for to check if a firm is truly healthy. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Biglaw capital market groups living in suspended animation as the whole economy continues to pretend there’s a recession until the Federal Reserve gives up trying to create one. [American Lawyer]
* Fox handing Smartmatic the Murdoch depositions because how much more damage can be done? Reputationally, we mean. Financially, it’s about $2 billion more. [Law360]
* Copyright claim against Ed Sheeran lodged by Marvin Gaye’s co-writer. Look, I get that Blurred Lines was — in addition to a bizarrely rapey song for the 21st century — pretty much Got to Give It Up, but you don’t get to own every chord progression in the universe. [ABA Journal]
* Ivanka hires Jeffrey Epstein lawyer after separating counsel from her brothers. [Daily Beast]
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Courts
Book Bans Aren't The Only Legal Hurdle To Book Access These Days
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.31.23
* Trump sues Bob Woodward claiming copyright on all the stuff he told Woodward during interviews Trump granted for the purpose of letting Woodward write a book. This is not going in the magical “Trump keeps winning cases” bucket his lawyer talks about. [Courthouse News Service]
* Johnson & Johnson tried the “Monopoly Man turns out his pockets” routine and failed. [Law360]
* Hey Siri, explain labor law. [MacRumors]
* Speaking of labor law, a look at the upcoming Supreme Court labor showdown from the perspective of the service workers are preparing. [Eater]
* Jones Day facing sanctions request citing harassment as the motivation for the earlier sanctions request Jones Day made against former associates in discrimination case. You may remember this one as the case that brought attention to Jones Day’s… questionable photoshop decisions. [Reuters]
* The pandemic may have broken lawyers. I mean, lawyers were always broken, but it broke them in a new way. [American Lawyer]
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Courts
No Coming Together Right Now: Musical Class Action Shot Down
I wanna rock! And get paid for it! -
Podcasts
Maternity Leave Scandal A Reminder That Lawyers Still Don't Understand 'Benefits'
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Small Law Firms
Copyrighted Images And Your Website
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Fashion, Intellectual Property
Zara Sues Los Angeles-Based Brand Thilikó For 'Serial' Copyright Infringement
The case poses an almost existential question for the fashion industry. -
Government
Marjorie Taylor Greene Did Not Forget About Dre, But Did Forget About The Copyright Act
Gross misunderstanding of the law? That's nothin' but a Majorie Taylor G thang. -
Justice Thomas Still Likes Prince On Thursdays, And What That Means For The Future Of Fair Use
Taking the fair out of fair use. -
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In-House Counsel
Racists Plan To Digitally Replace 'Little Mermaid' With White Actress... Disney Will Plan To Sue Them Into Oblivion
On the one hand, don't do this... on the other hand, I like watching bad people suffer the consequences of their own actions. -