On AI's ability to generate copyrightable work, an appellate judge cites Data from StarTrek: TNG. #appellatesky
"There will be time enough for Congress and the Copyright Office to tackle those issues when they arise."
Opinion: media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...
Fin/ Also, a "UMichigan football player and marine." Het got hired at $250k a year as a DISBARRED lawyer.
Then went on to scam inmates & their families.
Discipline: Already disbarred, 3 years in prison.
DOJ: www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr...
2/ Observation: law firms may need to develop more discerning hiring practices. This guy just kept getting jobs!
brief #legealethics note: 1/ Guy was already disbarred, and just said "f*ck it!" Starts creating fake identities to apply for (and get!) multiple six-figure jobs from law firms. #lawsky
Fin/ They cited the "pound the table" quote!
No discipline (yet), but attorney fees awarded to Respodents, personally from the lawyer for filinf frivolous lawsuits.
Opinion: isc.idaho.gov/opinions/507...
3/ Being four months late with disclosures, with no motions for relief. Also not good. But sure, blame the judge for sticking to the schedule?
2/ 2/ Also, not a great idea to refer to the judge on your case as a "freshman," and questioning their competency.
1/ A brief #legalethics tale: When your State Supreme Court says your argument at the District Court was "essentially a tantrum," you're going to have a bad time. #lawsky
Quick judicial #legalethics note: Probably shouldn't tell an ASA that you are going to "start being a bitch" in your rulings because they are an "ass."
Discipline: Public reprimand. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Order: acis-api.flcourts.gov/courts/68f02...
3/ And the commission lets the judge slide for responding to the charges with "Get up 10."
Discipline: Take a course on social media, "public censure."
Order: judicial.nv.gov/uploadedFile...
2/ Also, don't post pictures of yourself & two PDs in a hot tub with the caption "surrounded by great tits."
1/ A judicial #legalethics FYI - If you're a judge, even you really want Billie Eilish to start, you shouldn't threaten to vacate pending cases on social media.
From a lawyer in our Sidebar community, asked
ChatGPT what sets great litigators apart, towards annual goal-setting. #lawsky 😜
Hypothetically speaking, #legalethics wise. As a lawyer, you probably shouldn't have folks coming by your house to pick up $10k a month from your BBQ grill, to deliver to police officers to illegally obtain crash reports.
Here is a #legalethics #lawsky pro-tip:
The affiant really should be alive if they are going to "sign" documents.
3/ The court rejected ROSS’s argument that its use of headnotes was merely factual. The court likened Westlaw’s headnotes to a sculptor’s creative work—choosing what to chisel away and what to retain.
2/ ROSS tried to develop an AI-driven legal search engine & initially attempted to license Westlaw’s content. When they refused, ROSS partnered w/ a legal research company, to obtain “Bulk Memos” compiled by lawyers. These memos were generated using its copyrighted headnotes.
1/ New ruling in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS. Allegations that ROSS, an AI-driven legal research startup, infringed on TR’s copyrights. TR owns Westlaw. Westlaw’s “Key Number System” a/k/a “headnotes,” which summarize legal principles from judicial opinions, were at the heart of the dispute. #lawsky
Uber claims a number of personal injury firms did the RICO. #LawSky
Complaint: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bhn3...
Little league games, Big Law drama. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/18/dc-n...
Except Texas. The State Bar lets lawyers screw their clients any way they want in the Lonestar State.
Given that we're starting this thing up, let's run back one of Twitter's early traditions.
#FridayFollow
Some legal accounts...
@elienyc.bsky.social
@kathryn1.bsky.social
@lawprofblawg.bsky.social
@lizdye.bsky.social
@jaywillis.bsky.social
@mjsdc.bsky.social
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
The Venn diagram between lawyers and absolute, total dorks is significant.
Exhibit 5264: The new Baldur's Gate 3 has an "Additional Obligations in Eldritch Law" provision in its EULA.
@kenwhite.bsky.social @elienyc.bsky.social
"But the octopus has nothing on the contortions exhibited in Plaintiffs’ attempt to establish jurisdiction here." 🐙 👩⚖️
courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx
You can read!?! 😘
Present.