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...

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

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...

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.

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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/18/dc-northwest-little-league-cheating-allegations/

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." 🐙 👩‍⚖️

https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=350800

Present.