Keith Lee
@keithrl.bsky.social
Lawyer, author, entrepreneur.
lastweekinlaw.com
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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...
"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...
March 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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...
"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...
Then went on to scam inmates & their families.
Discipline: Already disbarred, 3 years in prison.
DOJ: www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr...
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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...
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!
March 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
March 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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...
No discipline (yet), but attorney fees awarded to Respodents, personally from the lawyer for filinf frivolous lawsuits.
Opinion: isc.idaho.gov/opinions/507...
March 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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...
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?
March 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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.
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...
Discipline: Public reprimand. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Order: acis-api.flcourts.gov/courts/68f02...
March 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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...
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...
Discipline: Take a course on social media, "public censure."
Order: judicial.nv.gov/uploadedFile...
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...
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."
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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.
March 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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.
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.
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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.
The affiant really should be alive if they are going to "sign" documents.
February 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is a #legalethics #lawsky pro-tip:
The affiant really should be alive if they are going to "sign" documents.
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.
February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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.
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
February 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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...
Complaint: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bhn3...
February 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Uber claims a number of personal injury firms did the RICO. #LawSky
Complaint: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bhn3...
Complaint: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bhn3...
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
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
August 4, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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
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
https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=350800
August 3, 2023 at 1:13 PM
"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
https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=350800