Roger Skalbeck
@weblawlib.bsky.social
Lawyer, A2J advocate, law librarian, fan of sushi, palindromes and board games.
Fascinated that Clio @goclio.bsky.social is acquiring vLex for $1B. After the vLex Fastcase merger in 2023.
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Clio Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire vLex for US$1 Billion, Defining a New Era for AI-Powered Legal Technology
Clio, the world’s leading provider of legal technology, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire vLex, a pioneer in legal intelligence that combines cutting-edge AI with the wor...
www.clio.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fascinated that Clio @goclio.bsky.social is acquiring vLex for $1B. After the vLex Fastcase merger in 2023.
www.clio.com/about/press/...
www.clio.com/about/press/...
Quote skeet with a picture of the airplane you'll accept as bribe.
May 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Quote skeet with a picture of the airplane you'll accept as bribe.
Rest in Peace, Justice Souter
“while I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copy-right, one must not put manacles upon science."
Justice Souter quoting Lord Ellenborough (1803) in a transformative case about Fair Use in copyright.
“while I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copy-right, one must not put manacles upon science."
Justice Souter quoting Lord Ellenborough (1803) in a transformative case about Fair Use in copyright.
May 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Rest in Peace, Justice Souter
“while I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copy-right, one must not put manacles upon science."
Justice Souter quoting Lord Ellenborough (1803) in a transformative case about Fair Use in copyright.
“while I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copy-right, one must not put manacles upon science."
Justice Souter quoting Lord Ellenborough (1803) in a transformative case about Fair Use in copyright.
Genuinely excited about the new Copyright Registration Toolkit from the U.S. Copyright Office.
www.copyright.gov/intellectual...
www.copyright.gov/intellectual...
www.copyright.gov
April 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Genuinely excited about the new Copyright Registration Toolkit from the U.S. Copyright Office.
www.copyright.gov/intellectual...
www.copyright.gov/intellectual...
Inspired by connections at SubTech Conference in Chicago - a director of law school innovation labs: suffolklitlab.org/projects/law...
List of law school innovation and technology labs — Suffolk LIT Lab
A directory of law school innovation and technology labs—academic programs for experiential and experimental learning.
suffolklitlab.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Inspired by connections at SubTech Conference in Chicago - a director of law school innovation labs: suffolklitlab.org/projects/law...
Reposted by Roger Skalbeck
USDA cancels hundreds of journal subscriptions at the National Agricultural Library, one of five U.S. national libraries (via @bespacific.bsky.social) www.science.org/content/arti...
DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library
“We can’t do science without these,” one researcher says of the hundreds of journals no longer accessible
www.science.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
USDA cancels hundreds of journal subscriptions at the National Agricultural Library, one of five U.S. national libraries (via @bespacific.bsky.social) www.science.org/content/arti...
Another story about "an AI work getting copyright" - after review from the U.S. Copyright Office. - which seems to be for selection and arrangement.
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
This Company Got a Copyright for an Image Made Entirely With AI. Here's How
The image, called A Single Piece of American Cheese, was created using Invoke's AI editing platform.
www.cnet.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Another story about "an AI work getting copyright" - after review from the U.S. Copyright Office. - which seems to be for selection and arrangement.
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
U.S. Copyright Office Releases Publication by Economic Scholars Identifying Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy
Impressive list of contributors, and nice to see ongoing comments and context for AI + ©
www.copyright.gov/economic-res...
Impressive list of contributors, and nice to see ongoing comments and context for AI + ©
www.copyright.gov/economic-res...
Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy | U.S. Copyright Office
Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy
www.copyright.gov
February 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
U.S. Copyright Office Releases Publication by Economic Scholars Identifying Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy
Impressive list of contributors, and nice to see ongoing comments and context for AI + ©
www.copyright.gov/economic-res...
Impressive list of contributors, and nice to see ongoing comments and context for AI + ©
www.copyright.gov/economic-res...
There is a proposal to add golf courses to the list of works eligible for copyright protection. The horrible "backronym" is: BIRDIE: Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement Act
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
There is a proposal to add golf courses to the list of works eligible for copyright protection. The horrible "backronym" is: BIRDIE: Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement Act
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
Access to Justice "survey" (open question for discussion):
In the US, how many courts prohibit cell phones in the court room? (specifically for parties / SRL / pro se / "non-attorneys")
Virginia prohibits phones in many locations.
In the US, how many courts prohibit cell phones in the court room? (specifically for parties / SRL / pro se / "non-attorneys")
Virginia prohibits phones in many locations.
October 17, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Access to Justice "survey" (open question for discussion):
In the US, how many courts prohibit cell phones in the court room? (specifically for parties / SRL / pro se / "non-attorneys")
Virginia prohibits phones in many locations.
In the US, how many courts prohibit cell phones in the court room? (specifically for parties / SRL / pro se / "non-attorneys")
Virginia prohibits phones in many locations.
Excited to talk ... and listen... this Friday (10/13) for the 2nd Annual Law & Technology Summit, hosted by NC Central School of Law www.nccu.edu/annual-law-a...
October 11, 2023 at 6:06 PM
Excited to talk ... and listen... this Friday (10/13) for the 2nd Annual Law & Technology Summit, hosted by NC Central School of Law www.nccu.edu/annual-law-a...