Roger Skalbeck
@weblawlib.bsky.social
Lawyer, A2J advocate, law librarian, fan of sushi, palindromes and board games.
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In A Mega Deal, Clio Buys vLex for $1 Billion, Merging AI, Research and Practice Management
In a landmark deal that will undoubtedly reshape the legal tech landscape, law practice management company Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the AI and legal research company vLex for....
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June 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Computers die, but you can always shine a light through a piece of plastic.
(Quote, I think, from Walt Crawford)
(Quote, I think, from Walt Crawford)
May 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Computers die, but you can always shine a light through a piece of plastic.
(Quote, I think, from Walt Crawford)
(Quote, I think, from Walt Crawford)
@copyrightlately.bsky.social Aaron Moss has a summary of the pre-publication AI and © report and related coverage:
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Five Takeaways from the Copyright Office’s Controversial New AI Report
The Copyright Office released its AI fair use report a day before its leader was dismissed: the timing, the fallout, and what it all means.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
@copyrightlately.bsky.social Aaron Moss has a summary of the pre-publication AI and © report and related coverage:
copyrightlately.com/copyright-of...
copyrightlately.com/copyright-of...
Is this "Action and Reaction" - after draft / pre-publication version of part 3 of the Copyright Office AI study was published?
copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
copyright.gov
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Is this "Action and Reaction" - after draft / pre-publication version of part 3 of the Copyright Office AI study was published?
copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
Comic about Campbell v. Acuff-Rose (2 Live Crew fair use decision from Souter)
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osc.hul.harvard.edu
May 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Comic about Campbell v. Acuff-Rose (2 Live Crew fair use decision from Souter)
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I'll definitely use this in class next year.
Practical graphics, simple language, and more than superficial coverage.
Practical graphics, simple language, and more than superficial coverage.
April 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'll definitely use this in class next year.
Practical graphics, simple language, and more than superficial coverage.
Practical graphics, simple language, and more than superficial coverage.
And here's the explanation from Sam Glover and @qsteenhuis.bsky.social suffolklitlab.org/new-law-scho...
New law school innovation lab directory from the LIT Lab! — Suffolk LIT Lab
The LIT Lab directory of law school legal innovation and technology labs is live!
suffolklitlab.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And here's the explanation from Sam Glover and @qsteenhuis.bsky.social suffolklitlab.org/new-law-scho...
I should find a way to schedule a reply to your work-related post, to make it look like I don’t “work” on the weekend.
April 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I should find a way to schedule a reply to your work-related post, to make it look like I don’t “work” on the weekend.
So Nimitz library is an undergraduate college library? And they pulled 381 books that ... asked questions, proposed ideas ? Shouldn't we leave it to (college-aged) readers to decide for themselves?
April 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So Nimitz library is an undergraduate college library? And they pulled 381 books that ... asked questions, proposed ideas ? Shouldn't we leave it to (college-aged) readers to decide for themselves?
I don't think they got the copy right on that one. I guess messing up these doctrines is a bit of a secret of the trade?
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I don't think they got the copy right on that one. I guess messing up these doctrines is a bit of a secret of the trade?
I always assume it is pronounced “sigh… pray….”
March 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I always assume it is pronounced “sigh… pray….”
Thin © does have limitations, especially w/ selection and arrangement. With Duchamp's LHOOQ for comparison, it seems © could coexist with Mona Lisa smoking a pipe. Registration records attempt to reflect these limits, however imperfectly.
![Image depicting Mona Lisa treated satirically as created in 1887 by Eugène Bataille [fr] (aka Sapeck) showing Mona Lisa smoking a pipe, published in Le Rire, available at: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2412478/f9.image](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rgtzvg2jqhlyomafj7rzcfxu/bafkreiccysx7pwrxlb7en4ie4tlzzvaaenmf5qybpcazg6ujmdc4sxoske@jpeg)
February 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thin © does have limitations, especially w/ selection and arrangement. With Duchamp's LHOOQ for comparison, it seems © could coexist with Mona Lisa smoking a pipe. Registration records attempt to reflect these limits, however imperfectly.
I *love* this. Just covered Silvertop in class.
After reading it, class guessed that this Pizza Slice Pool Float would have been granted © registration.
Spoiler alert: It wasn't. www.copyright.gov/rulings-fili...
After reading it, class guessed that this Pizza Slice Pool Float would have been granted © registration.
Spoiler alert: It wasn't. www.copyright.gov/rulings-fili...
February 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I *love* this. Just covered Silvertop in class.
After reading it, class guessed that this Pizza Slice Pool Float would have been granted © registration.
Spoiler alert: It wasn't. www.copyright.gov/rulings-fili...
After reading it, class guessed that this Pizza Slice Pool Float would have been granted © registration.
Spoiler alert: It wasn't. www.copyright.gov/rulings-fili...
There are hundreds of these records registered in the past few years. As @brianlfrye.bsky.social would probably note - might even call it "cheesy" - but it's registered nonetheless.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
There are hundreds of these records registered in the past few years. As @brianlfrye.bsky.social would probably note - might even call it "cheesy" - but it's registered nonetheless.
Here's the registration record, with relevant basis of claim and material excluded:
Basis of Claim
Selection, coordination, and arrangement of material generated by artificial intelligence.
Material Excluded
2-D artwork, AI generated image components.
publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-rec...
Basis of Claim
Selection, coordination, and arrangement of material generated by artificial intelligence.
Material Excluded
2-D artwork, AI generated image components.
publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-rec...
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System
publicrecords.copyright.gov
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Here's the registration record, with relevant basis of claim and material excluded:
Basis of Claim
Selection, coordination, and arrangement of material generated by artificial intelligence.
Material Excluded
2-D artwork, AI generated image components.
publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-rec...
Basis of Claim
Selection, coordination, and arrangement of material generated by artificial intelligence.
Material Excluded
2-D artwork, AI generated image components.
publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-rec...
