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Black History Month: 5 Trailblazing Lawyers

Bigfork Tech

Charlotte E. Ray During the 19th century, women were largely barred from the legal profession, but that didn’t stop Charlotte E. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1966, Constance Baker Motley was the first African-American woman to join the federal judiciary. She died in 2007 (ABA Journal).

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ChatGPT vs. Copyright Law

Legal Tech Monitor

The “Dancing Baby” case : In 2007, a mother uploaded a video of her toddler dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” on YouTube. The court ruled in her favor, emphasizing the importance of considering fair use before issuing takedown notices. Universal Music issued a takedown notice, claiming copyright infringement.

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“WE REALLY DON’T KNOW.” NOW IS THE TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH TO JUDICIAL EDUCATION

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

Judicial decisions based on faulty conceptions of complex topics will further undermine the public’s perception of the courts. 3] Nevertheless, it’s time that state court judges receive timely, impartial, and accurate education through the creation of State Court Science Offices (SCSOs).

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FinTales Issue 31: Cow Paths & Regulatory Approaches

Ikigai Law

Dessert: sweet news about e-RUPI opening new doors for PPI issuers. For instance, it refused to lift ban on loading of e-wallets through credit lines. So, SEC relies on Regulation by Enforcement or RBE: where instead of making new rules, SEC takes crypto businesses to court, based on existing securities laws.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

In so holding, however, the Court declined to resolve the logically antecedent question of whether the discovery rule applies to the three-year copyright statute of limitations, finding “that issue is not properly presented here, because Warner Chappell never challenged the Eleventh Circuit’s use of the discovery rule below.” Nealy , No.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The low grade the court earned is a consequence of it losing many points by misstating the law, misapplying the law, and especially skipping over the part where it was supposed to share its analysis and instead just stated its conclusion. Nope, the Supreme Court didn’t say that. MSCHF Prod. Studio, Inc. LEXIS 32063 (2d Cir.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

Two top-line takeaways you might get from this post: A two-click formation process avoids the risk of judges moving the goalposts about formation, and If you are amending your TOS, have an airtight plan for building a credible evidentiary record. The court sees it differently. In re: StubHub Refund Litigation , No. 22-15879 (9th Cir.