All posts by: Lawrence Husick

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Ask Dr. Copyright® About Pirates

February 13, 2026 Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: I know that this question is a bit out of your bailiwick (you DO have a bailiwick, don’t you?) but given your legal background and knowledge of sailing, I hope that you may be able to help. Are pirates sailing against cartels that ship drugs into the United States? How is that possibly […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Robots

December 30, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright

I saw the humanoid robot that Russia developed when it tried to walk across the stage and fell flat on its face. I’ve also seen that Tesla is developing a humanoid robot, and I’ve been amazed by the acrobatic stunts of the robot dogs from Boston Scientific. Now I have heard FigureAI, a Silicon Valley […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI

November 13, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: I keep reading that the New York Times, book publishers, authors, musicians, and others are bringing lawsuits against companies that develop artificial intelligence software, claiming that the AI companies are infringing copyright by using published materials to “train” AI. What’s going on? Signed,Genuinely Intelligent Dear GI: The authors and publishers object not only to […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Taylor Swift

September 4, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Trademark

Dear Doc: I’m THRILLED that TayVis is/are engaged. But my question is about how Taylor protected the name of her latest album legally before she announced it on the podcast. Can you clue a fan in? Signed,A Devoted Swiftie Dear ADS: As you referenced, Taylor Swift announced the name of her new album, “The Life […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI

August 21, 2025 Copyright

Dear Doc: I hear that using copyrighted materials to train artificial intelligence systems is legal. Can that be true? Signed,Every Artist, Ever Is Using Copyrighted Materials to Train AI Legal? Dear EAE: Training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly large language models (LLMs), is a process that relies on vast amounts of information that is broken […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Litigation Funding

July 17, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: It’s always been expensive for patent owners to go to court, what with hiring a lawyer, but we have been able to buy insurance to help with the cost of litigation, or turn to litigation finance firms. We have also been able to use the courts when our patent rights were violated by […]

Ask Dr. Copyright®’s About Lawyers Using AI

May 15, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: What’s the latest scoop on lawyers using generative artificial intelligence in their work? Signed,ChatGPT Dear Chat: What Happened in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case? File this under “stupid lawyer tricks.” In the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man deported to a Salvadoran prison by (the U.S. Government’s own admission) a mistake, it […]

Ask Dr. Copyright© About Patent Trolls

April 17, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Patent

Dear Doc: I hear that courts are once again trying to crack down on “patent trolls.” What is a patent troll, and why should courts try to squash them? Signed,Under a Bridge Dear UB: Patents are called “intellectual property” in much the same way as land is called “real property” and your car is “personal […]

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Birkenstocks

March 20, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright

Dear Doc: Some things are protected by trademarks. Some by copyrights. Some by “trade dress”. Others by design patents. Some by utility patents. And others by trade secrets. How do you lawyers decide which is which, and can it be more than one? Signed, Confused Again Dear CA: Yes…this can be confusing, and often the stakes […]

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