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Ask Dr. Copyright is a monthly column that tackles common misconceptions in the areas of intellectual property law especially, copyright.

16Mar 2023

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Section 230

March 16, 2023 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: What’s this “Section 230” I keep hearing about, and why should I care? Signed, Poster Child Dear PC: Section 230 refers to a particular part of the Communication Decency Act of 1996. Back then, Congress passed the law as a way to encourage the commercial growth of the Internet, which until the early 1990s […]

28Feb 2023

Ask Dr. Copyright ©, A Parody by ChatGPT

February 28, 2023 Adam Garson Ask Dr. Copyright
Open AI

We asked ChatGPT for a parody of Dr. Copyright. Here’s what we got: Dr. Copyright was feeling quite pleased,His legal power was never to be eased.He guarded the rights of creators with glee,Making sure no one used their works for free. But little did he know, his power was slipping,As technology made it easier for […]

23Feb 2023

Ask Dr. Copyright © (or is it???)

February 23, 2023 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

 Dear Doc: It seems that all anyone wants to talk about now is artificial intelligence. Are there copyright issues involved in AI? Signed, ChatGPT  Dear Chat: The Doc has been thinking about this question for a long time. Back in the “dark ages” of computers (ca. 1983) we used to call the job of getting […]

16Jan 2023

Ask Dr. Copyright © About the Collision Between Trademark and Copyright Law

January 16, 2023 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Trademark
Sweetwater Brewing Logo

Dear Doc: My new company paid $500 to a designer in Bulgaria for a company logo. The invoice we received says that we have “the right to use the logo in any way, forever.” We good? Signed,A Bit Worried Dear Bit: A recent case filed in both federal and state courts in Georgia should have […]

15Dec 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Rule of Law

December 15, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: We all hear about the “Rule of Law”, but lawyers seldom discuss the rules of law, you know, the rules about how the system functions. Can you enlighten me? Signed, Nothing Better To Do Dear NBTD: While the “Rule of Law” means that everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law, […]

17Nov 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Artificial Intelligence

November 17, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: I have read your columns about how patent law is now mostly unable to protect inventions that incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning computer applications. So…what’s an aspiring inventor in those fields to do? How may such systems be protected? Is all hope lost? Signed, HAL Dear HAL: No. All is not lost. We […]

17Oct 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright …Copyright is a Federal Law that Protects Forms of Expression

October 17, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Trademark
Question on a Keyboard

*Originally posted on April 30, 2015 Dear Doc: A lawyer friend told me that I should copyright the name of my band, The Miseracordions, so that when I make it big (this polka thing is REALLY gonna take off soon!) I can keep other people from using the name. Apart from our music, that just […]

21Jul 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Floor Plans

July 21, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: My wife and I are two of the millions of Internet users who browse real estate websites like Zillow.com, Redfin.com, and Trulia.com. We see a lot of pretty pictures and virtual video tours, but not floor plans, which makes our search for our dream home very frustrating. Why aren’t there any floor plans on these websites? […]

16Jun 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Parodies and Fair Use

June 16, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
Parody

Dear Doc: I just had a lovely night at the theater, where I saw the musical “Vape.” The show was a copy of “Grease,” but with changed lyrics for nine songs and dialog that exposed just how sexist Grease is. Vape advertises that it is, “A live musical parody of Grease!” Vape doesn’t pay the […]

19May 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Developments in Fair Use Doctrine

May 19, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright
Goldsmith

Dear Doc: I’ve heard the expression, “Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” Attributed to Alexander Pope, in An Essay on Criticism, dated 1709. What does this have to do with copyright law? Signed,All’s Fair Dear AF: In the coming Supreme Court term, the Court has agreed to hear a case which may, at […]

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