Ask Dr. Copyright

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

13Feb 2026

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Pirates

February 13, 2026 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

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 […]

05Jan 2026

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI

January 5, 2026 Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc, Many questions about artificial intelligence (AI) remain up in the air as judges try to keep up with technology that is developing faster than the speed of light. It seems to me that many of the issues might be solved if we just kept the AI companies from putting copies of other peoples’ […]

30Dec 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Robots

December 30, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

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 […]

13Nov 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI

November 13, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

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 […]

15May 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright®’s About Lawyers Using AI

May 15, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright
AI in legal work: lawyers using artificial intelligence for legal documents and research

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 […]

17Apr 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright© About Patent Trolls

April 17, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Patent
patent trolls

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 […]

20Mar 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Birkenstocks

March 20, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
birkenstock 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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