Tom James

Query re: the feasibility of enforcing a code of ethics for United States Supreme Court Justices in view of the Separation of Powers doctrine.

Read more here. 

(in my opinion)

The Top U.S. Supreme Court Decisions of All Time | Listly List

Tom James's list of the top U.S. Supreme Court decisions of all time. Almost every United States Supreme Court decision is important, but these are the decisions that have had the most to do with shaping the development of American law and society.

https://list.ly/list/6fjo-the-top-us-supreme-court-decisions-of-all-time

My article in the Illinois Law Review on the U.S. copyright registration requirement can be read online for free now. 

The US Copyright Office has published guidance on registering copyrights in AI-generated content and works that contain or modify AI-generated content. I prepared a summary of the key provisions at The Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James.

Is ChatGPT really HAL from 2001?

Testing the hypothesis that ChatGPT is really just the HAL computer from “2001: A Space Odyssey” resulted in this exchange between attorney…

https://thomasbjamesminnesotaattorney.medium.com/is-chatgpt-really-hal-from-2001-58fe772e405c

#ChatGPT #chatbot #openai #artificialintelligence #thomasjames

The Top Copyright Cases of 2022 from The Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James.

My partial list of works that entered the public domain in the U.S. on January 1, 2023.

Newly Public Domain Works 2023 from The Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James

Words I would retire in 2023 if I were the language csar. 

Words to Retire in 2023

by Thomas B. James, Esq.

https://thomasbjamesminnesotaattorney.medium.com/words-to-retire-in-2023-4583d86a7db2

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a parody goods case. Here is my writeup.

Court agrees to hear parody goods case | Thomas B. James

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products, the "dog toy" trademark case. Cokato Copyright Attorney Thomas James explains.

https://thomasbjames.com/court-agrees-to-hear-parody-goods-case/

MSCHF Testing the Limits of Free Speech | The Cokato Copyright Attorney

Wavy Baby Shoes test the limits of the First Amendment and trademark rights. Cokato Minnesota attorney Tom James explains what Vans v. MSCHF is about.

https://thomasbjames.com/tom-james-mschf-testing-limits/

#tomjames #thomasjames #productdesign #parodygoods #trademarklaw

Job Search Scam Red Flags | Thomas James, Cokato Minnesota attorney

#identitytheft #internetfraud #jobsearch #thomasbjames #tomjames #resume #employment

Received my TESOL certification.

A link to my law review article on copyright registration and enforcement is up on Pulse. (citation: Thomas James, “Copyright Enforcement: Time to Abolish the Pre-Litigation Registration Requirement," Illinois Law Review (Fall 2019)

The New Copyright Small Claims Court (Non-credit course)

Navigating and using the new

https://ondemand.echionllc.com/courses/the-new-copyright-small-claims-court

A new on-demand course I created about the New Copyright Small Claims “Court” (Copyright Claims Board) - what it is, how it works, how to file or respond to a claim, etc.

“The” A Registered Trademark Now | Cokato Copyright Attorney

Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James | The Ohio State University now has a registered trademark in the word "the"

https://thomasbjames.com/the-registered-trademark/

#trademarks #trademarkregistration

The Strange case of the state turnpike authority that fought like to dickens to prevent a Florida pizzeria from using a logo similar to its own. 

Tom James | For Whom the Za Tolls Update

You’re driving the Florida Keys when suddenly you get a hankering for pizza. Tragically there is no toll booth in sight. Minnesota attorney Tom James explains.

https://thomasbjames.com/tom-james-za-update/

#trademarks #trademarkinfringement #pizzerias #trademarklaw

Newly Public Domain Works

The Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James

Free Speech

by Cokato Minnesota attorney Thomas James

https://medium.com/@ThomasBJamesMinnesotaAttorney/free-speech-3084699eb140

“Free Speech,” an article I wrote about freedoms of thought and speech, focusing on my old alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley.

#FSM #freedomofspeech #berkeley #UCBerkeley #Cancelculture