Morning Docket: 05.03.19

* "Karaoke, ax-throwing sites want to sell beer under Utah law." Obviously one of those raises way more safety concerns for innocent bar patrons than the other -- let the ax places sell beer. [Fox News] * Overrated: This whole affair has hurt Bill Barr's reputation. Underrated: This whole affair has hurt Emmet Flood's reputation. [Politico] * Ninth Circuit cuts off copyright claims that could have been brought as part of an earlier patent suit. Everyone should be a lot more troubled that copyright is bleeding into patent so much that this was even a discussion. [The Recorder] * Facial recognition software has some well-documented problems and now regulation is coming. [Legaltech News] * Diverse legal teams are happier. [Law360] * DLA Piper leans into tech development. [American Lawyer] * George Carlin's impact on legal history. [Biography]

onMay 3, 2019 at 8:58 AM

* “Karaoke, ax-throwing sites want to sell beer under Utah law.” Obviously one of those raises way more safety concerns for innocent bar patrons than the other — let the ax places sell beer. [Fox News]

* Overrated: This whole affair has hurt Bill Barr’s reputation. Underrated: This whole affair has hurt Emmet Flood’s reputation. [Politico]

* Ninth Circuit cuts off copyright claims that could have been brought as part of an earlier patent suit. Everyone should be a lot more troubled that copyright is bleeding into patent so much that this was even a discussion. [The Recorder]