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A podcast about geek culture..by lawyers.

Can I patent a time machine? Who owns the copyright to the Klingon language? Can I sell my original story set in the Star Wars universe? We are here to discuss the many weird and interesting ways that geek culture collides with the law. @LGGpod

A Lawyer's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast A Lawyer's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast

    • Maatschappij en cultuur

A podcast about geek culture..by lawyers.

Can I patent a time machine? Who owns the copyright to the Klingon language? Can I sell my original story set in the Star Wars universe? We are here to discuss the many weird and interesting ways that geek culture collides with the law. @LGGpod

    S06E09 - Supreme Court Ruling: Can You Really Get Copyright Damages Forever?

    S06E09 - Supreme Court Ruling: Can You Really Get Copyright Damages Forever?

    Ben and Kirk discuss what the Supreme Court's recent ruling really means. Could you now get in trouble for that time in 1998 whenyou posted the lyrics to a LeAnn Rimes on your Angelfire page?

    • 48 min.
    S06E08 - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    S06E08 - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    Ben and Kirk discuss the tangled history of IP licenses to the Dungeons and Dragons brand, and the litigation required to sort through them before the recent film could be made. And, of course, they can't help but talk about the movie.

    Other related materials:
    * S06E07 - The Open Gaming License (https://soundcloud.com/user-329223368/s06e07-the-open-gaming-license-kerfuffle)

    * S04E07 - The TSR Trademark War (https://soundcloud.com/user-329223368/season-4-episode-7)

    * S02E05 - Why They Ban RPGs from Prisons (https://soundcloud.com/user-329223368/geek-culture-the-law)

    • 48 min.
    S06E07 - The Open Gaming License Kerfuffle

    S06E07 - The Open Gaming License Kerfuffle

    At long last, Ben and Kirk dive into the open gaming license and the kerfuffle surrounding it.

    Image Credit: "Dungeons & Dragons dice 2" by lydia_shiningbrightly is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    • 48 min.
    S06E06 - (In Camera) Visions Season 2 Review

    S06E06 - (In Camera) Visions Season 2 Review

    Kirk and Ben review the second season of the "Visions" series of Star Wars-themed anime shorts on Disney+.

    • 59 min.
    S06E05 - AI

    S06E05 - AI

    Ben and Kirk at least tackle the ever-present subject of AI, and discuss some of the legal and practical issues. The cover art for this episode was generated by DALL-E after many, many, many failed attempts to produce a lawyer-Terminator.

    • 55 min.
    S06E04 - (In Camera) The Last of Us

    S06E04 - (In Camera) The Last of Us

    In the first "In Camera" episode, Ben and Kirk discuss last year's hit zombie series, The Last of Us, on HBO.

    Image: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023), IMDB.COM.

    • 51 min.

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