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

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)

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.

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

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.

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.

Ben and Kirk are back after a long hiatus to go over the new works entering the public domain in 2024, not least of which is Steamboat Willie, the original public debut of Mickey Mouse.