A Lawyer's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast

Your hosts break down the seven-episode Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett. "Boba Fett Square Cut" by Jens Rost is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse&atype=rich

In this rewind episode of S01E26, which originally aired June 2, 2018, Kirk and Ben discuss the origins of intellectual property institutions and what happens when they don't fit in neatly with non-western cultures.

In this short bit that didn't make the episode, Ben and Kirk discuss David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune, and why Herbert's empire-spanning novel is so difficult to adapt for cinema.

Kirk and Ben explore the intersection between NFTs and intellectual law in response to issues raised by the recent purchase of a copy of Jadorowsky's Dune bible, and discuss what exactly an NFT is and why they are perceived to have commercial value.

This is rewind episode of S02E12, originally released in June of 2019. Ben and Kirk begin with a brief discussion of the then-very-recent Stanley Cup championship won by the St. Louis Blues, and then proceed to break down various lawsuits over the years involving a favorite topic: Star Wars.

In a break from our usual subject matter, Ben takes a minute to talk about the greatest legal movie ever made, and what makes it so good. If you've listened to us before, this take probably won't surprise you.

Happy Public Domain Day 2022! Kirk and Ben talk about major works entering the public domain this year and discuss copyright term and whether it's begun to cost us some of the very works it was meant to foster and protect.

In this short review episode, Ben provides some general thoughts on the new entry in the Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

For their 2021 Holiday Special, Ben and Kirk dive into some anime content and discuss the nine Star Wars: Visions short films released on Disney+ this year, followed by closing thoughts on The Bad Batch season 1.

Ben provides his thoughts on the 2021 Dune film.

After a long fall break, Ben provides an update on the show and we belatedly publish Kirk's Halloween episode (in December).

In one of the stranger twists and turns we've seen recently in copyright law, somebody registered a copyright to their Magic: the Gathering deck. Kirk and Ben dive into what exactly that means for the future of CCG tournaments.

Ben provides a brief update on the Roblox music lawsuit, which recently settled.

Kirk provides a overview/review of The Mysterious Benedict Society, a curious show we briefly mentioned on a prior episode.

Kirk and Ben go over the complaint and affirmative defenses in the Roblox music lawsuit, with the usual assortment of digressions along the way. Image Attribution: "Carnaby Records (Liège)" by Marc Wathieu is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

In the last of our set of four edamame episodes about television, Kirk discusses his reaction to Disney's Cruella live-action take on the villainess from 101 Dalmations.

In this edamame episode, Kirk provides a review of the Star Wars: Rebels television series. Image Credit: "[135/365] The Rebel Yell" by pasukaru76 is marked under CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/cc0/1.0/

Kirk and Ben get into the details of a case that is being described in the press as the next Google v. Oracle, and discuss how various copyright doctrines interact in unusual ways with source code. This episode also features a special guest appearance by an interloping helicopter. Image Attribution: "Python Source Code" by joncutrer is marked under CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativ...

Since Ben hasn't seen it yet, Kirk flies solo in this episode, providing his thoughts on the first season of The Bad Batch.

In this rewind episode, Ben and Kirk discuss intellectual property issues related to planned languages.

In this edamame episode, Kirk discusses the various ways that popular depictions of intellectual property get our day jobs right ... and more often, wrong. SPOILER ALERT! Kirk gets into some discussion of the Season 3 of Roswell.

Ben provides a brief update on the podcast schedule for the rest of 2021.

A short PSA announcing our new and improved web site, http://www.lggpodcast.com/. PHOTO ATTRIBUTION: "the world wide web" by frankieleon is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

We break down the recent drama over who owns the revived TSR trademarks and associated registrations, including a side quest through who owns the rights to Gary Gygax's name and legacy. Please see this episode posted on our website, www.lggpodcast.com, for the show notes. The show URL is: https://lggpodcast.com/?p=268

In this rewind episode, we collect our prior discussion of the rights of publicity issues (also known as "name/image/likeness" or "NIL") surrounding the retirement of the Electronic Arts title NCAA Football. Refresh your memory on the issues, as we may talk about how the 2021 anti-trust ruling against the NCAA could impact both the future of these video game titles, and how NIL issues may spill ov...