Law Office of Matthew Yospin

05/01/2025

Folks, today is Law Day, and I'm excited for today's event in Boston, coordinated nationwide, for lawyers to attend and hear about the crucial importance of the rule of law for human rights, for justice, for a fair economy, for democracy, and for stability. The judicial system and the idea of independent judges fairly interpreting and ruling on the law is under attack by the Trump administration. Ordinarily, Law Day means speeches and earnest discussion about the rule of law. This year – that is timely and much needed. America needs the rule of law, not arbitrary and capricious rule by any autocrat.



I'll be attending at Boston Common (one of the first radical ideas from Massachusetts, and the oldest city park in the US, and also the former shoreline of Boston) where I'm eager to re-take my oaths to the US Constitution and the Massachusetts Constitution. Come and join, or watch! Many area Bar Associations are sponsoring this one in Boston, and others around the country.

Learn more here:

National Law Day of ActionMay 1, 2025 A Nationwide Stand for the Rule of Law Why This Matters Our Justice System Under Threat: The principles of judicial independence and the independence of the legal profession – cornerstones of American democracy – are facing unprecedented challenges across th...

05/03/2023

Boston-area , esp : just us at tomorrow, May 4th, 12pm, for a talk on & best practices for lawyers & law firms, on protecting your business, and advising your clients. Plus, we'll have lunch. Register: https://buff.ly/4229I8W

05/03/2023

How common are scams? So bad that has webinars to educate , , & about different scams – worthless fees, pretending to be owners or attorneys, other fraud – & what to do if you get scammed. (This one already happened, there will be more)

Trademark scams are on the rise, and bad actors are using increasingly creative means for fooling USPTO customers. In this webinar, learn to recognize these scams and protect yourself and your clients.

03/27/2023

Calling Boston-area – have you been trying to figure our your return-to-work plans, and how to use your office space? Come to this talk , this Thurs Mar. 30, 4-6pm. Topics: how small law firms are using office space after COVID, what works and doesn’t work about a hybrid work model, and about opportunities for firms looking for space and firms looking to shed it. The talk is from 4-5pm, followed by a social hour, 5-6pm. Register here: https://buff.ly/3mGR2M9

03/27/2023

Attention creators! (And for anyone creating expressive work) The has clarified their guidance on works (e.g., text, art, audio, video) generated with or outputs. The rule remains that humans must be authors of work in order to register in them. If the work is made only by prompt – with no modification – it lacks "human authorship": it can't be registered. You can download the Fed. Register publication as a PDF: https://buff.ly/40BuOd6.

Human input, in a creative work, might be arranging AI-generated material into a specific sequence, or editing it. The amount of input or editing required to make a work registrable isn't set out in a formula: the Office's prior guidance will likely apply. The Office says "In these cases, copyright will only protect the human-authored aspects of the work, which are ‘‘independent of’’ and do ‘‘not affect’’ the copyright status of the AI-generated material itself."

An important note for anyone trying to register work made with or output: AI/ML output must be disclosed in a copyright registration application. If not disclosed, the application can be denied, or a registration can be cancelled. If a registration has been issued, or an application is pending, the registrant/applicant should correct the record.

03/14/2023

Boston-area : are you grappling with return-to-work and your office space? Come to the small law firms are using office space after COVID, what works and doesn’t about a hybrid work model, and opportunities for firms looking for space and firms looking to shed it. Followed by a social hour, 5-6pm. Register here:

03/13/2023

I'm looking forward to our next event – it'll be online, this Tuesday morning. We'll be learning about new rules that the Mass. SJC is about to adopt, affecting all . . DM me if you're interested in the event or joining the group.

01/12/2023

-area : I'm looking forward to today's Boston Bar discussion on business planning and goal setting, led by Louise Kennedy. What a great way to start 2023. (Yes, I know it's already 11+ days old) Plus, pizza lunch! Hope to see you there, 12pm at the BBA. Register here: https://buff.ly/3W3WVPC

12/01/2022

-area in solo and small-firm practices – I'm looking forward to tonight's Boston Bar Association solo/small firm winter party. 5:30pm at BBA, register:
https://buff.ly/3VBFCWo
Hope to see you there!

10/21/2022

Spotted this delivery truck with good : bold, easy to understand, clever.
Truck’s side has a logo with “Happy Dad hard seltzer” on it.

10/17/2022

Law students studying law: the has an info session tomorrow on the 2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition. Info and register: https://buff.ly/3Tbvhj1

10/06/2022

in Boston: come to the 's first Solo & Small Firm Forum pizza lunch of the (programming) year! Today at 12pm. Register, free for BBA members: https://buff.ly/3Szfdat