The Valley Current®: Is Public Domain Expanding?

The Valley Current®: Is Public Domain Expanding?

The rules of ownership may be changing faster than technology itself. In this episode of The Valley Current®, Jack Russo examines a growing judicial shift that is quietly expanding the public domain across copyright, patent, trademark, and trade-secret law. As AI systems, software platforms, and humanoid robots become increasingly functional, courts are treating more of their core methods and designs as shared building blocks rather than exclusive property. For founders, investors, and creators, the stakes are enormous. If software, AI models, and robotic forms are becoming harder to own, how do companies build defensible moats? From AI training disputes and collapsing software patents to the rise of contracts as the new legal shield, this episode explores a provocative question: as billion-dollar technologies collide with centuries-old legal doctrines, are the courts redrawing the boundaries of ownership itself? Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com [Jrusso@computerlaw.com] www.computerlaw.com [https://www.computerlaw.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso] "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️

The Valley Current®: Will Google's Antitrust Appeal Succeed?

Google pays more than $26 billion a year to remain the default search engine, and now that strategy sits at the center of one of the biggest antitrust battles in modern history. In this episode of The Valley Current®, Jack Russo unpacks Google's high stakes appeal after a federal judge ruled the company illegally maintained monopoly power in search. But this battle is about far more than search bars. It is a fight over whether billion dollar deals reflect fair competition or a locked marketplace designed to keep rivals out. Judge Amit Mehta rejected calls to break up Google while imposing remedies meant to curb its dominance, as the DOJ pushes for even tougher action, including a possible Chrome divestiture. At the same time, AI challengers are rapidly reshaping how people find information. Is Google defending innovation, or fighting to preserve control of the internet's front door? Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com [Jrusso@computerlaw.com] www.computerlaw.com [https://www.computerlaw.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso] "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️

The Valley Current®: Are the Federal Courts Increasing the Type & Magnitude of Sanctions Against Attorneys Who Violate Ethical Rules?

What happens when the people arguing the rules become the ones accused of breaking them? In this episode of The Valley Current®, Jack Russo examines a growing crackdown inside America's federal courts, where even elite law firms may no longer be safe. A stunning $3.09 million sanction against Quinn Emanuel highlights a new era of tougher penalties, personal liability, and public judicial rebukes. But the disruption does not stop there. As AI-generated hallucinations and verification failures spread through the legal profession, courts are increasingly punishing attorneys whose filings cross ethical lines. The consequences now reach beyond embarrassment to damaged cases, threatened careers, and potentially uninsurable losses. Are federal courts restoring accountability, or rewriting the rules of legal warfare? Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com [Jrusso@computerlaw.com] www.computerlaw.com [https://www.computerlaw.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso] "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️

The Valley Current®: Apple Seeks HELP from SCOTUS

Apple won most of its courtroom war with Epic Games. So why is the tech giant now asking the Supreme Court for help? In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo dives into the legal battle that transformed a dispute over app-store commissions into a high-stakes fight over judicial power, corporate strategy, and the limits of compliance. After a judge accused Apple of undermining the spirit of a court order, the case exploded into contempt findings, accusations of bad faith, and a showdown headed toward SCOTUS. Can companies follow the letter of the law while sidestepping its purpose, or does that strategy invite judicial backlash? One Supreme Court decision could decide whether legal compliance is about following the rules… or respecting the reason they exist. Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com [Jrusso@computerlaw.com] www.computerlaw.com [https://www.computerlaw.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso] "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️

The Valley Current®: 2 Wars, 2 Mediators, 2 Truces?

Modern wars are supposed to end with victory, defeat, or peace. But what if that entire idea is outdated? In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines two wars, two mediators, and two uneasy truces through the lens of game theory and geopolitical strategy. Why do some conflicts drag on despite overwhelming force, endless diplomacy, and public promises of resolution? From Iran's long-game survival strategy to the grinding realities of Ukraine, Jack explores a controversial argument gaining traction among strategists: modern conflict may be governed less by politics and more by cold mathematical equilibrium. If today's ceasefires are not endings but carefully managed stalemates, are world leaders solving crises or simply learning to live with them? Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com [Jrusso@computerlaw.com] www.computerlaw.com [https://www.computerlaw.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso] "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️