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1 Nov 2017, 3:06 am
[Timothy Geigner, TechDirt] Among the many issues far afield from Bill of Rights that ACLU is up to lately: defending drive-by ADA filing operations against remedial legislation [ACLU, earlier on its drift from civil liberties mission] Texas AG sues arguing unconstitutionality of Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); case involves blocking of “adoption [that] has the support of the boy’s biological parents and grandmother, Paxton said. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 1:29 pm
In a similar vein, Mike Masnick at TechDirt indulges the somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation that Microsoft costs the world economy $500 billion by accumulating to itself that would have gone to other things. [read post]
18 Jun 2017, 3:45 am
The decision is will be welcomed by copyright holders but is criticised in a post on the Techdirt website. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 2:55 am
Brannon, Congressional Research Service] “A social media campaign from the French government has been blocked by Twitter – because of the government’s own anti-fake-news law” [BBC via Elizabeth Nolan Brown] European authorities misidentify many pages on Internet Archive as “terrorist,” demand takedown [Mike Masnick, Techdirt] Armslist case is one in which Section 230 protected Second Amendment rights (that’s not a misprint for First) [John… [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 3:49 pm
As Mike Masnick at TechDirt notes, "It makes you wonder who they think they're fooling. [read post]
26 May 2017, 3:05 am
Jarrett Dieterle, City Journal] If concept of obstruction of justice is not to do injustice itself, it must be confined to a limited number of well-defined offenses [Tim Lynch, Cato] “Drug recognition experts” deployed at traffic stops have a reliability problem, and that can put innocent people behind bars [11Alive Atlanta, Ed Krayewski] Zero-tolerance THC: Unimpaired driver gets six months for fatal crash she did not cause [Jacob Sullum] New York Senate approves bill to make… [read post]
20 May 2020, 3:30 am
[Cathy Gellis, TechDirt; earlier; Visual Artists Rights Act violation found after building owner permitted graffiti installations, later painted them over] “Led Zeppelin wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright case” [Jonathan Stempel, Reuters] Tags: art and artists, Indian tribes, music and musicians, sanctions [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 6:05 am
Confirmed blogger-attendees so far include Harry Boadwee, Matt Cutts of Google (75% confirmed), Stephen Diamond, Mike Dillon of Sun, Sean Garrett of 463 Communications (trying to make it), Cathy Gellis, Eric Goldman of SCU, Joe Gratz of Keker & Van Nest, Beth Grimm, Matt Holohan, Chris Hoofnagle of Boalt, Cathy Kirkman of Wilson Sonsini, Kim Kralowec of the Furth firm, David Levine of Stanford Law CIS, Mike Masnick of TechDirt, Kurt Opsahl of EFF, Kristie Prinz, Colin Rule of… [read post]
27 Jul 2009, 5:59 am
” Techdirt calls this DRM’ing the news, and I agree. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 8:05 am
Museum Exhibits of Sculptures Made From Louis Vuitton Fakes Shut DownSculptures of locusts removed from a museum in Japan after the designer complained, HT Techdirt, stories here and here.Making fine art from materials in which trademarks appear is a common problem. [read post]
19 Jun 2015, 8:46 am
p=1075 Mike Masnick, TechDirt: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150607/14411031264/only-copyright-office-would-fix-problem-orphan-works-doubling-down-problem-itself.shtml Kevin Smith: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2015/06/11/this-is-a-solution/ And see Jennifer Urban’s article, “How Fair Use Can Help Solve the Orphan Works Problem. [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:34 am
For more thoughts on that see this post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt, and this post by a UK blogger. [read post]
22 Dec 2016, 3:05 am
Nadine Strossen, David Forte, Michael McConnell, and David Rabban, moderated by Judge Carlos Bea; Sad day for liberal Netherlands tradition of free political opinion [CNN on conviction of Geert Wilders, leader of prominent political party] More Euro speech-throttling: France mulls ban on anti-abortion websites (only) that “mislead” or “manipulate” [Guardian] Judge grants motions to dismiss, and to strike as SLAPP, the suit in California demanding “R” ratings… [read post]
23 Apr 2011, 2:01 pm
Mike at TechDirt has it wrong on post-grant opposition [read post]
29 Aug 2016, 9:06 am
You can read more about this trademark dispute here at Techdirt — calling it another example of trademark bullying. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 4:20 am
" http://j.mp/gljLU7 #lwb486 from techdirt ... [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 9:30 am
Since then, a few others have taken up the report (for example, Techdirt and Consumerist). [read post]
29 Jul 2019, 2:58 am
It comes with a body count [Mike Masnick, Techdirt; related, Violet Blue, Engadget] If they’re farming, don’t you be filming: John Stossel on ag-gag laws [Reason video and story, earlier] Tags: agriculture and farming, campaign regulation, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, social media, Twitter [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 2:53 am
” [Venkat Balasubramani, Technology and Marketing Law Blog] “Crime in D.C. to Negligently Cause ‘Significant Mental Suffering’ by Saying Two Non-Political Things About Someone” [Eugene Volokh] “NY State Legislators Unanimously Pass A Cyberbullying Bill That Can’t Be Bothered To Define Cyberbullying” [Tim Cushing, TechDirt] Blame failings of copyright law, not scholarly neglect, for long inattention to Zora Neale Hurston manuscript [Ted… [read post]
17 Apr 2008, 11:11 am
(Techdirt is similarly unimpressed.) [read post]
