This week, Meta claimed (in a filing to support its motion to dismiss the copyright claims over using the torrented files to train their AI) that its not copyright infringement if the torrented files are not further seeded. Good luck with that claim, Meta. There has also been more discussion of whether the new DOGE…
Category: Musings
Links for Week of November 8, 2024
This week, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what President-Elect Trump will do in his second term. Ars Technica had a nice look at what might occur in AI regulation. Circle ID has a nice look at the future of Internet regulation. Finally, IAPP’s summary looks at those as well as privacy regulation. Future…
Links for Week of January 12, 2024
This week, an Ohio social medial law was blocked for vagueness. The law would have required parental approval for children’s social media accounts. Evan Brown had a nice post on an Alaskan court allowing blockchain service of process, in a case involving blockchain. Further, I liked Dennis Kennedy’s musings on why he’s decided to step…
Links for Week of December 22, 2023
This week, the 5th Circuit narrowly denied a rehearing en banc in a case involving Section 230 immunity, which I found interesting. In a slow news week, I really got a good laugh out of an article linked to by Paul Hsieh of GeekPress – The original Wikipedia article on the Ship of Theseus has…
Links for Week of October 27, 2023
This week, I found Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto to be interesting reading. Further, Nilay Patel of the Verge had a great interview with Professor Lawrence Lessig. Deep thoughts all around! Techno-Optimist Manifesto Interview – Lawrence Lessig
Join the Legal Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
Today is the anniversary of the first airing of Doctor Who, one of my favorite shows. On this day I am launching a new book club for legal professionals of all sorts (not just lawyers, mind you) to read and discuss books of a Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy nature. As an initial selection, let’s read and…
Quoted in article on Star Wars counterfeit toys
I was quoted in this great article by Carol Pinchefsky on Star Wars counterfeit toys: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/geek-collectors-under-attack-by-toy-counterfeiters-for-decades Enjoy!
Time flies
Since my last post, another Towel Day has come and gone. I’ve been enjoying the new Dirk Gently TV series, but will admit to being behind in my viewing. New episodes are taping, and I’ve still not seen the last season’s finale. <it’s next.> Sad times for a Douglas Adams fan, but also happy that…
Twittering Away
I’ve been busy with the new job, and enjoying all the challenges life has to bring, so I have not posted here in a while. I’d certainly planned to, but something always came up. I have been more active on Twitter than anywhere else, posting links to interesting articles. I also was jazzed to be…
New adventure
I’ve recently switched law firms, so my contact information has changed. I’m very happy to be with Ladas & Parry LLP as part of their Chicago office. The firm has been around for over 100 years, and has a strong international presence. Here’s the link to my firm bio. I’m excited to be part of…