lawyer for innovators. dad of three. tweets are my own. retweets are not.
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For those of you who don't know, I wrote about this in MSCHF's amicus brief. Brands become brands by appropriating art. That is what makes them powerful symbols, then they sue artists who use the brands' symbols in their art.
Brands don’t want artists to free-ride on their fame, but …
@mschf news.artnet.com/art-world/co…
I filed an amicus brief today for #MSCHF. Come for the art but stick around for the reminder why the free exchange of ideas is so important to everyone.
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?"
As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.
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Partner Bill Patterson will present at @uiclaw's 66th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on November 11.
To learn more and register, visit: smbtrials.com/bill-patterson…
#iplaw #intellectualproperty #intellectualpropertylaw #paneldiscussion #litigation #NTF #metaverse
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Defamation isn’t protected speech. The message sent is that lying about the parents of murdered children has legal consequences, including compensatory and punitive damages. It’s basic American law, not “Regime” retaliation.
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A short legal metaverse 🧵: I was a young lawyer in 1993-1995 and had a ringside seat as the World Wide Web and business adoption of e-mail began to change our clients. The law was the same, of course, but many clients had a magical sense that a “new frontier” meant new rules /1
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New Post: A deep dive into Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit over “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,” and why it’s actually a good thing for creators of Bridgerton fan fiction. Up now on Copyright Lately!
copyrightlately.com/why-netf…
#copyright #bridgerton #musicals
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I don't mean to alarm anyone, but someone is about to give birth to George Jetson.
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To the client: our associates' rates are around $1100-$1200 per hour because we are a top tier firm with top tier talent
To the associate: you have no idea what you are doing so don't speak during the client meeting
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Prof. @neilmrichards details complexities of Apple's stance on protecting customers' privacy to Bloomberg @business: ow.ly/YT8S4