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Wherein The Copia Institute Tells The Supreme Court Not To Let Copyright Law Destroy Free Expression, A Rare Right We Ostensibly Have Left

3 years ago
I had to rewrite this post before it got published. I originally began it with some whimsy in response to the absurdity that copyright cases like these always engender. The idea that people could ever use their rights in previous expression to forbid someone else’s subsequent expression is almost too absurd to take seriously as […]
Cathy Gellis

Daily Deal: The 2022 Premier Adobe XD UI/UX Design Bundle

3 years ago
The 2022 Premier Adobe XD UI/UX Design Bundle has 6 courses to help sharpen your web design skills. Courses cover Premiere Pro, XD, Illustrator, and more. The bundle is on sale for $40. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support Techdirt. […]
Gretchen Heckmann

U.S. Companies Don’t Much Want To Talk About Abortion Data Collection And Protection

3 years ago
In response to the Supreme Court’s recent assault on female bodily autonomy, numerous U.S. corporations have issued statements stating they’ll be paying for employee abortion travel. You’re to ignore, apparently, that many of these same companies continue to throw millions of dollars at the politicians responsible for turning the Supreme Court into a dangerous, cruel, […]
Karl Bode

Copyright Has Failed For Game Streaming, So Alternatives Have Emerged

3 years ago
An interesting development in the digital world has been the continuing rise of gaming as a hugely popular activity, and a hugely profitable industry. Flowing from that rise and popularity, there is yet another fascinating aspect: streaming games for entertainment. The best-known example of this phenomenon is Twitch, now owned by Amazon. A new paper by […]
Mike Masnick

Victims’ Rights Laws Abused Again To Hide Identities Of Officers Who Killed Someone

3 years ago
Ten states are currently home to a version of California’s “Marsy’s Law.” This law is a “victim’s rights” law, named after a California murder victim. It was written with the intent of involving crime victims in the criminal justice process, giving them a “right” to be heard during court proceedings, choose their own representation (rather […]
Tim Cushing

Facepalm: USPTO Grants Ohio State University Trademark On The Word ‘The’

3 years ago
For at least three years now, we have been discussing the goings on concerning a trademark application submitted by Ohio State University for using the word “the” on apparel. If your brain just came to a screeching halt, it may be because you’re not a college sports fan. See, Ohio State University absolutely loves referring […]
Dark Helmet

Germany Says “Hell, No” To EU Proposal To Outlaw Encryption

3 years ago
Last month, we noted that there was a new “protect the children” bill that was proposed in the EU that would effectively outlaw encryption, while simultaneously require full internet scanning of basically all activity. As we noted in our post, it was still early in the process, and now the German government has stepped up […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: Basics of Python Programming

3 years ago
The Basics of Python Programming course will help you explore both basic and intermediate concepts of the Python programming language – the world’s most popular programming language. Learn how to write Python programs from scratch with a hands-on approach where you will be able to develop your skills and knowledge as a Python developer. The […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

3 years ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous response to some bargain-basement transphobic bigotry: I could point you at a trans discussing what its like to be a trans, but you are so aggressive towards trans people that i will not set an rabid dog on their case. Suffice to […]
Leigh Beadon

This Week In Techdirt History: July 19th – 25th

3 years ago
Five Years Ago Although there’s no joy in thinking about the Supreme Court right now, it offered a mixed bag of decisions this week in 2017 that should be highlighted: it reminded the government that hate speech is 1A protected, it declined to hear the Dancing Baby copyright case despite the government’s admission of “serious […]
Leigh Beadon

India’s Government Amps Up Facial Recognition Deployment, Claims The Only People Affected Are Criminals

3 years ago
Prime Minister Nahendra Mohdi’s government has apparently peered over the Great Wall of China (to pedants: figuratively, of course) and liked what it was seeing. China is the world leader in pervasive surveillance — something the government uses to shield the government from criticism and to keep the people the government considers to be undesirable […]
Tim Cushing