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Mark Lemley

@marklemley.bsky.social

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William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford Law School. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. I teach and write in IP, antitrust, internet, and video game law

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Mark A. Lemley is an American legal scholar known for his studies of American intellectual property law. He is currently the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of the Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science & Technology. Lemley is a founding partner of the law firm of Durie Tangri LLP, which he has been practicing with since 2009. .. more

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2h

It's concentrated in government now

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2h

Billionaires, who quite often do not see education as a common good, should not be guiding higher education policy.

“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”

#DefendHigherEd

Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.

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Reposted by Mark A. Lemley, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Björn Heile , and 2 more Mark A. Lemley, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Björn Heile, Christina Pagel, Dunlap

Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 3h

Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 4h

Israel has violated the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire nearly 500 times in 44 days—killing 342 civilians, including children, women, and the elderly.

That's more than 11 violations every single day.

The genocide never stopped. Palestinians are still being killed.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 20h

I'm not on X so this is second-hand, but I think they removed auto-location but still allow you to manually set one (which of course is easily faked). With the caveat that this is AI, explanation attached

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 20h

Twitter's new feature showing the location of accounts is being rolled back after just 24 hours because a bunch of MAGA accounts Musk retweeted were exposed as being foreign actors

www.reddit.com/r/complaints...

From the complaints community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the complaints community

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donmarie940.bsky.social @donmarie940.bsky.social · 1d

#Trump #seditionists

Benjamin Strick @bendobrown.bsky.social · 1d

X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.

The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.

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heather bussing @heatherbussing.bsky.social · 2d

Isn't all poetry inherently adversarial?

Or at least vers-arial . . .

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

I love everything about this. Also, "adversarial poetry" would be an excellent name for a rock album.

arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304

Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models

We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for Large Language Models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated po...

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

Can you imagine being the richest person in the world and being so pathetically insecure that you have to build an entire AI just to fluff you?

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

Very smart thinking about the AI bubble from very experienced tech leaders

crazystupidtech.com/2025/11/21/b...

We remember the internet bubble. This mania looks and feels the same.

The AI revolution is three years old Nov. 30. In just 36 months AI has gone from great-new-toy, to global phenomenon, to where we are today - debating whether we are in one of the biggest technology b...

crazystupidtech.com

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Humbuckermudgeon 🦛 @humbuckermudgeon.bsky.social · 2d

Oh… Trump has already showed that he can order extrajudicial killings and not be held to account.

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888lin.bsky.social @888lin.bsky.social · 2d

Executions and dismemberment of opponents not done in America . . . Yet. But extrajudicial murder of fisherman - yep. Killing by neglect and abuse in concentration holding - yep. Murder by criminal negligence of food scarcity and medical neglect - yep.

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First They Came @maceylain.bsky.social · 3d

There are only 2 sides. If you aren’t with democracy & the American, you’re with the Nazis. It’s that simple. There is no in-between. Neutrality only makes you part of the problem.

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muttonbird.bsky.social @muttonbird.bsky.social · 3d

He shrugged off any semblance of decency some time ago. It gets in the way of unfettered wealth

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Can we get a coalition of people to buy up land and build giant windmills around Mar-El-Lago, please?

www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/20/t...

Trump releases plan to open California coastline to new offshore oil drilling

Environmentalists, state leaders vow furious fight, rekindling battles from 1980s and Trump’s first term

www.mercurynews.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

"“Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don’t like what your political opponents say, execute them,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that’s not what we do in America.”

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...

'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers | Common Dreams

"Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not w...

www.commondreams.org

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

This is very on brand for Musk and Grok

www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...

Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says

Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.

www.404media.co

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe they want you to move to a new university where it would be more convenient to supervise them. Me, they just want to spell my name differently . . .

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Patent Buddy @patentbuddy.bsky.social · 3d

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The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War

Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

I love the idea that noon used to be around 3 pm, but monks moved it earlier because they were hungry and wanted their fast to end

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Noon used to be around 3 p.m.

“Noon” and “midnight” are tidy designations of time, both marking the point when an analog clock starts another 12-hour cycle. But the word “noon” took a little bit of a journey around the clock befor...

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

The right-wing crusade to own and shut down any independent news media that might criticize Trump continues

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks

Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery

www.theguardian.com

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh, remind me what happened the month after the end of the Buchanan presidency?

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

All the best promises. Everyone says so.

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Popehat of Serious Proportion @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.

Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3d

Brand New Updated Presumption of Regularity Study, which was featured on 60 Minutes

By Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Audrey Balliette, Margaret Lin, Michael Pusic and Jeremy Venook

www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.