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Eric Goldman
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Associate Dean for Research & Professor, Santa Clara Law. Internet Law, IP, Advertising Law. He/him. Website: http://www.ericgoldman.org. Email: [email protected]

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Eric Goldman is a law professor at Santa Clara University School of Law. He also co-directs the law school's High Tech Law Institute and co-supervises the law school's Privacy Law Certificate. .. more

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3h
David Kirkpatrick demonstrates how Trump has made $4 bn by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the DOJ and the Congress so he won't be held accountable—until he doesn't control the DOJ and Congress. This is the day's essential read. www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 17h
Sunset on the Mendocino Coast

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Cantus Cove Sunset
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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 20h
At sunny Santa Clara for a conference on How It Started, How It’s Going in intellectual property, and speaking on how IP is going and what’s gone right in trademark law under the Lanham Act

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content

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Riana @riana.bsky.social · 1d
I was so completely flabbergasted by this article that I wrote a lengthy email to NCMEC about it, telling them to fix their CyberTipline reporting form whose UX enabled a huge overstatement of the scale of the AI-CSAM problem to go uncorrected for 6 months.

cyberlaw.stanford.edu/letter-to-nc...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d
This is so unhinged
"He told me that he doesn't understand what's wrong with Minnesota. 'I don't know what's wrong with you people,'" Walz said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with MS NOW senior national and political correspondent Jacob Soboroff. "I said, 'Nothing's wrong, Mr. President. We're one of the most effective states and one of the best places to live? "And he told me, 'Well, look, Tim, we did this in New Orleans, we did it in Louisville, there's no problems? And I said, 'You didn't kill anybody in Louisville or New Orleans. And the operation here looks very different from that.? "And then he told me it was successful in Venezuela," Walz said.

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Reid Hoffman @reidhoffman.bsky.social · 1d
My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration.

We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.

It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.

Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d
Guest Blog Post: A Volcanic Opinion in the Fifth Circuit Destabilizes International Copyright Law—Vetter v. Resnik #LongRead

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By Prof. Tyler Ochoa
A Volcanic Opinion in the Fifth Circuit Destabilizes International Copyright Law—Vetter v. Resnik (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa [Eric’s note: this is another Long Read post from Prof. Ochoa, clocking in at over 10k words.] Territoriality is a fundamental principle of international intellectual prop...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d
Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 2d
“How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe?"

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Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d
An assistant principal read the book "I Need a New Butt" to a class of second-graders. What should happen next?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Rep. Randy Fine on Ilhan Omar getting attacked: "I blame Ilhan Omar for what happened"

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 3d
A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
jakelahut.bsky.social Jake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 3d
Um, holy shit? This has gotta be up there in the most crass & worse things Trump has ever said

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d
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Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.

This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d
This all feels like uncharted territory.
Can You Sue the White House Over an AI Deepfake?
The Trump regime's abuse of AI has opened up new legal questions.
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d
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Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 4d
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."

ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 4d
Blog Post: The Ninth Circuit Wrecked Internet Jurisdiction Law…And For What?–Briskin v. Shopify

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The Ninth Circuit Wrecked Internet Jurisdiction Law...And For What?-Briskin v. Shopify - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
I added the Ninth Circuit Briskin v. Shopify en banc ruling to my 2025 Internet Law casebook, and I taught it for the first time in Fall 2025. Wow, that did not go well at all. The opinion is absolute...
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 4d
Katy Perry urges her followers to call on their senators to block ICE from receiving an extra $10 BILLION in funding.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 4d
Guest Blog Post: Relitigating hiQ Labs and Scraping Through the Lens of the DMCA 1201 Anti-Circumvention

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Relitigating hiQ Labs and Scraping Through the Lens of the DMCA 1201 Anti-Circumvention (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy A series of prominent web-scraping lawsuits are revisiting the fundamentals of public data access. And in so doing, with a slight reframing of a relatively settled leg...
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Sam Biddle @sambiddle.com · 5d
One problem with advocating for censoring unwanted political content on TikTok is that you might get your way

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 5d
I know these mandatory transparency laws for AI training data sound like a good idea, especially to some copyright folks, but it bears emphasizing that how a generative model is trained, including the datasets selected and excluded, is itself an exercise of editorial judgment, subject to 1A.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 6d
Blog Post: It Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss–Cordova v. Huneault #copyright #dmca

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It Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss-Cordova v. Huneault - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Cordova publishes videos on a YouTube channel,”Denver Metro Audits.” He claims that the defendants republish substantial portions of those videos on their YouTube channel, “Frauditor Troll Channel.” C...
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 6d
“You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple.” — FBI Dir. Kash Patel
A man carrying an assault weapon at the Michigan capitol in 2020 to protest COVID restrictions. Behind him are two people wrapped in Trump flags. More arms anti-lockdown protesters

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 6d
Amidst the relentless lies coming from the federal government, this AI-manipulated photo stood out. When the government says "the memes will continue," it is really saying "the lies will continue" (until there are actual consequences for lying)

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White House Push AI-Altered Images Of Arrested ICE Protesters To Manufacture Cruelty
We are being led by deeply unserious people. Not only that, but people who are manufacturing cruelty upon their very own constituents. That’s how bad this has gotten. This week, the DOJ arres…
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