John Delaney

Tech, Internet, Media and Social Media Lawyer & Blogger. Focused on disruptive technologies. Tweets/DMs are not legal advice, endorsements or confidential.

[Sam @futurenomics]

Waymo now does more rides than Lyft in SF.

There are only 300 Waymos. Lyft has 45,000 drivers. Every Waymo is doing more rides than 150 human drivers.

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@gmeister My favorite line in Oppenheimer

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In our new Age of Disruption post, we look at an interesting new decision addressing plaintiffs’ claim that Apple’s use of a “Buy” button for digital content is misleading where such content is actually licensed to the purchaser . . . . https://t.co/peddwks7dM

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Interesting how the NFT boom is raising a lot of complex copyright questions (esp. around the first sale doctrine), in large part due to the fact that NFTs seek to bridge the divide between digital copies (which are fungible) and physical copies (which are not). #copyright #nfts

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Our new Age of Disruption blog post on the U.S. Copyright Office's rejection of an effort to register a copyright in an AI-generated work -- seems like the rare issue on which both ends of the copyright political spectrum agree . . . . https://t.co/Okd8Ykx9po #ai #copyright

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Interesting WSJ article on key hurdles to efforts to bring ads to video games: murkiness regarding when an ad is viewable to players; how to mark ads as such within gameplay; & misconceptions re who plays video games (i.e., it's not just teenage boys) https://t.co/cbnttVfO4j

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It’s been awhile, but I’m back doing the blogging thing! Along with my friend & colleague @meekabondy, I’ll be editing our new blog, Age of Disruption, which will focus on AI, AR, VR, blockchain & other disruptive technologies. Please subscribe, and send suggested topics our way!

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@priyasanger @ThatEricAlper Agreed -- a terrific, underappreciated album -- funny, moving, and insightful, with one great song after another!

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The music industry's website for Black Out Tuesday provides some excellent links highlighting ways that all of us can participate in this important initiative. https://t.co/P8NlEG2TJx #TheShowMustBePaused #BlackOutTuesday

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Just published part 2 - regarding the music biz - of our 3-part series on the pandemic’s impact on the entertainment industry. Despite some bright spots, the overall outlook is pretty gloomy. All comments welcomed! https://t.co/42xbnVdain #Music #MusicIndustry #musicbiz #Pandemic

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Innovate use of #robots to combat the #pandemic -- Spot the robot dog patrols a Singapore park to remind people about social distancing -- reportedly does not store personal information. https://t.co/arlhhdiaVU #automation #dogs #SocialDistancing #Privacy #BlackMirror

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I’ve been working on a three-part series of articles regarding the pandemic’s impact on the entertainment industry -- we just published Part 1, which focuses on the film & TV business -- would love to hear your thoughts! https://t.co/VqFxQWoiBy #Hollywood #Film #TV #Pandemic

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Fifteen years ago today, the very first video was uploaded to YouTube . . . . I'm still trying to figure out which is more surprising -- that YouTube has been around for 15 years already or that it has ONLY been around for 15 years . . . .
https://t.co/JVBmpxtrsd

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Also of interest from the WSJ article: The market value for even a single Instagram post by Ariana Grande is well into the six figures! #Influencer #socialmedia

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Interesting @WSJ article on the growing skepticism as to the effectiveness of influencer advertising -- engagement rates appear to be in decline. #socialmediamarketing #InfluencerMarketing https://t.co/nY94tspDj5

[Martin Ford @MFordFuture]

Wow...if true:
Google claims its quantum processor "was able to perform a calculation in three minutes and 20 seconds that would take today’s most advanced classical computer, known as Summit, approximately 10,000 years."
https://t.co/tvYnxVKQcU via @financialtimes

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Excellent, thought-provoking read regarding how asynchronous communications (e.g., email) have come to dominate synchronous communications (e.g., phone calls and in-person meetings), & whether this is a good thing for productivity and information sharing. https://t.co/00wBFUTsDq

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California Senate passed a bill this week that would require app-based companies (Uber, Lyft, etc.) to designate its gig workers as employees, not contractors; Gov. Newsome supports the measure; if signed into law, would take effect in 2020. #gigeconomy https://t.co/XswW747v6W

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However, many other types of claims often filed against scrapers are not addressed by the court - copyright infringement, breach of contract, misappropriation, unjust enrichment, conversion, etc. - so the law surrounding online data scraping remains murky and still evolving. 3/3

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The 9th Circuit’s long-awaited decision in the hiQ data scraping case has finally been released! In a victory for online scrapers, the 9th Circuit affirms the lower court decision: https://t.co/bH1BnB0N3p #DataScraping #CFAA 1/3

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The 9th Circuit states: “It is likely that when a computer network generally permits public access to its data, a user’s accessing that publicly available data will not constitute access without authorization under the [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act].” 2/3