Third Culture Bakery sends other bakeries bogus cease-and-desist letters alleging trademark infringement for using the descriptive words "mochi muffin", but trademarks on the "supplemental" register are not entitled to exclusive rights https://t.co/qlAEt875xh #trademark#mochi
Please join me & @sfbayisoc tomorrow for a tech policy webinar on Florida's new Internet censorship law. We'll be talking with @ElizabethBanker of @ProgressChamber about the implications of this new law for Internet users & media platforms. 1 Nov 3pm PT https://t.co/f9jy1uN1Ir
Florida tries to circumvent CDA Section 230 with state law that prevents platforms from moderating politicians' speech. Hear from @elizabethbanker on the pending litigation 1 Nov 3pm PT - tech policy webinar from @sfbayisoc#Section230#1Amendment
"Florida's Attempt to Regulate Online Speech: NetChoice, CCIA v. Moody,"
#webinar - Monday, November 1st, from 3-4pm PT
featuring @elizabethbanker, @ProgressChamber VP of Legal Advocacy,
moderated by @sfbayisoc Policy Chair @RobinGross
RSVP here - https://t.co/NXUTXeJ7ZW
Three cheers for Cloudflare! We were honored that Cloudflare chose Fenwick to defend the case, and we are proud of the Fenwick team that fought hard on its behalf.
Please join me and @sfbayisoc on 16 August 1pm PT for a tech policy webinar with @ACLU Technology & Civil Liberties Director @NicoleOzer - More info: https://t.co/0mpMI6yOY3 #ISOC#ACLU#TechPolicy
Judge Kaplan also refused to recuse himself from adjudicating the "DVD Jon" case that Hollywood movie studios filed vs 2600 Magazine in early 2000's for providing info about DVD copying software, even though Kaplan's former firm had represented plaintiffs on issues central 2 case
BREAKING: LA Times reports the judge who ordered me "prosecuted" by a Chevron law firm never disclosed his own conflict of interest when ruling for Big Tobacco in a major case.
Judge Kaplan also hid his financial ties to Chevron during the Ecuador case.
Pattern of misconduct.
Free speech rights guaranteed under the 1st Amendment protect parody sites like https://t.co/Zq5sf1QzaK The freedom to make fun of politicians is a longstanding protection afforded under the #1A
We are saddened by the passing of Sherwin Siy, who fought so passionately for open knowledge.
While at @publicknowledge, Sherwin walked the halls of Congress with @brewster_kahle, talking with staffers about #copyright & the needs of the public.
We-and the world-will miss him.
Emergency Relief Sought for Tule Elk in Pt. Reyes California: National Park Service is Negligent in Starvation of Wild Elk Herds on Public Land https://t.co/yIA72y2uY5 https://t.co/0Gip4z9Um2
Google v. Oracle: New US Supreme Court precedent on fair use of software code. Join me and @sfbayisoc for webinar with attorneys of record in case to discuss ruling's impact - Monday 7 June. https://t.co/LPtQ2ISnbr
[FREE WEBINAR] "Artificial Intelligence: Humanity and Governance In a World of Thinking Machines" ft. @berkeley_ai's Dr. Mark Nitzberg, hosted by @RobinGross on Mon, 5/3, 3pm PDT. RSVP before it fills up! https://t.co/F6kppc0lqx #ai#webinar#isoc
WEBINAR: How the “Internet of things” threatens human rights and security and how hidden technical governance arrangements will become the constitution of our future. MONDAY APRIL 5 at 3PM PDT
RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/IODEtMVo5A
#IoT#humanrights#security#policy#internet#future
Tech Policy Webinar: Discussion with @LauraDeNardis on "The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch" on 5 April at 3pm PT, sponsored by @sfbayisoc@AU_SOC https://t.co/6Db45WtoPb
Please join me & @SFBayISOC on 5 April for a tech policy webinar with leading Internet policy scholar @LauraDeNardis of @AU_SOC on “Freedom & Security in a World with No Off Switch”. Learn how the Internet of things threatens human rights and security... https://t.co/mjRnZTo4NS
2nd Circuit Rules CDA Section 230 Protects Vimeo Over Deleted User Account - Online Platforms Provided Significant Discretion Over What They Choose to Delete on Their Systems https://t.co/bgogHdhPxq #Section230#CDA230
As was pointed out last night, if legislators do not understand what a law does and key players have dramatically different policy goals, it is hard to rewrite the law. https://t.co/LuGooTOMWm @JKosseff@sfmnemonic@ElizabethBanker, @RobinGross
Some questions our upcoming webinar’s panel of experts will explore: What are the circumstances in which individual citizens and tech companies should be responsible for the harmful speech of others, if ever?
RSVP today: https://t.co/fHBrX33DLb