Speaking of Watergate, just this accidental DM/post is a bigger scandal than what took down Nixon’s presidency.

I realized there is a clip of that guy on my feed so to balance it out here are photos of my dogs at the beach

More on the court's order in New York Times v. Trump by @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social with an appropriate headline. I would've reposted but I didn't want a pic of that guy on feed as we go into the weekend. ballsandstrikes.org/authors/madi...

Everyone but the most powerful people seem to already know this, but: In conceding to Trump, there's no end to it. He will continue to destroy you even after you think you pleased him. There's no point where he'll go ok we're equals now, I respect you.

Quick take thread on the judge's order in Trump v. New York Times. The headlines like "Judge tosses out Trump's billion dollar defamation lawsuit" are a bit much. It's the complaint that was rejected, not the lawsuit itself. 1/12 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

Seen outside SAP Center during the Valkyries block party: a Mister Softee truck! I represented Mister Softee a few times in New York, in trademark enforcement and litigation. I think this is the first time I've seen them in California.

Morgan & Morgan sues Disney over Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse ad floridapolitics.com/archives/756...

“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives

If you're not a lawyer and you don't have experience with defamation, I understand if you don't know this isn't what "actual malice" means under the law. But any lawyer who does this would and should know. I cannot stress enough how much of a credibility killer this paragraph is.

Beginning a lawsuit by pointing out how you weren't actually damaged is a choice.

Chrome Hearts LLC files a lot of #ScheduleA cases. They have hired a different firm (Latham) for this "regular" IP case.

Trump v. Simon & Schuster update Trump is so committed to his preposterous lawsuits against the press that he's seeking to file a third amended complaint in this litigation where he claims a copyright in his recorded interviews with Bob Woodward. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... 1/11

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

I'm amused that an application to register an ASK A FUCKBOY trademark for comedy podcasts has been initially refused as merely descriptive of its services. * tsdr.uspto.gov/documentview...

Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights who was ousted by Trump, moved for summary judgment in her lawsuit.

I remember.

Trump said that "Second Amendment people" can take care of Hillary Clinton if she becomes president

NEW: At least 2 people were being transported to a Denver-area hospital after a shooting involving an “active assailant” at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, officials said Wednesday afternoon // Story by @katielang.bsky.social

Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights that Trump fired because he's a petty dictator, has a temporary win in her lawsuit. The court grants her request that the Executive Office is prohibited from interfering with her duties pending the outcome. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/orders/docs/...

JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress. 2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.

Two biggest clues of a scam trademark communication: 1. If it looks like a scam, it probably is. 2. The USPTO never asks for payment in a letter, call, text, email, etc. Its genuine communications never include a dollar amount.

Has anyone asked Leavitt or anyone else in the Trump administration if these "made up crimes" are used to justify deportations?

Here's the 2nd Circuit order affirming E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million jury award. I know this Supreme Court isn't to be trusted, but I still don't see SCOTUS taking this one. There's no pressing legal issue or circuit split. 1/6 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

They said it couldn't be done. Or maybe they said it could. I don't know, I couldn't hear them over the deafening roars at Ballhalla.

As I always tell my students: If the case is important, read it yourself. Don't rely on how anyone else describes or characterizes it. And yes, that includes judges.

Gift link to my developing story on Anthropic's historic settlement with book authors and publishers: wapo.st/47r1gFT More updates to come.

Getting Your Copyrights Back: the Copyright Act allows artists and authors to "terminate" an assignment and get their rights back. But the statute is complicated. I wrote about in 5 Bridges Law's first blog post: 5bridgeslaw.com/5-bridges-la...

Bartz v. Anthropic, the class action copyright lawsuit over books pirated to train Anthropic's AI. The parties reached a settlement in principle. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Here's Trump's application for an extension of time to file a petition the Supreme Court to take his Carroll v. Trump appeal. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... Pay attention to the dissent from rehearing at the 2nd Circuit, starting on page 9.

BREAKING from @ryanknappy.bsky.social Judge Amit Mehta passes on major Google divestment in search monopoly case, ruling the DOJ "overreached." Google is barred from shelling out billions for exclusivity and preloading deals, but overall gets the narrowly tailored remedy it sought. t.co/e3d43KidEJ

Here's Jason Allen's brief arguing that he's entitled to copyright protection for his AI generated artwork. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

BREAKING: Judge Breyer rules that President Trump's deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, says Trump is using military as a "national police force with the president as its chief." Injunction granted. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Remember how Perez Hilton, without a lawyer, sent a whole bunch of unhinged and disrespectful letters to the court in Lively v. Baldoni/Wayfarer? Well, ultimately he got what he wanted. The court denied Lively's motion to compel, holding that it doesn't have jurisdiction over Lavandeira. 1/3

Minnesota is heartbroken. From the officers responding, to the clergy and teachers providing comfort, to the hospital staff saving lives, we will get through this together. Hug your kids close.

If you write an article about a lawsuit, post the complaint. There's no legitimate reason not to.

To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.

This is a good take by Cathy about how the Intel deal is a taking under the 5th Amendment. Now that I think about it, an argument can be made that any of Trump's coercive "settlements" are government takings.

Important to see here. Trump doesn't understand how anything works, and he has no intention to learn. But he has advisors who do understand. They have no moral compass but they're clever enough to draft executive orders that shoehorn whatever nutbrain policy Trump is trying to execute.

This is why a sample or sync license will typically require at least two separate licenses. One is for the composition, which is obtained from the songwriters or publishers. The other is for the sound recording, which is obtained from the record labels or artists.

I've seen some misunderstandings about a specific part of Suno's motion to dismiss in Justice v. Suno. Recording artists sued the AI in a class action lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement over use of recordings for training - and - infringement in the AI outputs. 1/6

California resident here. Fox News is just lying here. The legislature is putting forth a proposal and we citizens get to vote on it. If there's one thing California's gonna do, it's put something on a ballot for a popular vote. If there's one thing Fox News is gonna do, it's lie their asses off.

Important for copyright lawyers to understand: the separate accrual is an argument for extending the statement limitations. It is NOT the test for whether there is a separate infringement for purposes of statutory damages question. 1/3

1st Circuit decision on copyright statute of limitations. Unfortunately for us, it doesn't address what's probably the most important question for the rest of us. 1/5

Thanks I definitely have to read this

I shouldn't have forgotten: The infamous "monkey selfie" decision where PETA sued for copyright infringement on behalf of a macaque, who they named Naruto.

And there goes federal labor protections, which was Musk's goal all along. Today the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional, and affirmed an order enjoining it. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...

One more: A third-party claim in the Beastie Boys vs. Monster Energy depended on interpretation of the single word response: "Dope!"

The triggering event that ultimately led to a huge change in trademark law was an army colonel offended by an ad for a mom-n-pop sex toy store called "Victor's Secret"