I favor laws against trapping thousands of innocent motorists on limited-access highways, but such laws have to be enforced against all parties. IANAL, but it would seem a Federal judge has ample moral justification for declaring DeSantis's law unConstitutional.
Trump? Good riddance! But "reach" may be 1st Amendment "press"
I am glad Trump is muted, because he is a rebel who attempted to overturn Constitutional government between 2020/November 3 and 2021/January 6.
Access to Twitter is not an issue of First Amendment free "speech."
But the drafters of the First Amendment recognized, that equally important as free "speech," was the means to disseminate said speech to a mass national audience, i.e. "the press." Due to robust competition, there was no reason in the 1800s and 1900s to give speakers compulsory access to particular media outlets. (On the contrary, such compulsory access, by diluting a medium's message, would violate the First Amendment's "free press".)
But, to the extent new media giants become effective monopolies, they may deserve regulation as "public utilities" available to all. (On the other hand, US public discourse has never been flooded with so much lying and lunacy since the days of Adams vs. Hamilton vs. Jefferson. Censorship by private monopolies might be the least bad option after all.)
I was a bit confused by the interchangeable use of pink (pale red) and magenta (aka "fuchsia"), a light purple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta
But "Lemonade"s press release clarifies this, showing that DT has registered five distinct colors, ranging from pink through magenta (fuchsia), to something even more bluish.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Who are "go-to" IP experts in Congress?
Rand Paul is the only Republican Senator I know who publicly comes out against copyright maximalism and patent trolling. I was asking if there were others.
I looked up your profile and you seem to oppose copyright maximalism and patent trolling. Why not answer the obvious intent of my original question, rather than pursuing a ridiculous Internet squabble?
Hugo S Cunningham (profile), 10 Dec 2020 @ 10:59am
Who are "go-to" IP experts in Congress?
If I write my Congressperson who has no special IP expertise, what colleague might I refer him/her to, as a general rule on all IP issues?
For the Senate, I would guess
Democratic-- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Republican-- Sen Rand Paul (R-KY)
For the House
Republicans-- I am glad to see Darryl Issa (R-CA) reentering Congress in January. He was one of 3 principals behind the 2014 patent reform bill that cleared the House.
Democrats-- ?
Does anyone have better suggestions-- especially for House Democrats?
(2) The Senate IP subcommittee--
Are there any good mambers on it, or are they all as questionable as Sen. Thom Tillis?
Re: Re: Here again is your real view on Section 230.
"You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And, whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back!"
--found in an old <i>National Lampoon</i>
dated 1972
A broad spectrum of conservative, centrist, and center-left scholars take on the distortions of the "1619 Project".
No, the 1776 Revolution was not about perpetuating slavery. (though both the rebels and the British did make disgusting moral compromises about slavery.)
Denial=slander lawsuits to evade statute of limitations?
(Note: this has nothing to do with the Westfall act or DoJ.)
I share the general disdain for Donald Trump, but setting aside Trump for the moment, simple denial should not be allowed as grounds for a slander/libel lawsuit when the underlying offense is covered by a statute of limitations. Now, if the defendant had gone on to say the accuser was a mental patient, or had made five previous false accusations, that would constitute independent grounds for a legitimate slander lawsuit.
Some are unhappy because sites are taking down propaganda and disinformation. Others are upset that they're not taking down propaganda and disinformation (or not taking it down fast enough).
The largest group are unhappy because sites won't take down the other side's propaganda and disinformation while leaving their own side's propaganda and disinformation intact.
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Re: Re: Time for a name change?
Previous comment made by me
("... credit with the rational (pre-Trump) Right...")
I did not realize I was signed out.
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DeSantis renders his own law unConstitutional?
I favor laws against trapping thousands of innocent motorists on limited-access highways, but such laws have to be enforced against all parties. IANAL, but it would seem a Federal judge has ample moral justification for declaring DeSantis's law unConstitutional.
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Bissiger Hund?
In German, a "bissiger Hund" is normally to be treated with caution, but this particular dog's gums may have rotted with old age.
On the post: Devin Nunes' Family's Bizarrely Stupid Defamation Lawsuit Goes Off The Rails
Re: Re: Someone doth protest too much...
"... It's a scam set up by ICE. You do not want to let them find you..."
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OAN-ism?
Did Biblical scholars have the Maricopa "recount" in mind when they condemned a sin called "OAN-ism"?
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Trump? Good riddance! But "reach" may be 1st Amendment "press"
I am glad Trump is muted, because he is a rebel who attempted to overturn Constitutional government between 2020/November 3 and 2021/January 6.
Access to Twitter is not an issue of First Amendment free "speech."
But the drafters of the First Amendment recognized, that equally important as free "speech," was the means to disseminate said speech to a mass national audience, i.e. "the press." Due to robust competition, there was no reason in the 1800s and 1900s to give speakers compulsory access to particular media outlets. (On the contrary, such compulsory access, by diluting a medium's message, would violate the First Amendment's "free press".)
But, to the extent new media giants become effective monopolies, they may deserve regulation as "public utilities" available to all. (On the other hand, US public discourse has never been flooded with so much lying and lunacy since the days of Adams vs. Hamilton vs. Jefferson. Censorship by private monopolies might be the least bad option after all.)
On the post: OSU, Marc Jacobs Call Truce Over Infuriating Competing Trademark Applications For The Word "The"
As Mary McCarthy might have put it...
Every word in their pleadings was bullsh*t, including "and" and "the".
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Re: Re: Playlist items
I never could figure out what Macbeth's poor cat was doing in the cabbage.
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Popehat's parody page
In case anyone missed it the first time--
Ken White (Popehat) posted a great Parma PD parody at
https://www.popehat.com/2016/04/05/official-city-of-parma-police-department-press-release/
Not a single sentence was false and defamatory (Ken is an attorney), but I doubt if the Parma PD cared for it.
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Magenta or pink? (actually both)
I was a bit confused by the interchangeable use of pink (pale red) and magenta (aka "fuchsia"), a light purple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta
But "Lemonade"s press release clarifies this, showing that DT has registered five distinct colors, ranging from pink through magenta (fuchsia), to something even more bluish.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Who are "go-to" IP experts in Congress?
Rand Paul is the only Republican Senator I know who publicly comes out against copyright maximalism and patent trolling. I was asking if there were others.
I looked up your profile and you seem to oppose copyright maximalism and patent trolling. Why not answer the obvious intent of my original question, rather than pursuing a ridiculous Internet squabble?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-oCHWsNZwI
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Re: Re: Who are "go-to" IP experts in Congress?
OK, he's not a technical expert, but he does have libertarian reflexes. Do you have a better Republican Senator to recommend?
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Who are "go-to" IP experts in Congress?
If I write my Congressperson who has no special IP expertise, what colleague might I refer him/her to, as a general rule on all IP issues?
For the Senate, I would guess
Democratic-- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Republican-- Sen Rand Paul (R-KY)
For the House
Republicans-- I am glad to see Darryl Issa (R-CA) reentering Congress in January. He was one of 3 principals behind the 2014 patent reform bill that cleared the House.
Democrats-- ?
Does anyone have better suggestions-- especially for House Democrats?
(2) The Senate IP subcommittee--
Are there any good mambers on it, or are they all as questionable as Sen. Thom Tillis?
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Re: Re: Here again is your real view on Section 230.
"You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And, whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back!"
--found in an old <i>National Lampoon</i>
dated 1972
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An antidote to the 1619 project
https://1776unites.com/
A broad spectrum of conservative, centrist, and center-left scholars take on the distortions of the "1619 Project".
No, the 1776 Revolution was not about perpetuating slavery. (though both the rebels and the British did make disgusting moral compromises about slavery.)
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Re: Re: Denial=slander lawsuits to evade statute of limitations?
Rather thin gruel, worth about $1 worth of actual damages (unless we're talking about Trump).
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Denial=slander lawsuits to evade statute of limitations?
(Note: this has nothing to do with the Westfall act or DoJ.)
I share the general disdain for Donald Trump, but setting aside Trump for the moment, simple denial should not be allowed as grounds for a slander/libel lawsuit when the underlying offense is covered by a statute of limitations. Now, if the defendant had gone on to say the accuser was a mental patient, or had made five previous false accusations, that would constitute independent grounds for a legitimate slander lawsuit.
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Turkey derides Covid-19 guidance against Thanksgiving parties...
Has he noticed who is likely to be voting on and enforcing government Internet controls after next January?
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Re: Re: Free speech for me but not for thee...
Sounds like an urban legend.
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Free speech for me but not for thee...
The largest group are unhappy because sites won't take down the other side's propaganda and disinformation while leaving their own side's propaganda and disinformation intact.
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