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Posted on June 17, 2021 Section 230

The Section 230 Illusion

My first contribution to the newly reconfigured Human Events: NEW: The Section 230 Illusion. Publisher or Platform? What if it doesn’t matter? Check out the... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Free Expression

Speaking of prior restraint!

We toyed a little bit with the very big idea of prior restraint in constitutional law about a week ago. Now Clarice Feldman writes about... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Fair Use

Streisand walks again

Lawyer, media critic and intrepid blogger Patterico reports all about a compelling illustration of the Streisand Effect in his life — and, as you will see,... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Digital Rights Management

Persia purge

Remember how assiduously copyright owners went after services that made Hollywood entertainment "family friendly" against creators' wishes? Now do Iran. Read more

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Social Media

16 hours in Twitter purgatory

I was locked out of Twitter because of a "glitch." Not. As long as it doesn't happen to you, right? And it can't happen to you. Read more

Posted on February 2, 2018 Free Expression

Speech and — more? — speech re Russ Feingold

Don’t say they’re anything but — what’s the term? — “fair and balanced” over at Randazza’s Legal Satyricon blog when it comes to the post-mortem... Read more

Posted on January 20, 2015January 19, 2015 Free Expression

Best of 2007: Ideological purity

First posted on January 24, 2007. Yahoo News: Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has vowed to “purify” the Internet, state media reported on Wednesday,... Read more

Posted on November 2, 2010November 5, 2010 Free Expression

They killed South Park?

Discussion about censorship and moral cowardice is brewing at Dean’s World. Read more

Posted on January 24, 2007January 28, 2016 Free Expression

Ideological purity

Yahoo News: Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has vowed to “purify” the Internet, state media reported on Wednesday, describing a top-level meeting that discussed... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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