Law

Snap Wants to be a State Actor??–Kansas v. Snap

Eric Goldman analyzes Kansas v. Snap, where Snap argues it should be treated as a state actor—an unusual posture for a private internet service normally fighting that characterization.

Blog post · Law · Privacy · Policy · Startups

AI Is an Elite Crime SpreeDocuments show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history." New AI regulations are besides the point — the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.

Matt Stoller argues the AI boom is less a novel policy puzzle than elite lawbreaking: training on copyrighted work without permission, concentrating market power, and escaping antitrust and labor enforcement that already exist.

Essay · AI · AI Policy · Economics · Opinion

TWEET and the Bird Logo Apparently Enter the Public Domain, But X Maintains Its Grip on the TWITTER Mark (For Now) — X v. Project Bluebird

Law professor Eric Goldman analyses a Delaware court's preliminary injunction ruling in X Corp. v. Project Bluebird, finding that X has likely abandoned the TWEET trademark and the bird logo through non-use and public repudiation, while its ongoing 'formerly known as Twitter' references in app store listings may be enough to preserve the TWITTER mark for now.

Blog post · Trademark · Intellectual Property · Law · Twitter/X