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Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
This high schooler is doing a better job of developing Internet policy than virtually every legislator in the world
https://edsource.org/2026/social-media-ai-mental-health/755990
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"What began as the misuse of artificial intelligence in a court filing (which Mr. Watkins characterized as an inadvertent technical error) grew into repeated instances of lying & obfuscation" 🤖😵
https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3959&context=historical
(Sanctions include a 3 month suspension from NDAla courts)
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
The Santa Clara University campus is beautiful, especially when the spring flowers are on display
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
CHE: "Government’s Demands for Employee Data to Identify Antisemitism Unsettle Academics"
From the article: The EEOC's information request "shows how difficult it is for the [EEOC] to investigate antisemitism without coming off as, well, creepy"
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
While not every lawyer who files hallucinated citations is categorically incompetent, the hallucination phenomenon may be speeding up the identification and sanctioning of the ones who are 🤖😵 https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/alabama/alsdce/1:2022cv00448/70919/353/0.pdf?ts=1775058380
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"BORTAC’s presence in Chicago was a textbook case of authoritarian overreach"
https://www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bortac-borstar-use-of-force-midway-blitz/
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Do DMCA Takedown Notices Need to Expressly Refer to the Lack of Fair Use?–Take-Two v. PlayerAuctions
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
From my blog archive: why I'm not amused by bloggers' April Fools "jokes" https://personal.ericgoldman.org/bloggers_april/
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Like most of the things he says, these remarks are not OK
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-loses-it-at-supreme-court-justices-who-voted-against-him/
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
How annoyed are judges about getting filings with hallucinated citations? They are using ChatGPT to write limericks mocking the filers 🤖😵
https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2486572/opinion/Opinion_2025-0843.pdf
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
I substantially expanded my comments about the jury verdict in the LA Superior court social media addiction trial
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Comments on the Jury Verdict in the Los Angeles Social Media Addiction Bellwether Trial
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Quick Comments on the SCOTUS Cox v. Sony Ruling
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/03/quick-comments-on-scotus-cox-v-sony-ruling.htm
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Good outcome in SCOTUS's Cox v. Sony decision https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf
BUT...Thomas' opinion overrides decades of common law to restate contributory copyright infringement as (1) inducement, or (2) the service is "tailored" to infringement. What will future plaintiffs do with prong #2?
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Sea tunnel at Mendocino Headlands State Park
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Does 512(f) Apply Differently to Counternotices Compared to Takedown Notices? #Copyright
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Why do plaintliffs file SAD Scheme cases in Florida instead of Illinois? This plaintiff's lawyer offers a boldly candid anwer:
"as a matter of personal preference, [lawyer] favors litigating in the southern climate during the winter months"
😎
https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3958&context=historical
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: What Does a Hologram Trademark Signify When the Hologram Isn’t There?–Upper Deck v. Pixels
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
The town of Mendocino, shimmering in the sun (taken from the Mendocino Headlands State Park)
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
NYT: "Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won"
The surrending law firms: A&O Shearman, Cadwalader, Kirkland, Latham & Watkins, Milbank, Paul Weiss, Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Willkie
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: I Was the Son of a Librarian 📚
https://personal.ericgoldman.org/i-was-the-son-of-a-librarian/
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
I signed onto this letter, which does a good job helping taxonomize the many problems and unknowns associated with mandatory online age authentication
https://www.politico.eu/article/age-check-social-media-scientist-warning/
For more detail, see my full paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5208739
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes" 🌮 https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/trump-administration-drops-suits-against-law-firms
The law firms that "settled" with Trump instead of fighting:
A&O Shearman, Cadwalader, Kirkland, Latham & Watkins, Milbank, Paul Weiss, Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Willkie
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Catching Up on Some Social Media Addiction Rulings
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/03/catching-up-on-some-social-media-addiction-rulings.htm
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
No surprises here: Texas A&M's restrictions on DEI-related teaching led to widespread censorship (including pre-compliance/self-censorship)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/inside-texas-a-ms-scramble-to-censor-its-curriculum
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Spotted at Costco Mountain View: 10 lb chocolate Easter bunny for $140 🍫🐰
Eating instructions: smash with a mallet or saw with a warm bread knife
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"courts are regularly degrading Section 230’s protections...[this post recaps] 30 times Section 230 did not apply (many in the 9th Circuit) from case law and in the statute itself" 📉
https://project-disco.org/competition/30-exceptions-for-section-230s-30th-anniversary/
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"Design Patent Bar Plagued by Low Applicant Numbers Two Years In"
@design_law@mastodon.social: “when you’re an art major, people don’t exactly encourage you to go to law school. I was treated by some people like I was some kind of delusional Elle Woods wannabe”
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Free-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim–LaFleur v. Yardi
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
I continue to see a lot of confusion about what the Take It Down Act says and does, as well as its policy merits. I "debated" the law's removal provisions with Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media. Watch the video:
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: If You Don’t Keep Good Records, Don’t Be Surprised if Your TOS Formation Fails in Court–White v. PayPal
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
AAUP said the litigation was filed “amid a broader pattern in which the federal government has increasingly weaponized antisemitism to pressure and reshape higher education institutions toward a far-right agenda”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/justice-department-ucla-lawsuit.html
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: Section 230 Preempts Lawsuit Over Unwanted Gmail Spam–Dor v. Google
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
"You Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Gotta Hand It To Chief Justice Roberts"
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Blog Post: A SAD Scheme Plaintiff Unsuccessfully Plays an IP Privilege Card–Price v. Schedule A Defendants
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington, Delaware
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
One of the (few) perks of flying across the country during winter is catching views like this after a snowstorm
Law Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. He/him.
The Fla. Department of "Education" dictates that Florida state colleges must teach their Introduction to Sociology courses without teaching several essential principles of sociology 📉
