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Pamela Samuelson

@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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Professor, Berkeley Law School, who writes about challenges that new information technologies pose for intellectual property & other laws. Past Chair & member of Electronic Frontier Foundation Board & of Authors Alliance Board. Gardening is my best hobby

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CCIA @ccianet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
As legislative sessions begin across the country, AI is a top priority for many lawmakers. Rushed, state-by-state approaches risk chilling innovation and speech. CCIA is helping policymakers pursue responsible, balanced AI regulation at ccianet.org/library/ccia... .
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 15/01/2026
Newsweek created a map showing the locations where shootings linked to immigrations agents have taken place since January 2025.
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Map of ICE Shootings Since Donald Trump Returned to Office
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/01/2026
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according those with knowledge of their decision. nyti.ms/4qUl36Z
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@AdamEisgrau @adameisgrau.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The case is Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 3:25-cv-09579, (N.D. Cal.) www.courtlistener.com/docket/7188...
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Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 3:25-cv-09579 - CourtListener.com
Docket for Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 3:25-cv-09579 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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@AdamEisgrau @adameisgrau.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@Meta.com has moved to dismiss what it calls @TedEntertain.com's "meritless ancillary theories" of secondary liability and DMCA breach apart from plaintiffs' core direct © infringement claims: 🧵
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Anupam Chander @anupamchander.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Wrote up some quick thoughts on the final and strange contours of the TikTok deal for @techpolicypress.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/how-to-make-...
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How to Make Sense of Trump’s TikTok Deal | TechPolicy.Press
President Donald Trump reportedly has a deal to sell off TikTok's US operations. Anupam Chander explains the developments.
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
"The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to shake up American copyright law ... in the Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment case." — Opinion by Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology bit.ly/4iWO2V7 #BerkeleyLaw @@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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Cox v. Sony: The Supreme Court’s Quest for a Contributory Infringement Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to shake up American copyright law by articulating a different—and likely a stricter—legal standard for what constitutes contributory copyright infringement in the ...
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Pamela Samuelson @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
video of American Academy program on "Generative AI is Terrific, but Is It Really Legal?" now available www.amacad.org/events/gener...
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Generative AI Is Terrific, But Is it Really Legal? A Morton L. Mandel Conversation
5:00 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. Reception
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Standing room only at the California legislature hearing on AI and copyright, where @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social, Rishi Bommasani and I testified
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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 11/12/2025
New Tech Policy Podcast! @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social discuss the Supreme Court oral argument in Cox v. Sony, a copyright case that could have major ramifications for the internet. podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/426...
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of the Center for Law & Technology, among UC Berkeley experts addressing AI’s legal and economic implications: bit.ly/3K0FnUv #BerkeleyLaw #AI @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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UC Berkeley experts discuss legal and economic questions about AI technologies
A recent panel discussion at UC Berkeley considered current legal challenges for developers of generative AI (GenAI), as well as economic impacts of the technology. AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT...
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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Depression began after Wall Street stocks crashed 96 years ago today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us. She cites a wildly off-base claim heard then & now: "Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
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October 28, 2025
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
NEW: The Trump administration quietly lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the Putin-backed Serbian leader Milorad Dodik after an intensive campaign on his behalf by Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, Laura Loomer & high-priced lobbyists.
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Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
"Thomson Reuters ... has provided ICE with access to its [CLEAR] platform. CLEAR creates individual profiles of people by aggregating and connecting thousands of datasets full of typically hard-to-find information, such as court records, business filings, driving records and social media."
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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
“What’s up?” is the Bluesky prompt for posts. Our benefits and lifelines are “what’s up” on Nov 1. As the regime continues to spend lavishly (and anonymously) on “ballrooms,” illegal bombings, and Trump himself, Americans are struggling: food, healthcare, jobs, ICE… Cruelty is the point. Vote 🗳️
THE HILL:
SNAP funding expiration set to hit 40 million people
BY MIKE LILLIS 10/26/25 06:00 AM ET
This isn't a budget debate, it's a hunger crisis
-THE REFORMERS
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
It’s self-dealing all the way down www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
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a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education. A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Our amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of former judges and government officials, including ones appointed by every Republican president from Nixon through Trump, argues that the President doesn't have the power to impose whatever tariffs he likes. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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Institute for Information Law (IViR) @ivir-uva.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
IViR is very happy and proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social was awarded with a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Congratulations João Pedro! 🥳 www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
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Vidi grant for Dr. João Pedro Quintais - IVIR
IViR is proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his research into generative AI content moderation.
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
These pictures need to be in EVERY Democratic candidate's ad for the next several years. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
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NPR @npr.org · 21/10/2025
Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations. n.pr/42R8gJ2
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Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Trump in July, on the WH $250MM ballroom project: “It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Literati Bookstore @literatibookstore.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
As a matter of fact, truth matters.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 19/10/2025
Planning your week? 🎉 Join the #InternetArchive to celebrate The Web We’ve Built — from the first pages to 1 trillion & counting. 🌐 📅 Weds, Oct 22 🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133... 🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011... #Wayback1T #Livestream
Poster with a gradient blue background. Large text reads “the web we’ve built.” Smaller text says “Celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived.” Pixelated 3D icons of a floppy disk, magnifying glass, cursor arrow, computer window, and others radiate outward from a bright starburst in the center. On the right, text lists event details: “Wednesday, October 22, 5–10PM PT. Live stream: 7–8PM PT. 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.” The Internet Archive logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Alisar Mustafa @alisarmustafa.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Anthropic and Deloitte Announce Global Partnership to Deploy Claude AI Across Regulated Industries
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Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries | PYMNTS.com
Anthropic and Deloitte have partnered to build artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that include compliance features to enable their deployment in
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/10/2025
SCOTUS spent Wednesday morning trying to figure out a way to legalize racial gerrymandering. trib.al/TvPE4dc The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction
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Michelle Sichak @michellesichak.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
And they accuse us of hating America?!?!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/10/2025
🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/10/2025
BREAKING: Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, according to a Truth Social post.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 14/10/2025
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Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Meta removed ICE Sighting group after hearing from the Justice Department.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
They also cancelled government data collection about hunger to minimize evidence about their policies
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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We're tracking digital censorship, and we hope you'll help. /end www.libraryfutures.net/post/trackin...
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Tracking Digital Censorship
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2025
Spread this around. Missouri and Ohio Democrats need at least 100,000 valid signatures to take on Republican gerrymandering maps. This is the fight 🔥
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 13/10/2025
And we are too busy burning the planet with AI, ripping each other apart and killing each other to do anything about it.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/10/2025
Pro-voting groups warn that if the Supreme Court rules to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, it could give the GOP at least 19 more U.S. House seats — seats that were directly created by the provision. bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
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GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
Read more here.
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AtlantaDon💙🌈💙🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
there's a secret domestic terrorism watchlist if anyone cares www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...
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Senator Warns of Trump's Secret Watchlist for Americans
NSPM-7 finally gets Congressional attention
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AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The murders of the Venezuelan and Colombian fishermen are crimes against humanity. Can’t the people that ordered this and carried it out be prosecuted? Does the SC’s immunity ruling protect trump? I don’t want people who co-sign murder on the Supreme Court! abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Colombian president says US military struck Colombian boat, killed his citizens
The last boat struck by the U.S. military in the Caribbean Sea was Colombian with Colombian citizens inside, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ... /1 tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Breaking Down The Intersection Of Right-Of-Publicity Law, AI www.law360.com/classaction/...
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Breaking Down The Intersection Of Right-Of-Publicity Law, AI - Law360
Jillian Taylor at Blank Rome examines how existing right-of-publicity law governs artificial intelligence-generated voice-overs, deepfakes and deadbots; highlights a recent New York federal court ruli...
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