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Eric Goldman
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Associate Dean for Research & Professor, Santa Clara Law. Internet Law, IP, Advertising Law. He/him. Website: http://www.ericgoldman.org. Email: egoldman@gmail.com

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Eric Goldman is a law professor at Santa Clara University School of Law. He also co-directs the law school's High Tech Law Institute and co-supervises the law school's Privacy Law Certificate. .. more

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 32m
You may recall a photographer's copyright lawsuit against a tattoo artist for depicting a photo in a tattoo. The jury ruled for the tattoo artist.

On appeal, the Ninth Circuit shuts the photographer down: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...

Prior coverage: blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d
My selfie: 🧙

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d
An official account of the United States government is dreamposting about deporting 80+ million citizens

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d
On Jack Smith deposition, now released:

100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.

Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.

What Smith says is far more incriminating.
Excerpt from Jack Smith deposition: For nearly three decades I have been a career prosecutor. I have served during both Republican and Democratic administrations and I've been guided by those principles in every role I've held. I continued to honor those principles when I was appointed to serve as special counsel in November of 2022. The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power. Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents. I remain grateful for the counsel, judgment, and advice of my team as I executed my responsibilities. I am both saddened and angered that President Trump has sought revenge against career prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff simply for doing their jobs and for having worked on those cases.

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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 1d
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
Homeland security post The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world. A photo of an old 70's tan car on the beach with palm trees swaying in the wind as the surf comes in. with the text America After 100 million deportations.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d
probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d
Can a school district fire an assistant principal for ranting on Facebook about "demtards"?

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(Answer: yes, though the fact he falsely claimed he was hacked, plus his other intemperate statements, surely also contributed)
The post stated verbatim (including its typographical errors): Demtard convention opens and the only facts spoken were the names. Lie after lie. The fact checkers could retire on Michelle Obama’s rant alone. What s hatefull racists bitch. If you need to lie to try and win you are just shit. If you believe them you are even worse. Wake the fuck up America. You are being played by a fake media, athleats and performers (who are really clueless and flyers with pedophile man) and the former DNC, now just the little bitch of Marxist BLM, Antifa, and Soroas socialist. You are missing out on a great country and the rest of us are sick and tired of your act and going to take you to the woodshed for a proper education. May God help you to pull your heads out of your asses so we will not have too. Time for the red tide. Lets see how long until the FB liberal defenders take this one down.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d
FOSTA/SESTA wasn't necessary papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

For more on the interplay between Section 230 and state crimes: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Complicated Story of FOSTA and Section 230
In 2018, Congress passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (“FOSTA”), designed to attack the online promotion of sex traf
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 3d
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later

Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
A USPS mailbox in New York City

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 4d
Prof. @design-law.bsky.social provides a roundup of the top 10 SAD Scheme developments in 2025

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#StopTheSADScheme
Schedule A: Ten Notable Developments in 2025 (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
By Sarah Fackrell, Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law It’s been a busy year on the Schedule A beat. In reflecting on the year, I’ve put together this quick round-up of ten of the top deve...
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Cannon @cannon4nh.bsky.social · 4d
Assistant AG for civil rights at DOJ Harmeet Dhillon is on a tear and pissing off a lot of MAGAts in the process 🍿
Harmeet K. Dhillon @HarmeetKDhillon “Conservative” influencers, if you think you are “keeping the pressure on” or “winning” by spreading bullshit attacks on @realDonaldTrump ’s hand-picked cabinet, you are NOT. You are earning money to spread misinformation. You are hoes. Learn an honest profession! 8:09 PM · Dec 28, 2025 · 173.5K Views Image of a blue and purple knitted hat with the text Harmeet K. Dhillon @HarmeetKDhillon · 1h This hat is an hour behind schedule thanks to influencer retards A bunch of MAGA blue checks objecting to being called hoes

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 5d
Blog Post: Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup) 📉

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Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
‘Tis the season for Internet censorship. 🎄 More accurately, Internet censorship is now a four-season sport in state legislatures. There is not a stereotypical red state/blue state divide. Instead, the...
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 5d
@mmasnick.bsky.social: "The US government is blocking people from entering the country because those people advocated for content moderation policies the government doesn’t like....it’s doing this in the name of protecting free speech" www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 6d
Blog Post: Texas Judge Enjoins App Store Authentication Law–CCIA and SEAT v. Paxton

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Texas Judge Enjoins App Store Authentication Law-CCIA and SEAT v. Paxton - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This blog post involves two near-identical cases challenging the Texas App Store Accountability Act, Senate Bill 2420 (“SB 2420” or “the Act”), Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 121.001 et seq. SB 2420 is a rob...
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6d
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 7d
Blog Post: Google Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense–Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post) #Copyright

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Google Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense-Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Textbook publishers are suing Google for its alleged role in facilitating what they consider to be mass piracy. In June 2025, the court partially denied Google’s motion to dismiss. Still remaining in ...
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 7d
I don't think there's any understanding of the First Amendment under which this ("our Savior") is constitutional. Yet they don't care, and they've eliminated all the attorneys who would've objected.

Kudos to the Goldwater and Cato Institutes for condemning it.

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Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries! I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was. The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.   DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Adam Rothman aced his cognitive test @adamrothman.bsky.social · 9d
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April, according to the Arizona Mirror. The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 9d
Blog Post: Appeals Court Accepts That the “Water” Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine–U.S. v. Reed

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Appeals Court Accepts That the "Water" Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine-U.S. v. Reed - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This is a federal prosecution against alleged drug dealers. There is substantial evidence beyond the emojis suggesting that Swanagan is a dealer. Prior blog post. The appeals court didn’t quote Swanag...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9d
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.

I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.

They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
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CNN @cnn.com · 9d
The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship.
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’ | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting ...
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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 9d
Inspired by a conversation with @ericgoldman.bsky.social , I created this silly AI slop song w/Suno

"All I want for Christmas is 230"
suno.com/s/OLVE7xviSs...

(The cover photo fried me 😭 none of those numbers are 230...)
All I want for Christmas is 230 (Remastered)
Listen and make your own on Suno.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 9d
NEW:

One brought a gun home.

One moved.

Others improved home security.

Life as a federal judge in the age of Trump:

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Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 10d
Are you a reasonable consumer?
2025 Reasonable Consumer Quiz -
See how you stack up.
truthinadvertising.org

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 10d
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 10d
Blog Post: District Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties–Bogard v. TikTok

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District Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs' Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties-Bogard v. TikTok - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This is a quirky lawsuit designed to subvert Section 230, the First Amendment, and traditional common law. I previously summarized the case: This lawsuit purports to focuses on the allegedly defective...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 11d
Blog Post: Courts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas

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Courts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
[I have a mondo draft roundup blog post, coming soon, covering a lot of segregate-and-suppress rulings. For now, I’ve prioritized coverage of these two rulings due to their importance. I’ll discuss th...
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 11d
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
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