M. Scott Boone
@mscottboone.bsky.social
Law professor: IP, Law & Tech, Property, Legal Ethics, Legal Ed—especially interested in law that affects authors and artists
Unredeemable soccer fanatic—you’ve been warned
Unredeemable soccer fanatic—you’ve been warned
I’ve never met Fruit Bat, but I’m pretty sure they would be enjoying the banana more if it were in their mouth. 😉
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I’ve never met Fruit Bat, but I’m pretty sure they would be enjoying the banana more if it were in their mouth. 😉
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Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Fake-porn videos are being weaponized to harass and humiliate women: ‘Everybody is a potential target’
"Deepfake" creators target both celebrities and everyday women with photos taken from the Web. Even Scarlett Johansson says she's powerless to fight them.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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This was really one of the strangest moments I can remember in American culture, there was a 10 day window where this man was considered a saint, like post-9/11 culture but on 4x fast forward
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
This was really one of the strangest moments I can remember in American culture, there was a 10 day window where this man was considered a saint, like post-9/11 culture but on 4x fast forward
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I vividly remember watching it live on CNN and hearing Jake Tapper say something like "don't ever forget what you are watching right now because someday soon Trump and his sycophants will tell you it didn't actually happen."
No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021.
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
I vividly remember watching it live on CNN and hearing Jake Tapper say something like "don't ever forget what you are watching right now because someday soon Trump and his sycophants will tell you it didn't actually happen."
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You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.
![Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/bafkreibrxbmhwrnkwo2ztnczubpnzpup3uf6dpyhs7mk2uxpeoeynhjo2q@jpeg)
And it probably doesn’t help that Roberts et al said he could break the law with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
And it probably doesn’t help that Roberts et al said he could break the law with impunity.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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Your regular reminder that marginal income, capital gains, & wealth taxes are too low, & this poses an existential threat to 🇺🇸 democracy
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Your regular reminder that marginal income, capital gains, & wealth taxes are too low, & this poses an existential threat to 🇺🇸 democracy
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so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
‘Scorched-Earth Attack’: Trump Admin Cuts Off Childcare Funds to All States | Common Dreams
"My team and I are exploring all our legal options to ensure that critical childcare services do not get abruptly slashed based on pretext and grandstanding," said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ell...
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
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"Plant IP in the United States: The cumulative number of granted US Plant Patents reached 37,188 at the end of 2025. Throughout the year, there was a fair amount of litigation under the Plant Patent Act."
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Plant IP in the United States: The cumulative number of granted US Plant Patents reached 37,188 at the end of 2025. Throughout the year, there was a fair amount of litigation under the Plant Patent Act."
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New in PN: The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
New in PN: The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
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This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 and possibly leaving survivors
The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
Well anyone who hates the Yankees has a leg up with me…
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Well anyone who hates the Yankees has a leg up with me…
These are just the old tweets from 2015? Twitter changed the name on the account for all posts, old and new, when the administration changed hands.
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
These are just the old tweets from 2015? Twitter changed the name on the account for all posts, old and new, when the administration changed hands.
Now this is going to drive me nuts.
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Now this is going to drive me nuts.
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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i think there ought to be an active effort to determine who is posting these daily stormer esque memes and what the process of generating and approving them is
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
i think there ought to be an active effort to determine who is posting these daily stormer esque memes and what the process of generating and approving them is
All Glory to Hypnotoad!
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 AM
All Glory to Hypnotoad!
All Glory to the Hypnotoad!!
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
All Glory to the Hypnotoad!!
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For the corporate law professor in your life.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For the corporate law professor in your life.
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This is the new pizzagate, caravans, eating the dogs and cats. Buckle up.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is the new pizzagate, caravans, eating the dogs and cats. Buckle up.
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Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
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libsoftiktok is now the third most powerful branch of government after the president and supreme court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
libsoftiktok is now the third most powerful branch of government after the president and supreme court