Nick Nugent
@nugent.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Law, Univ. Tennessee. I teach Tech Law, IP, and Property. Computer scientist and former in-house counsel for Amazon and Microsoft. #FarCenter.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.
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i'll believe america is on the road to being a good faith participant in global order when international organizations are widely taught in high school civics and international law is a required course in law schools. but from the left to the right, we're globally uneducated & hardly care.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
i'll believe america is on the road to being a good faith participant in global order when international organizations are widely taught in high school civics and international law is a required course in law schools. but from the left to the right, we're globally uneducated & hardly care.
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that 404 Media's important reporting on pirate news site archive.is is gaining traction because the Drudge Report linked not to 404 Media's paywalled website but to the pirated version of the article on ... archive.is? (see archive.is/TFqAx)
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that 404 Media's important reporting on pirate news site archive.is is gaining traction because the Drudge Report linked not to 404 Media's paywalled website but to the pirated version of the article on ... archive.is? (see archive.is/TFqAx)
Happy Morris Worm Day to those who celebrate
37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours — worm slithered out and sparked a new era in cybersecurity
The Internet contracted worms a year before the World Wide Web was even a thing.
www.tomshardware.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy Morris Worm Day to those who celebrate
Excited to present my new paper, Generative Cybersecurity, to the faculty of the University of Alabama today. But equally excited to try some conecuh sausage this morning, apparently an Alabama classic.
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excited to present my new paper, Generative Cybersecurity, to the faculty of the University of Alabama today. But equally excited to try some conecuh sausage this morning, apparently an Alabama classic.
I'm not conspiratorial, but I can't ignore this circumlocution. The issue isn't whether there's some formal "Epstein list" that lists clients along with their crimes. The issue is whether there is any *evidence* of others who participated in sex trafficking, whether in emails, texts, photos, etc.
July 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I'm not conspiratorial, but I can't ignore this circumlocution. The issue isn't whether there's some formal "Epstein list" that lists clients along with their crimes. The issue is whether there is any *evidence* of others who participated in sex trafficking, whether in emails, texts, photos, etc.
Enjoyed presenting the new RIR Governance Document in Prague and answering questions from the governments of China, India, Russia, Switzerland, and the United States #ICANN83
June 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Enjoyed presenting the new RIR Governance Document in Prague and answering questions from the governments of China, India, Russia, Switzerland, and the United States #ICANN83
Excited to present an early draft of my paper on Generative Cybersecurity at the Penn Law & Computer Science Roundtable.
June 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Excited to present an early draft of my paper on Generative Cybersecurity at the Penn Law & Computer Science Roundtable.
Univ. of Tenn. has developed HarmonyCloak, a tool that prevents AI models from reproducing an artist’s unique sound. Here's a nice write-up about the tool, which also features some legal commentary by me.
torchbearer.utk.edu/2025/04/pitc...
torchbearer.utk.edu/2025/04/pitc...
Pitch Perfect Protection
An engineering professor and his PhD student develop a tool to keep AI from stealing music
torchbearer.utk.edu
May 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Univ. of Tenn. has developed HarmonyCloak, a tool that prevents AI models from reproducing an artist’s unique sound. Here's a nice write-up about the tool, which also features some legal commentary by me.
torchbearer.utk.edu/2025/04/pitc...
torchbearer.utk.edu/2025/04/pitc...
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Judge Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, says the Trump administration's position on Abrego Garcia amounts to a "path of perfect lawlessness." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Judge Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, says the Trump administration's position on Abrego Garcia amounts to a "path of perfect lawlessness." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The touchstone of most authoritarian regimes is not the kind of total control that most people feel in their day-to-day lives. It is that the regime is only selectively bound by law, producing constant low-grade anxiety as to whether, how, or against whom power will be exercised.
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The touchstone of most authoritarian regimes is not the kind of total control that most people feel in their day-to-day lives. It is that the regime is only selectively bound by law, producing constant low-grade anxiety as to whether, how, or against whom power will be exercised.
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We must defend Ukraine not because it is a democracy and not because it is free from all corruption but because the international norm that has kept the world safe and predictable since WWII is that a nation may not invade and plunder another just because it is bigger and stronger.
February 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We must defend Ukraine not because it is a democracy and not because it is free from all corruption but because the international norm that has kept the world safe and predictable since WWII is that a nation may not invade and plunder another just because it is bigger and stronger.
The correct response to rightwing corruption (if indeed this dropping of charges was corrupt) is not "What about when Biden/Obama/Clinton did ...?" It's "Because I don't wish to make any allowance for corruption, past or future, left or right, I will forcefully condemn it under all circumstances."
Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors to Drop Eric Adams Corruption Case: Live Updates
The dismissal of the charges would, for now, end the case against New York City’s mayor, and raise questions about the administration of justice under President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The correct response to rightwing corruption (if indeed this dropping of charges was corrupt) is not "What about when Biden/Obama/Clinton did ...?" It's "Because I don't wish to make any allowance for corruption, past or future, left or right, I will forcefully condemn it under all circumstances."
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The thing about running the federal government like a software startup is that most software startups fail www.wired.com/story/the-us...
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The thing about running the federal government like a software startup is that most software startups fail www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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“People, especially people who aren’t experts in the subject domain, coming into projects often think ‘this is dumb’ and then find out how hard the thing really is.”
February 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“People, especially people who aren’t experts in the subject domain, coming into projects often think ‘this is dumb’ and then find out how hard the thing really is.”
If the pardon of Ross Ulbricht to fulfill a campaign promise and now the potential dropping of charges (or pardoning of) new Trump buddy Eric Adams teach anything, perhaps it's that state prosecutors need to think about bringing parallel state charges where possible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams
Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If the pardon of Ross Ulbricht to fulfill a campaign promise and now the potential dropping of charges (or pardoning of) new Trump buddy Eric Adams teach anything, perhaps it's that state prosecutors need to think about bringing parallel state charges where possible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
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WSJ Ed board even includes descriptions of the cop-assailants Trump pardoned.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
January 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
WSJ Ed board even includes descriptions of the cop-assailants Trump pardoned.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
January 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
To an amazing woman. RIP.
January 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
To an amazing woman. RIP.
My New Year's resolution
December 30, 2024 at 6:19 PM
My New Year's resolution