Pamela Samuelson
@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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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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... .
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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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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
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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 created a map showing the locations where shootings linked to immigrations agents have taken place since January 2025.
Map of ICE Shootings Since Donald Trump Returned to Office
www.newsweek.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Newsweek created a map showing the locations where shootings linked to immigrations agents have taken place since January 2025.
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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
January 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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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The case is Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 3:25-cv-09579, (N.D. Cal.)
www.courtlistener.com/docket/7188...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/7188...
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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January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The case is Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 3:25-cv-09579, (N.D. Cal.)
www.courtlistener.com/docket/7188...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/7188...
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@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: 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
@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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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-...
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.
www.techpolicy.press
January 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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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"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 https://bit.ly/4iWO2V7 #BerkeleyLaw @@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
— Opinion by Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology https://bit.ly/4iWO2V7 #BerkeleyLaw @@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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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December 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"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 https://bit.ly/4iWO2V7 #BerkeleyLaw @@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
— Opinion by Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology https://bit.ly/4iWO2V7 #BerkeleyLaw @@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
video of American Academy program on "Generative AI is Terrific, but Is It Really Legal?" now available
www.amacad.org/events/gener...
www.amacad.org/events/gener...
Generative AI Is Terrific, But Is it Really Legal? A Morton L. Mandel Conversation
5:00 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. Reception
www.amacad.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
video of American Academy program on "Generative AI is Terrific, but Is It Really Legal?" now available
www.amacad.org/events/gener...
www.amacad.org/events/gener...
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Standing room only at the California legislature hearing on AI and copyright, where @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social, Rishi Bommasani and I testified
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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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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...
@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...
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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...
@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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Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of the Center for Law & Technology, among UC Berkeley experts addressing AI’s legal and economic implications: https://bit.ly/3K0FnUv #BerkeleyLaw #AI @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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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November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Professor Pamela Samuelson, co-director of the Center for Law & Technology, among UC Berkeley experts addressing AI’s legal and economic implications: https://bit.ly/3K0FnUv #BerkeleyLaw #AI @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
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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."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
October 28, 2025
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G.
substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
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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.
Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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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"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."
"Ahead of Thomson Reuters annual shareholder meeting in June, @bcgeu.bsky.social submitted a proposal raising concerns about the company’s AI product and its ties to President Donald Trump’s terror campaign against immigrants."
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
The Data Brokers Fueling ICE’s Deportation Machine—And the Union Shareholders Fighting Back
"As investors, we are thinking about this as a risk to our investments, but also as a social and ethical issue.”
inthesetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"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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“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 🗳️
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 🗳️
October 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“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 🗳️
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 🗳️
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
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.
www.404media.co
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
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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.
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.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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.
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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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...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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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...
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
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.
www.ivir.nl
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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...
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
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For more check out a new policy brief authored by my colleague @courtneyr.bsky.social and me on why platform monopolies – not EU regulation – are the real threat to freedom of speech.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
New Policy Brief Warns: U.S. “Free Speech” Attacks Threaten Europe’s Sovereignty and Democracy — Open Markets Institute
CJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch and Europe director Max von Thun author a brief arguing that dominant U.S. platforms such as Google, Meta and X wield unprecedented power to manipulate pol...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For more check out a new policy brief authored by my colleague @courtneyr.bsky.social and me on why platform monopolies – not EU regulation – are the real threat to freedom of speech.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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Good to see enforcement of the DSA continuing despite Trump's threats.
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good to see enforcement of the DSA continuing despite Trump's threats.
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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These pictures need to be in EVERY Democratic candidate's ad for the next several years.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
These pictures need to be in EVERY Democratic candidate's ad for the next several years.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.