Rick Allen
@rallennautilus.bsky.social
Director, producer, editor and cinematographer continues to pursue copyright protections for all artists harmed by infringement by states in his landmark case, Allen v. Stein (ne v. Cooper). https://www.nautilusproductions.com/
#creator #copyright #IP
#creator #copyright #IP
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Above, Below & Beyond
Queen Anne's Revenge, stock footage, video production, shipwreck, piracy, IP, QAR, Lawsuit, NCDNCR, copyright, Supreme Court
nautilusproductions.blogspot.com
Blackbeard Copyright Lawsuit Sails Forward in NC
North Carolina’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources received a stern reminder that those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it.
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#copyright #NCDNCR #nautilusproductions
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
ICE “batters bodies with rubber bullets and sears eyes with pepper spray. They lob tear gas and explosive flash-bangs at chanting crowds. They smash car windows. They shove people to the ground. They ram vehicles and point their guns.”
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters — NBC News
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
apple.news
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
ICE “batters bodies with rubber bullets and sears eyes with pepper spray. They lob tear gas and explosive flash-bangs at chanting crowds. They smash car windows. They shove people to the ground. They ram vehicles and point their guns.”
The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power
The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered and that the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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The administration's reinterpretation of settled immigration law (N.B. 8 USC 1225(b)(2)(A)) isn't persuasive. But I think the main problem is procedural: We're seeing thousands of these cases b/c SCOTUS precedent requires individual habeas petitions (& prohibits classwide/nationwide relief). [1/3]
This from the Administration that likes to talk about restoring “Law & Order” to America. In their blind commitment to lethality, their lawlessness knows no bounds.
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The administration's reinterpretation of settled immigration law (N.B. 8 USC 1225(b)(2)(A)) isn't persuasive. But I think the main problem is procedural: We're seeing thousands of these cases b/c SCOTUS precedent requires individual habeas petitions (& prohibits classwide/nationwide relief). [1/3]
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In the war on communicable diseases, the US Department of Health and Human Services has gone all in on the side of communicable diseases.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
In the war on communicable diseases, the US Department of Health and Human Services has gone all in on the side of communicable diseases.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
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We absolutely must not let this pass:
Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 AM
We absolutely must not let this pass:
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🙏🌎 - A Europe-based project aimed at unmasking US ICE agents is racking up millions of views, and mobilizing hundreds of volunteers in the process.
The site, known as the “ICE List,” traces back to June, after HSS Kristi Noem warned that Americans who publicly identify ICE agents could face arrest.
The site, known as the “ICE List,” traces back to June, after HSS Kristi Noem warned that Americans who publicly identify ICE agents could face arrest.
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 AM
🙏🌎 - A Europe-based project aimed at unmasking US ICE agents is racking up millions of views, and mobilizing hundreds of volunteers in the process.
The site, known as the “ICE List,” traces back to June, after HSS Kristi Noem warned that Americans who publicly identify ICE agents could face arrest.
The site, known as the “ICE List,” traces back to June, after HSS Kristi Noem warned that Americans who publicly identify ICE agents could face arrest.
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Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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The court, in reversing in part a district court’s grant of summary judgment, emphasized that a service provider could not “curate[d] its collection of images for display” and still preserve its safe harbor status
www.vitallaw.com/news/copyrig...
www.vitallaw.com/news/copyrig...
Wolters Kluwer
www.vitallaw.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The court, in reversing in part a district court’s grant of summary judgment, emphasized that a service provider could not “curate[d] its collection of images for display” and still preserve its safe harbor status
www.vitallaw.com/news/copyrig...
www.vitallaw.com/news/copyrig...
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The Copyright Labeling & Ethical AI Reporting Act would require companies file a notice with the Register of Copyrights that detail the copyrighted works used to train datasets for an AI model. The notice would apply retroactively to models already available.
deadline.com/2026/02/sena...
deadline.com/2026/02/sena...
Adam Schiff And John Curtis Introduce Bill To Require Tech To Disclose Copyrighted Works Used In AI Training Models
The legislation would require tech to disclose copyrighted works used in their models.
deadline.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The Copyright Labeling & Ethical AI Reporting Act would require companies file a notice with the Register of Copyrights that detail the copyrighted works used to train datasets for an AI model. The notice would apply retroactively to models already available.
deadline.com/2026/02/sena...
deadline.com/2026/02/sena...
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The company, alongside many of its competitors in the AI space, has been indiscriminately scraping the internet for content, without compensating rightsholders, racking up many copyright infringement lawsuits along the way.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission, Much Like It Scraped Everybody's Data Without Asking to Create Its AI in the First Place
Google accused "commercially motivated" actors of trying to clone its Gemini AI after indiscriminately scraping the web for its models.
futurism.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The company, alongside many of its competitors in the AI space, has been indiscriminately scraping the internet for content, without compensating rightsholders, racking up many copyright infringement lawsuits along the way.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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A slew of polls in recent weeks has shown many Hispanic voters across the country, repulsed by the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign, are souring on the Republican president they supported to a historic degree in 2024.
In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now political kryptonite
Texas Republicans bet on continuing to win over Latino voters. Then Trump began his aggressive deportation campaign.
www.politico.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
A slew of polls in recent weeks has shown many Hispanic voters across the country, repulsed by the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign, are souring on the Republican president they supported to a historic degree in 2024.
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⚠️ PSA - don’t take health advice from people who snort cocaine off toilet seats.
We are truly living in Idiocracy, and you can thank RFK Jr. for this outbreak.
We are truly living in Idiocracy, and you can thank RFK Jr. for this outbreak.
February 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
⚠️ PSA - don’t take health advice from people who snort cocaine off toilet seats.
We are truly living in Idiocracy, and you can thank RFK Jr. for this outbreak.
We are truly living in Idiocracy, and you can thank RFK Jr. for this outbreak.
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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We built Jikipedia, a new wiki that compiles Jmail data into exhaustive reports on key figures in the Epstein scandal.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 AM
We built Jikipedia, a new wiki that compiles Jmail data into exhaustive reports on key figures in the Epstein scandal.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
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As a Packers owner, I’m so glad I didn’t make this list.
NFL franchise owners in the EPSTEIN e-mails & assorted docs
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files.
www.thenation.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
As a Packers owner, I’m so glad I didn’t make this list.
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Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates
Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...
www.healio.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
“The sheer number and the egregious conduct will show the court this is not, as the government has argued, a series of one-offs,” Granse said. “This is the manifestation of a national policy from this administration to retaliate against observers and protesters.”
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MSN
www.msn.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“The sheer number and the egregious conduct will show the court this is not, as the government has argued, a series of one-offs,” Granse said. “This is the manifestation of a national policy from this administration to retaliate against observers and protesters.”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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