Mike Palmedo
@mikepalmedo.bsky.social
Statistician at the U.S. Copyright Office, but all posts & replies are my own.
Been digging into copyright registrations data to see what there is to learn about the geography and demographics of creativity and innovation.
Been digging into copyright registrations data to see what there is to learn about the geography and demographics of creativity and innovation.
You can do thanksgiving dinner real cheap with this monstrosity
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
You can do thanksgiving dinner real cheap with this monstrosity
Duolingo during the shutdown
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Duolingo during the shutdown
This poster was across the street from the Capitol on East Capitol St.
May 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This poster was across the street from the Capitol on East Capitol St.
Losing My Religion comes on the radio and my kid says, "Hey, it's this song...
'Let's pee in the corner'. 🎵"
'Let's pee in the corner'. 🎵"
April 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Losing My Religion comes on the radio and my kid says, "Hey, it's this song...
'Let's pee in the corner'. 🎵"
'Let's pee in the corner'. 🎵"
Protest is alive and well in the nation's capital
April 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Protest is alive and well in the nation's capital
My band I the late 90s/ early 00s used to play shows with the Dropkick Murphys in bars before they got big. I think the lineup was totally different except for the singer back then. Here's a flyer from a Boston show with them. (My band was/is the goons)
March 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My band I the late 90s/ early 00s used to play shows with the Dropkick Murphys in bars before they got big. I think the lineup was totally different except for the singer back then. Here's a flyer from a Boston show with them. (My band was/is the goons)
No one ever points out how ridiculous it is to say we were "our richest" in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Most people were SUPER POOR by modern standards. And life expectancy was about 42 years. And people were shorter due to widespread malnutrition.
February 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
No one ever points out how ridiculous it is to say we were "our richest" in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Most people were SUPER POOR by modern standards. And life expectancy was about 42 years. And people were shorter due to widespread malnutrition.
Very upbeat, Duo
February 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Very upbeat, Duo
Of possible interest to #IPLawSky 💡 and #EconSky
Call for Papers:
Society for the Economic Research of Copyright Issues, Annual Conference 2024
(This year it is in Hong Kong and there's some travel support) www.serci.org/annual_congr...
Call for Papers:
Society for the Economic Research of Copyright Issues, Annual Conference 2024
(This year it is in Hong Kong and there's some travel support) www.serci.org/annual_congr...
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Of possible interest to #IPLawSky 💡 and #EconSky
Call for Papers:
Society for the Economic Research of Copyright Issues, Annual Conference 2024
(This year it is in Hong Kong and there's some travel support) www.serci.org/annual_congr...
Call for Papers:
Society for the Economic Research of Copyright Issues, Annual Conference 2024
(This year it is in Hong Kong and there's some travel support) www.serci.org/annual_congr...
PEPFAR is probably the best thing the US govt has done in my lifetime. Millions of lives saved.
January 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
PEPFAR is probably the best thing the US govt has done in my lifetime. Millions of lives saved.
This made me Google the band and open the Wikipedia page, which says In the Summertime sold more copies than any other single by a British band... Which seems wild (maybe just wrong(?)) considering the Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, etc.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_J...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_J...
January 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This made me Google the band and open the Wikipedia page, which says In the Summertime sold more copies than any other single by a British band... Which seems wild (maybe just wrong(?)) considering the Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, etc.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_J...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_J...
And Therazinosaurus is not even on the list? Boo!
December 16, 2024 at 10:27 PM
And Therazinosaurus is not even on the list? Boo!
I asked Chat-GPT to draw a graph with two demand curves, D0 and D1, and with D1 shifted out and less elastic than D0.
Got this thing.
Got this thing.
November 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I asked Chat-GPT to draw a graph with two demand curves, D0 and D1, and with D1 shifted out and less elastic than D0.
Got this thing.
Got this thing.
Rocky mountains, last month. My first time out there in years and my son's first time ever.
November 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Rocky mountains, last month. My first time out there in years and my son's first time ever.
Here is actual me (left) versus hypothetical Catholic me (right). I picked Catholic over Protestant because I was raised Catholic, but either one swings the outcome wildly.
November 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Here is actual me (left) versus hypothetical Catholic me (right). I picked Catholic over Protestant because I was raised Catholic, but either one swings the outcome wildly.
'oh shit I really have to go thru with this McDonalds thing huh'
October 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
'oh shit I really have to go thru with this McDonalds thing huh'
Also, the race is a toss up
October 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Also, the race is a toss up
I stumbled on a paper by Christopher Cotropia &
James Gibson, "Copyright's Topography", that reviews all copyright cases in fed courts from 2005-2008. Was surprised that apparel firms were plaintiffs more often than firms in any other industries. #IPLawSky 💡
scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcont...
James Gibson, "Copyright's Topography", that reviews all copyright cases in fed courts from 2005-2008. Was surprised that apparel firms were plaintiffs more often than firms in any other industries. #IPLawSky 💡
scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcont...
October 11, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I stumbled on a paper by Christopher Cotropia &
James Gibson, "Copyright's Topography", that reviews all copyright cases in fed courts from 2005-2008. Was surprised that apparel firms were plaintiffs more often than firms in any other industries. #IPLawSky 💡
scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcont...
James Gibson, "Copyright's Topography", that reviews all copyright cases in fed courts from 2005-2008. Was surprised that apparel firms were plaintiffs more often than firms in any other industries. #IPLawSky 💡
scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Remembering when he zoomed in from a tropical beach to say we need higher unemployment
October 1, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Remembering when he zoomed in from a tropical beach to say we need higher unemployment
Today, the U.S. Copyright Office released a new report by the econ team.
"The Geography of Copyright Registrations" examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals and organizations within the United States.
www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2024... #EconSky📉📈
"The Geography of Copyright Registrations" examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals and organizations within the United States.
www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2024... #EconSky📉📈
September 11, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Today, the U.S. Copyright Office released a new report by the econ team.
"The Geography of Copyright Registrations" examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals and organizations within the United States.
www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2024... #EconSky📉📈
"The Geography of Copyright Registrations" examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals and organizations within the United States.
www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2024... #EconSky📉📈