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Rebecca Tushnet
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Funny, but also rage-making that women keep having to be funny about this take. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Within this amorphous framework, men’s biggest problem is, likewise, a feeling—an unreachable itch, or a marrow-deep belief—that men should still rank above women in the social hierarchy, just not as much as before. This belief may be misguided or unconscious, but it is nonetheless insuperable, and it must be accommodated, for the good of us all. What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be. The “female-coded” person, to borrow Krugman’s terminology, may feel overwhelmed by child-care costs, ashamed that she can’t acquire a mortgage, or hollowed out by long hours as an I.C.U. nurse, but such feelings do not disturb the order of the universe. This person’s duties to protect, provide, and procreate are real, but they do not take the capital “P.” This person’s opinions matter, but not decisively. The Times pundit Ezra Klein has lately suggested that Democrats consider running anti-abortion candidates in red states, even though more than three-quarters of Gen Z women support abortion rights. Rights, like jobs, can be gender-coded, and these rights are valued accordingly.
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Even the dual springs don’t stand up to the wind at Arlington Courthouse
Sign directing people to polling place, askew from wind
October 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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No Kings
Sign reading “why are there so many ICE thugs in facemasks?” With Kermit the Frog and banjo
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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One more
Toasty's Ms on Ms (millions on millions) with round character
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Cannabis packages seen in NYC--count the TM issues!
Toasty's Canna Loops Frootloops Milkshake with a toucan character Toasty's Canna Loops pop-tarts with toucan character Toasty's Canna Loops Reese's Birthday Cake with Toucan character Toasty's Canna Loops Oreo Marshmallow with Toucan character
October 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Made a Bryn Mawr hoodie for my daughter’s teddy bear
Teddy bear wearing hand knit Bryn Mawr hoodie
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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A good ad on the DC Metro
ProPublica ad: “someone on this train has the next big story. Is it you?” With URL and Signal address
September 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Quote from Jaime Taylor, an academic library resource management systems supervisor with the University of Massachusetts: “We are trying to teach how to construct useful, exact searching,” she said. “But really [these products’ intent] is to make that not happen. The problem with that in a university library is we’re trying to teach those skills but we have tools that negate that necessity. And because those tools don’t work well, you’ve not learned the skill and you’re still getting crap results, so you’re never going to get better results because you didn’t learn the skill.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I ask students to start w/a work and create a derivative work (& explain why it counts) & answers are always wonderful but this one is next level. Considering adopting it next year.
Copyright Law Syllabus (Gen Z Remix) When: Wed/Fri 8-10am (yes, it’s early, bring coffee ☕😴) Who: Prof. Rebecca Tushnet (she/her, rhymes w/ “rush-net”) Where she at: rtushnet@law.harvard.edu. Hit her up for a Zoom, call, or in-person chat (Thursdays = best shot). 📚Texts • Free casebook online 💻 → http://copyrightbook.org • Amazon hard copy if you like dead trees 📦 ($21.98 last time 👀) • Bonus readings + pre-class vids on Canvas 🎥 (with captions if you wanna multitask). 💻 Tech Rules Wanna bring your laptop? Cool. BUT: you gotta pinky-promise ✋ it’s only for class stuff. No TikTok, no Netflix, no Among Us. Respect the vibes for your classmates. 📊 Game Plan • Slides go up after each class 🖼️. • Expect memes, images, sounds, random YouTube-level chaos 🎶. • Accessibility fam: email accessibility@law.harvard.edu if you need captions, alt text, or other support. 📝 Assignments • Mini assignment drops all semester (worth 3 pts each, lowest gets yeeted 🚮). • Usually ≤ 1 page single-spaced (aka don’t write a novel). • Late = still submit, but if we already discussed the answers in class, no points for you 😬. Grading vibes: • 1️⃣ = didn’t even try. • 2️⃣ = argued but forgot half the tea ☕. • 3️⃣ = solid explanation, even if wrong. 📡 Class Rules • Show up on time ⏰. Don’t double-book yourself. • If you skip, ask Registrar to record. Prof can’t push the button herself. • Participation = big W. She may cold-call 🔥. Too shy? Post on Canvas instead. 🎯 Goals By the end, you’ll be able to: • Explain why copyright exists + where it stops • Spot infringement 👀 • Throw down defenses like a pro ⚔️ • Actually read statutes w/o crying 😭📖
September 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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wild to see CA9 appeal to the history of vicarious liability as justifying holding Disney liable for the acts of an independent contractor--vicarious liability in (c) is out of sync with history and also w/modern vicarious liability in ... pretty much any other field.
A narrow focus on the defendant’s ability to identify specific acts of infringement is in some tension with the historical roots of vicarious liability, as respondeat superior liability is premised on the relationship between the defendant and the tortfeasor, rather than the relationship between the defendant and the tort.
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Having that particular character say it is giving Ralph Wiggum vibes
Ralph Wiggum chuckles, then says "I'm in danger."
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Duolingo knows what's up
"Why are there so many soldiers here?" in Yiddish and English
September 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Maybe?
Gandalf saying "I have no memory of this place"
September 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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It makes me so mad! The lying is worse than the stupidity.
Chidi Anagonye saying, "Okay. But that's worse. You do get how that's worse, right?"
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Sic semper tyrannis
Protester with modified Virginia flag showing Trump as the tyrant
September 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I feel personally attacked by the AI overview that says that Jonathan Band opposes me on Section 512 DMCA issues. The AI overview strives to compare & contrast and generates nonsense as a result!
AI Overview claiming "Rebecca Tushnet and Jonathan Band are trwo prominent and opposing figures in the debate over Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act"
August 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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College drop off
A much loved teddy bear on an extra long bed
August 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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At Arlington School Board rally for protecting all our kids with JD Spain and one of my APS alums
School Board member JD Spain, Rebecca Tushnet, and child
August 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Embarrassed I didn't get the second one first
Connections (from a few days ago) showing the group "Kinds of Fiction" as Fan, Historical, Pulp, and Science as the second identified group
August 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Also, trademark question of the day, children's books edition
Cans of beer labeled "Blueberries for All" with font and a bear drawing that strongly resembles the style of "Blueberries for Sal"
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Transformative work of the day, transit edition www.circulatesd.org/powerlessbro...
Report cover for "The Powerless Brokers: Why California Can't Build Transit" in the style of the cover of Robert J. Caro's The Power Broker
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Stolen from Tumblr because it's genius: which is the *worse* situation? (1) It is not your circus, but they are your monkeys (2) It is your circus, but they are not your monkeys. This might be an order Muppet/chaos Muppet level difference in worldview.
littlepinkbeast on Tumblr posted a poll: Which is the worse situation to be in? "It is not your circus, but they are your monkeys" shows 52.7% of the vote, and "It is your circus, but they are not your monkeys" shows 47.3% of the vote.
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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My daughter sends me pictures! Have a TM question of the day.
A sign reading "Little Shop of Flowers" with an Audrey II-styled plant
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Keyword advertising metaphors in real life
Sign next to Dunkin Donuts: Real coffee lovers take detour! photo by Zach Schrag
July 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Everything is terrible but my daughter & I are trying out varieties of coffee-flavored chocolate and this is technically white chocolate--it is made with cocoa butter plus coffee beans, and it is like a cup of coffee in bar form.
Carre de cafe--a cup of coffee in bar form
July 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM