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May, 2025

The Copyright Office Issues A Largely Disappointing Report On AI Training, And Once Again A Major Fair Use Analysis Inexplicably Ignores The First Amendment
As this post explains, we have issues with the third installment of the Copyright Office’s report on AI. The rest of this post discusses them, but we note here that, while the report is due criticis...
With Courts Repeatedly Telling Trump Migrants Have Rights, Stephen Miller Suggests It’s Time To Suspend Habeas Corpus
The mass renditioning of migrants hasn’t gone exactly as planned. Sure, it’s resulted in extreme amounts of stupid cruelty, which is very much on-brand for Trump administrations, but the mass depo...
Trump Fires Nation’s Top Librarian Over Made-Up Culture War Claims
The Trump administration last week fired one of the most respected librarians in America because she allegedly put “inappropriate books” in a library that basically gets copies of nearly all books...
Daily Deal: Microsoft Office Professional 2021
Microsoft Office 2021 Professional is the perfect choice for any professional who needs to handle data and documents. It comes with many new features that will make you more productive in every stage ...
DHS Proudly Declares It Might Arrest Congressional Reps For Doing Their Oversight Job, Settles For Arresting The Local Mayor
You can believe any version of this story you want, but there’s no version that makes ICE and the DHS look like heroes protecting themselves from an actual threat. Let’s first take a look at the l...
Garmin CEO Hints More Paywalls And Enshittification Are Coming, Falsely Claims Users Love It
We recently noted how device maker Garmin had decided to follow in the footsteps of Google’s Fitbit, and begin putting basic features behind an annoying subscription paywall to goose revenues. Garmi...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, we’ve got a double winner taking first place for both insightful and funny. It’s Strawb with a comment about Darren Beattie embracing the Twitter Files playbook: Trump: “We will stop...
Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Honorable Mentions
This is a brief detour in our series of posts about the winners of this year’s public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1929! We’ve already covered the Best Remix, Best Deep Cut, and Best Visual...
New US Surgeon General Nominee Is RFK Jr.’s Favorite ‘Wellness Influencer’
The state of American health is in crisis at the moment due to a confluence of things entirely created by the current ad...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar rail project....
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