Washington, D.C.'s often Mad Max-esque streets, in a nutshell: "Most people pay their tickets, but the worst drivers who get the most tickets realize there’s no consequences." Via Rachel Weiner: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Lets goooooooooooo

A judge opened the door to a deposition of Mark Zuckerberg in a copyright suit over Meta’s Llama model, denying the company’s bid for a protective order. Plaintiffs showed Zuck is the "principal decision maker" concerning the move to open source the LLM. news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telec…

New: Tomorrow a federal judge will hear arguments to decide if a New Jersey law protecting the home addresses of law enforcement and judges violates data broker's free speech. (1/2) news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-da…

JOURNOS FAR AND WIDE! Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg Tax/Bloomberg Government is looking for a reporter to join its award-winning investigative team FROM ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. You need a record of producing investigative stories that drive change. APPLY SOON! #journalismjobs bloomberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Bloomber…

This couldn’t have started worse and now they’re gonna run the bullpen into the ground in game one. Baffling

OSU didn't really deserve to win that game, but this is an insane rules loophole that obviously shouldn't exist

"creators are no longer just ambassadors, they’re increasingly recognized by partners as brands themselves," says Amanda Schreyer in Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/social-…

Danny Ric's legacy will endure

What motivated OpenAI's new patent pledge? It may be a sign that the company is gearing up for lawsuits from competitors and "patent trolls," or that a surge in OpenAI’s published patent applications is coming soon, attorneys say. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/openai-…

Kyle Manzardo lets goooooo!!!!!

#Google and #Apple were both sued recently over "improper" removals of apps in response to IP complaints against developers. I wrote a story with Jorja Siemons about how app stores' opaque takedown rules have created a "shadow IP enforcement regime." news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/google-…

OpenAI, facing a string of losses in discovery disputes and a motion to dismiss, has now said it wants to centralize 8 copyright lawsuits it's facing into multidistrict litigation. Story with Annelise Levy (née Gilbert) and Kyle Jahner: news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/openai-…

NEW: Adeel Mangi decries the "farcical" attacks on his nomination to the Third Circuit in a new letter to President Joe Biden, and describes the "process for choosing federal judges" as "fundamentally broken" news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hi…

Los Angeles courts are largely moving ahead with hearings and trials as residents flee fires. 12 state court judges & 12 staff have lost homes. Jurors have had to miss court, prompting talk of a mistrial at least once. Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/los…

BREAKING: FTC reaches agreement with GoDaddy to settle claims of lax security over a series of breaches. news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-da…

"The Indians win it! The Indians win it! Oh my god the Indians win it!" The call from Major League will live on forever. Watch it every season before opening day. RIP to a legend.

🔴And one more suit over DOGE's access/use of sensitive data. I'm looking for folks to chat about the privacy claims brought in this suit & others, like the one against the Treasury Dept. You can reach me: [email protected] or Signal ccoyer.15 news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/cal…