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Mark Lemley

@marklemley.bsky.social

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William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford Law School. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. I teach and write in IP, antitrust, internet, and video game law

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Mark A. Lemley is an American legal scholar known for his studies of American intellectual property law. He is currently the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of the Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science & Technology. Lemley is a founding partner of the law firm of Durie Tangri LLP, which he has been practicing with since 2009. .. more

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 7h

Securities fraud enforcement no longer exists, anyway

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 7h

Only if you tokenize them on the blockchain

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 13h

The views are beautiful as we run far off that cliff...

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 13h

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 13h

650% IS a massive discount. That means they will mail me thousands of dollars with every drug I buy, right?

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 13h

The crash is going to be brutal when it comes.

Robinhood says "it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever."

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 14h

Apple banned an app that just collects videos of ICE abuses

Very sorry to see them abandoning their users to align with Trump

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 17h

I submitted written testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

drive.google.com/file/d/1SlL9...

Comments on the Patent Eligibility Reform Act.pdf

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 19h

2016?

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Not the Onion.

I wonder what will happen when ICE kidnaps all the Qatari soldiers for being brown people in Idaho

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Qatar Air Force facility to be built at USAF base in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says

Hegseth The Defense secretary made the announcement at a Pentagon press conference with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's defense minister.

www.cnbc.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Dookie Lazer @dookielazer.bsky.social · 1d

See, this is the problem: all over the world, the bad guys are doubling down, while the good guys (or even the neutral guys) are backing away. What Ubisoft SHOULD have said is that in the next game you’re an immigrant running from ICE, and go on a mission to destroy the whole racist administration.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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NurseQ - AntiFa: Strike & Boycott NOW @nursequixote.bsky.social · 1d

That person is trolling

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d

Norway braced for Trump retaliation if he does not win Nobel peace prize
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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The Mastiff @themastiff.bsky.social · 2d

The US, meanwhile, is inventing a state of the art buggy whip.

We'll be the world BUGGY WHIP kings! No one will make them better!

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Matt Carlson @sumoswede.bsky.social · 2d

A police officer would be fired for this.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like ICE lied about the woman they shot. They rammed her car, not vice versa
www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

www.reuters.com

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capuchadou.bsky.social @capuchadou.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! They can arrest them for this kind of behavior. Let it go through the process and even if they're found unchargeable, it would slow things down tremendously. Just keep arresting them.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

apnews.com/article/clim...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

apnews.com

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 3d

So they didn't let me use any barnyard epithets, but here's a fuller discussion of why it would be illegal to deny pay to furloughed federal workers at the end of a shutdown. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

The Pontiff makes clear that he looks to the Bishop of El Paso, Mark Seitz, for leadership among US bishops in dealing with Trump and his immigration policies. Seitz has clashed with Republican bishops over border policy issues for years. www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

Pope Leo tells border bishop: The American church needs ‘to be united’ on migration

“You stand with me, and I stand with you,” Pope Leo told El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ committee on migration, when he met him and a U.S. delegation in the Vatican today.

www.americamagazine.org

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files

The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

www.bloomberg.com

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DumpTruck 🍑 Decider @sailormoondamus.gobirds.online · 3d

Once again screaming FOLLOW THE LOCAL RULES into the legal void 😭😭😭

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Number of days since Donald Trump and the GOP shut down the government so they can protect the rich and powerful pedophiles within their ranks: 8

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 3d

If the economy could be represented by a giant dashboard of lights, they'd all be flashing red

soybean farmers are panicking over loss of Chinese buyers, declare possible 'bloodbath'

Trump assault on wind projects hits red states hardest

businesses that depend on government contracts are already feeling the pain of the shutdown

no official jobs numbers during shutdown means Wall Street is turning to alternative measures -- and they show the situation is bad

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Federal courthouse in EDVA, with line of people out front and a guy holding a “show trial” sign

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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