IANAL: agent edition
(redmonk.com)
I was reading through an NDA for an upcoming event. It’s pretty common boilerplate stuff, but a single word stood out to me in a way it has not in the past.
I was reading through an NDA for an upcoming event. It’s pretty common boilerplate stuff, but a single word stood out to me in a way it has not in the past.
Ticketmaster’s attempt to game arbitration services fails
(ericgoldman.org)
In an effort to curb mass arbitration, Ticketmaster sought to switch arbitration service providers to New Era ADR, including for past ticket purchases. New Era incorporated some defense-favorable provisions to its mass arbitration provision. The Ninth Circuit holds those provisions go too far and are procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
In an effort to curb mass arbitration, Ticketmaster sought to switch arbitration service providers to New Era ADR, including for past ticket purchases. New Era incorporated some defense-favorable provisions to its mass arbitration provision. The Ninth Circuit holds those provisions go too far and are procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
DMCA takedown notices and counter-notices received at GitHub
(github.com/github)
Inspired by Lumen (formerly Chilling Effects) and Google, this repo contains the text of DMCA takedown notices and counter-notices we've received here at GitHub.
Inspired by Lumen (formerly Chilling Effects) and Google, this repo contains the text of DMCA takedown notices and counter-notices we've received here at GitHub.
I am my own legal department: the promise and peril of "just go independent"
(citationneeded.news)
Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone.
Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone.
Company named "><SCRIPT SRC=HTTPS://MJT.XSS.HT> LTD" forced to change it (2020)
(theguardian.com)
Companies House has forced a company to change its name after it belatedly realised it could pose a security risk.
Companies House has forced a company to change its name after it belatedly realised it could pose a security risk.
Internal blog post reveals Automattic's plan
(techcrunch.com)
According to an internal blog post a source shared with TechCrunch, Automattic was crafting a plan to get significantly stricter about trademark enforcement across WordPress and its e-commerce platform WooCommerce since at least the beginning of the year. Separate sources have confirmed the authenticity of the post.
According to an internal blog post a source shared with TechCrunch, Automattic was crafting a plan to get significantly stricter about trademark enforcement across WordPress and its e-commerce platform WooCommerce since at least the beginning of the year. Separate sources have confirmed the authenticity of the post.
Ask HN: How do you license a deep learning model for commercial usage
(ycombinator.com)
I’ve been studying and developing my own deep learning model that serve a very niche market. I have acquired some interest clients that would love to buy the model including the final model weights, training pipeline. I’m pretty new to this field so I’m not sure where to begin on the commercial licenses. Any suggestions from HN would be much appreciated. Thank you.
I’ve been studying and developing my own deep learning model that serve a very niche market. I have acquired some interest clients that would love to buy the model including the final model weights, training pipeline. I’m pretty new to this field so I’m not sure where to begin on the commercial licenses. Any suggestions from HN would be much appreciated. Thank you.
FTX Clear to Repay Customers as Firms Seek Slice of $1B
(bloomberg.com)
Cryptocurrency firm FTX won court approval to fully repay customers whose digital assets were locked on the platform when it imploded nearly two years ago, an unusual result that could net shareholders in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-tainted exchange a slice of $1 billion in seized assets.
Cryptocurrency firm FTX won court approval to fully repay customers whose digital assets were locked on the platform when it imploded nearly two years ago, an unusual result that could net shareholders in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-tainted exchange a slice of $1 billion in seized assets.
Gen AI Makes Legal Action Cheap – and Companies Need to Prepare
(hbr.org)
In this new era, companies need to be proactive about addressing their vulnerabilities.
In this new era, companies need to be proactive about addressing their vulnerabilities.
The WordPress Foundation Trademark Policy Was Just Updated
(reddit.com)
The WordPress Foundation Trademark Policy Was Just Updated (self.Wordpress)
The WordPress Foundation Trademark Policy Was Just Updated (self.Wordpress)
Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine
(automattic.com)
Yesterday, Automattic sent the following cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, outlining WP Engine’s pattern of unauthorized usage of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks and demanding that WP Engine stop such behavior.
Yesterday, Automattic sent the following cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, outlining WP Engine’s pattern of unauthorized usage of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks and demanding that WP Engine stop such behavior.
Oracle urged again to give up JavaScript trademark
(theregister.com)
JavaScript luminaries and at least 2,500 other interested parties have again asked Oracle to set the programming language free by walking away from the trademark for its name.
JavaScript luminaries and at least 2,500 other interested parties have again asked Oracle to set the programming language free by walking away from the trademark for its name.
How to Make Millions as a Professional Whistleblower
(gq.com)
It’s a Saturday in a well-appointed room in a luxury hotel in a major American city and a man named Richard Overum has just escorted me from the lobby to brief me on my new identity.
It’s a Saturday in a well-appointed room in a luxury hotel in a major American city and a man named Richard Overum has just escorted me from the lobby to brief me on my new identity.
Sam Bankman-Fried Files Appeal to Overturn Fraud Conviction
(nytimes.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, filed an appeal on Friday, attacking the judge who oversaw his conviction on charges that he orchestrated a sweeping fraud to steal $8 billion from customers.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, filed an appeal on Friday, attacking the judge who oversaw his conviction on charges that he orchestrated a sweeping fraud to steal $8 billion from customers.
Ask HN: Why is Pave legal?
(ycombinator.com)
If you haven't heard of it, Pave is a YC-backed startup that helps startups with compensation.
If you haven't heard of it, Pave is a YC-backed startup that helps startups with compensation.
UK Shops can refuse to take cash even though it's legal tender (2023)
(fullfact.org)
Shops can refuse to take cash even though it’s legal tender
Shops can refuse to take cash even though it’s legal tender