Techdirt Podcast Episode 330: Elon Musk Takes His Chances In The Court Of Chancery

from the expert-analysis dept

Wed, Sep 21st 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

When the Elon Musk/Twitter drama landed in the Delaware Court Of Chancery, it thrust specialist publication The Chancery Daily into the spotlight, and they began offering up excellent explainers on this important court that most people knew very little about. The people behind the publication have decided to remain anonymous amidst the influx of attention, but today one of them joins us on the podcast to discuss just what’s going on as Elon Musk takes his chances in a court that seems pretty immune to his reality distortion field.

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Filed Under: chancery daily, delaware court of chancery, elon musk
Companies: twitter

Techdirt Podcast Episode 329: Is AI Art The End For Artists?

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the short-answer:-no dept

Tue, Sep 13th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

The explosion of AI-generated art has taken the internet by storm, and is poised to continue growing for a long time. In turn, that’s sparked a lot of conversation (and a lot of backlash) about the impact on artists — but much of the controversy seems misguided or overblown. This week we’re joined by Rob Sheridan, an artist and designer who has embraced the power of these tools, to discuss what AI-generated art really means for artists.

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Filed Under: ai, art, artificial intelligence, podcast, rob sheridan

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 328: The Problems With The California Kids’ Code

Policy

from the there-are-many dept

Tue, Sep 6th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

We’ve got one more cross-post episode this week. If you’ve been following Techdirt recently, you’ve surely heard about California’s recently-passed bill, the Age Appropriate Design Code, and all its massive problems. Recently, Mike appeared on This Week In Google to discuss these problems, and you can listen to the whole conversation on this week’s episode of the Techdirt Podcast.

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Filed Under: ab 2273, california, for the children, internet, policy, privacy

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 327: Walled Culture Interview

Culture

from the we're-back dept

Tue, Aug 30th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

We’ve got a cross-post episode for you this week! Recently, Mike appeared on the Walled Culture podcast to discuss a wide range of topics including reflections on the SOPA/PIPA fight, ways to support creators, and the world of NFTs. You can listen to the entire interview on this week’s episode of the Techdirt Podcast.

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Filed Under: interview, nfts, pipa, podcast, sopa

Techdirt Podcast Episode 326: Broadband Competition Is Just A Click Away

Broadband

from the let's-make-it-happen dept

Tue, Jul 19th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Yesterday, we released a new report from the Copia Institute, written by Karl Bode, about the state of broadband competition and the great potential of an open access fiber model: Just A Click Away: Broadband Competition In America. On today’s episode, Karl joins the podcast to dig into the details of the report and explain how a better future of US broadband is possible and attainable.

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Filed Under: broadband, competition, fiber, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 325: What Is Web5?

Bleeding Edge

from the three-plus-two dept

Tue, Jul 12th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

As advocates of decentralization and a protocols-not-platforms approach to the web, there’s a lot about the concept of Web3 that sounds appealing to us at Techdirt — but the details usually leave a lot to be desired. A new project called TBD from Block aims to move beyond all that, and while its invocation of “Web5” understandably invites skepticism, it’s actually a lot more interesting. This week, we’re joined by project lead Mike Brock to discuss how TBD and the concept of Web5 aims to grapple with the true potential of decentralization.

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Filed Under: blockchain, decentralization, mike brock, platforms, podcast, protocols, web3, web5
Companies: Block

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 324: Revisiting The Question Of Proprietary Platforms For Media Companies

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the retrospective dept

Wed, Jun 22nd 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

We’ve got some great new discussions for the Techdirt Podcast… coming in a few weeks. But at the moment, amidst a very busy schedule on a variety of fronts, we’re taking a short break to look back on a very old conversation: our 14th episode ever, from 2015, about media companies rolling out proprietary content management systems. Since we recently completed our own migration to WordPress (the popular platform that was also a major component of that seven-year-old discussion) we thought it might be fun to revisit the question. So on this week’s episode, Mike and I open with a bit of a retrospective followed by a replay of the original conversation in full.

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Filed Under: content management systems, media, platforms, wordpress
Companies: automattic, wordpress

Techdirt Podcast Episode 323: Why Patent Quality Matters

Patents

from the patent-quality-week dept

Tue, Jun 7th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

This week is Engine’s second annual Patent Quality Week, focused on the many ways that the patent system allows low-quality patents to get through, the problems this causes, and what can be done about it. On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Abby Rives and Charles Duan for a discussion all about why patent quality matters.

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Filed Under: abby rives, charles duan, patents, podcast, policy

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 322: What Is Platform Democracy?

Content Moderation

from the different-ideas dept

Tue, May 31st 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

In discussions about content moderation, it’s easy to get stuck in the mindset that there are only a few simple ways it could possibly work — but in fact there is plenty of room for exploring creative alternatives. One such idea examined in a recent paper by Aviv Ovadya, Technology and Public Purpose Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, is called “platform democracy”. It’s well worth discussing, and Aviv joins us on this week’s episode to do exactly that.

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Filed Under: Aviv Ovadya, content moderation, platforms, podcast, social media

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 321: There Are Both Smart & Dumb Ways To Improve Copyright

from the guess-which-one-Hawley's-is dept

Tue, May 24th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

The problems with copyright have been a subject of coverage here at Techdirt since the beginning, and for most of that time it has been largely a non-partisan subject. At the moment, however, that isn’t so much the case thanks to Josh Hawley’s war with Disney, which has created a situation where some copyright reform ideas that are conceptually good are mired in culture war issues, partisan politics, and unconstitutional nonsense. This week, we’re joined by the Niskanen Center’s Daniel Takash to discuss the problems with Hawley’s copyright bill and copyright law in general.

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Filed Under: copyright, daniel takash, florida, josh hawley, podcast

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