Techdirt Podcast Episode 430: Copyright And The First Amendment Collide At The Supreme Court

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Tue, Sep 9th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

In what feels like something of a throwback to much earlier days of Techdirt, the Supreme Court is getting into the weeds of the DMCA. Cox v. Sony is a case centered around questions of repeat infringers and intermediary liability, and we’ve submitted an amicus brief from the Copia Institute, written by Cathy Gellis. This week, Cathy joins the podcast to discuss the Supreme Court’s opportunity to fix the first amendment problems with platform copyright liability.

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Filed Under: cathy gellis, contributory liability, copyright, dmca, intermediary liability, legal issues, podcast
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 429: The Eternal September

Innovation

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Tue, Sep 2nd 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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We’ve got a cross-post episode this week, with Mike’s recent appearance on the Computer Says Maybe podcast hosted by Alix Dunn. The discussion starts out looking at decentralization and Bluesky, then goes way beyond that into the early days of the internet and the concept of the Eternal September. You can listen to the whole conversation here on this week’s episode.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 428: Blacksky Demonstrates The Promise Of Open Social Media Protocols

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Wed, Aug 27th 2025 01:48pm - Leigh Beadon

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The goal of Bluesky and the ATProtocol, and of the push for protocols over platforms in general, has always been to see more people building their own communities in a modular fashion. One of the most interesting projects demonstrating this potential is Blacksky, created by Rudy Fraser, which started as a custom feed within Bluesky but has grown into something much bigger. Today, Rudy joins the podcast for a conversation all about Blacksky and what it teaches us about open social media protocols.

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Filed Under: open protocols, podcast, social media
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 427: Why Data Portability Is Crucial For The AI Future

(Mis)Uses of Technology

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Tue, Aug 19th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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As we’ve been thinking and writing about the intersection of democracy and technology, especially burgeoning AI technology, we always come back to the core issues of user control and user freedom. Recently, Chris Riley of the Data Transfer Initiative wrote an excellent piece for Tech Policy Press about the need for data portability in personal AI tools. This week, he joins the podcast to discuss why we need to control personal AI data so personal AI cannot control us.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 426: The Media Capitulation Index

Journalism

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Tue, Aug 12th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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One of the most troubling things about this era in American history is the number of institutions that have caved to Trump’s bullying and given him what he wants, especially when it comes to media organizations. The folks over at the non-profit Free Press have done a lot of research and put together the new Media Capitulation Index, which aims to track and dissect this distressing phenomenon. This week, Free Press’s Nora Benavidez and Timothy Karr join the podcast to talk about how they made the Index and what it can teach us.

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Filed Under: free press, journalism, media, nora benavidez, podcast, timothy karr

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 424: Reclaiming The Internet

Predictions

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Tue, Jul 8th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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We’ve got one more cross-post episode for you this week! A few weeks ago, Mike joined host Aaron Ross Powell on the ReImagining Liberty podcast for a discussion that digs into the the philosophy and principles underlying the push for internet decentralization and protocols over platforms, and why this shift is both desirable and, in the long term, likely. You can listen to the whole conversation here on this week’s episode.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 423: A History Of Techdirt, And More

Techdirt

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Tue, Jun 24th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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This week, we’ve got a cross-post episode of Mike’s appearance on Kevin Williamson’s How The World Works podcast. Kevin conducted a wide-ranging interview that covers some of the earliest days of Techdirt, the blog’s evolution, and many of the important topics we cover today — and you can listen to the whole conversation here on this week’s episode.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 422: The Political Power Of Mockery

Free Speech

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Tue, Jun 17th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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In a world awash with misinformation and disinformation, those who spread and benefit from the chaos have worked hard to brand fact-checking and counterspeech as a form of censorship — and it’s a worryingly effective tactic. But there’s one type of counterspeech that is very hard to evade: mockery and satire. One person who knows that very well is Ben Collins, CEO of Global Tetrahedron, which purchased The Onion last year. This week, Ben joins us on the podcast to talk about the incredible power of mockery in the social and political landscape.

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Filed Under: ben collins, disinformation, fact checking, misinformation, podcast, satire, the onion

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 421: The Fracturing Internet

Policy

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Tue, Jun 10th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Way, way back during the SOPA/PIPA fight, a very important part of the resistance against the bills was coming from infrastructure operators who explained how they were technically incoherent and dangerous. One prominent group was the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, co-founded by Christian Dawson. Today, with legislative amnesia setting in and new requirements for infrastructure-level site blocking rearing their heads, the Coalition has released a new report: DNS At Risk. This week, he joins us on the podcast to talk about the report and the ongoing dangers of attacks on the internet infrastructure.

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Filed Under: christian dawson, dns, infrastructure, pipa, podcast, regulation, sopa

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 420: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry

Free Speech

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Tue, Jun 3rd 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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We’ve got a cross-post episode for you this week, courtesy of the Tech Policy Podcast by TechFreedom, hosted by Corbin Barthold. Both TechFreedom and The Copia Institute submitted comments on the FTC’s inquiry into social media censorship, Corbin invited Mike and TechFreedom’s Santana Boulton for a discussion all about what’s going on. You can listen to the whole conversation here on this week’s episode.

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Filed Under: censorship, corbin barthold, ftc, podcast, santana boulton, social media

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