kathleenthelaw

design_law, 5 months ago to random

Okay, so I'd like to talk about the etiquette of starting a group email with "Dear Sirs" in the freaking TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

My inclination is to delete any emails I get with that greeting.

You haven't even bothered to try to figure out whether I'm a "Sir," "Madam," or "None of the Above"? Or you're assuming that "Sir" is somehow neutral? Miss me with that nonsense.

Or is it just me?

design_law, 5 months ago to random

Thanks to @sqfreak for pointing me towards this story about a Florida woman who was caught up in what appears to be a #ScheduleA case:

https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/better-call-behnken/pinellas-woman-who-sold-luke-combs-themed-tumblers-owes-country-star-250000-judge-rules/

"[S]he discovered an email in her junk email folder. It was the notice of the lawsuit in October from Comb’s attorney giving her 21 days to respond. She never got that chance and says she was in the hospital when the email was delivered to her junk mail folder and sent to an email address she says she rarely uses."

SteveBellovin, 5 months ago to random

I'm staring at the ports on a USB-C dock and wondering where the world went wrong. Apart from five USB-A jacks (1.5A power), there are six identical-looking jacks. Three are Thunderbolt 4, but one can deliver 98W and the other two only 15W. The other three are labeled “USB-c 3.2 Gen2 (10Gb/s)”—but one front-panel jack delivers either 5V/3A or 9V/2.22A (20W), while the other two are 1.5A (7.5W, implying 5V). Huh?

https://xkcd.com/927/ for the win.

kathleenthelaw, 6 months ago to random

As Chair of the the @openstreetmap Foundation's Legal/License Working Group, I posted about why EU governments should release data under @creativecommons's CC0 in furtherance of the EU Open Data Directive.

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/11/25/the-cc-0-advantage-how-the-eu-open-data-directive-can-benefit-from-simplified-licensing-for-geodata/

Thanks to @tjl and the rest of the LWG for 🖊️

hewittlaw, 6 months ago to random

There's this new type of Schedule A defense shenanigans where someone, somewhere, is convincing defendants to file a boilerplate Answer pro se by the Answer deadline. An Answer that does not raise any important objections or defenses, like personal jurisdiction or improper joinder, or point out when Plaintiff's allegations are objectively false. This is...just great.

kendraserra, 6 months ago to random

I would like to go back to the timeline where the news cycle does not require me to explain what "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality" is.

kathleenthelaw, 6 months ago to random

What a lovely tribute.
Pam Samuelson has inspired so many of her students over the decades, myself included.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/a-national-treasure-colleagues-share-emotional-tributes-to-iconic-professor-pamela-samuelson/

design_law, 6 months ago to random

So a judge has been assigned in the Geekcommerce case (https://mastodon.social/)

They have posted what appears to be a standard standing order for "cases with multiple defendants": https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.657245/gov.uscourts.flsd.657245.6.0.pdf

It requires, inter alia, that all "Defendants shall file their responses and motions jointly."

I have no idea how this is supposed to work in a case where there might be hundreds of defendants, many of whom might not even have counsel of record.

#DesignPatents #ScheduleA #CivProMatters

design_law, 6 months ago to random

The court is holding a hearing on Monday on the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction in the Betty's Best #ScheduleA case.

The defendant has filed a "trial brief" setting forth the issues here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.649449/gov.uscourts.flsd.649449.185.0.pdf

#BettysBest #DesignPatents #Copyright #Trademarks

design_law, 6 months ago to random

So there's this one #ScheduleA firm that seems to always file complaints pseudonymously, using the pseudonym "XYZ Corp." That makes it really difficult to keep track of the various cases. I'm starting to wonder if this is intentional.

luis_in_brief, 7 months ago to random

Tomorrow I face the final COVID level: Linux Foundation Member Summit https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111286800122657538

feditips, 7 months ago to mastodon

If you follow someone who boosts way too often, and you want to see their posts but not their boosts, you can do this:

1. Go to their profile page
2. Click on the menu button ︙
3. Select "Hide boosts from..."

If you change your mind later, go back to their profile and select "Show boosts from..." instead.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

kathleenthelaw, 7 months ago to random

In case anyone is wondering why covid vaccine uptake is so low, it's because it's still super hard to get, especially for families vs individuals.

My local walk-in flu clinic doesn't have it. The next closest one has it, but is 20 min away. But they don't have it for kids. I have to make a special appointment for my daughter. But kids under 5 can't mix and match, so I can't make an appointment until the Moderna shipment arrives (next week?). And I can't get one at the pediatric clinic.

design_law, 7 months ago to random

Well, it's been a week. What are you watching, reading, and listening to to decompress, friends?

design_law, 7 months ago to random

Boies Schiller files a #ScheduleA complaint, tells the judge the plaintiffs are entitled to disgorgement of profits (they are not):

https://www.scribd.com/document/677097911/Metzfab-v-Schedule-A-Complaint-improper-disgorgement-demand

#UtilityPatents #ImproperDisgorgementDemands

This is an action for patent infringement to combat e-commerce store operators who trade upon Plaintiffs’ reputation and goodwill by making, using, offering for sale, selling and/or importing into the United States for subsequent sale or use, unauthorized and unlicensed products which utilize the technology of and inventions claimed in Plaintiffs’ patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. US 9,671,272 B1 and US 9,285,259 B1 (collectively, the “METZFAB Patents”).

Gargron, 8 months ago to random

If you'd like your (public) posts to appear in search results on Mastodon, remember that you need to opt-in. Edit Profile → Privacy and Reach → Include public posts in search results. 14K people have opted-in so far!

jkohlmann, 8 months ago to random

Just lost over half an hour trying to figure this out, so:

• Comirnaty = Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

• Spikevax = Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

These are the marketing names for these vaccines.

More info in yesterday’s FDA news release: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-action-updated-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-better-protect-against-currently-circulating

#CovidIsNotOver