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I build letterpress machines out of Ikea parts. Also I'm a Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation Policy at the R Street Institute.
Apr 5, 2021 27 tweets 7 min read
Wow--SCOTUS doesn't just rule in favor of Google in @googlevoracle, but says that API reimplementation is fair use *as a matter of law*, meaning that the decision applies to all APIs (Wow I've forgotten how to use twitter, #googlevoracle is not a username)
Oct 7, 2020 9 tweets 10 min read
I listened in on the #googacle #oraclevgoogle #googlevoracle argument this morning but didn't live-tweet since there were excellent threads by @sarahjeong @M_F_Rose @design_law and others. Go read those, and then here are a few more thoughts… @sarahjeong @M_F_Rose @design_law The argument started confused but seemed to converge later. Optimistic read: Oracle's arguments were so confusing, the justices couldn't ask good questions. More likely: everyone was at sea and just waiting for one good analogy to latch onto, which apparently was QWERTY