No matter how you count it, Lemley is in the Michael Jordan/LeBron James realm of legal scholars, widely recognized as one of the greatest.

Glad someone who can get Zuckā€™s attention in a meaningful way is calling him out. Itā€™ll likely have no effect on his shitty decisions, but it may have a useful effect on their legal issues. Woohoo!

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    Neo-Nazi madness

    Wow, that is savage. Doubly so because itā€™s coming from a man who chooses his words carefully. Lemley is doing the exact opposite of the obsequious grovelling that Zuckerberg and others are performing for Trump.

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      Right? If this isnā€™t a sign that Facebook and Meta is going to shit, I donā€™t know what is.

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    When freaking lawyers are saying ā€œI donā€™t know if I can ethically support this companyā€ you know youā€™ve got a problem.

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    I know that some people will get all huffy about this (you know who you are, commenters)

    I love techdirt