CategoryLaw
Totalitarian ‘Nature Rights’ Legislation in U.K. House of Lords
This is the most draconian and potentially tyrannical “nature rights” proposal I have yet seen
NYU Law School Clinic Attempting to Obtain Copyright for a Forest
The claim is that the forest is the co-creator of a song in which nature sounds are used
Hollywood A Listers To Star in a Pro-Assisted Suicide Movie
How many pro-euthanasia movies/TV episodes have there been? How many with the opposite message?
Monkey Wrenched: Science & the Specter of Private Truth
The landscape in which science flourishes has greatly changed. A rising power threatens even popular science staples like Darwinism. I call that new power “private truth.”
Should ‘Nature’ Own Stock in Companies?
Which aspect of nature would be in control? Flora? Fauna? Geological features? Mosquitoes?The question of whether nature should own stock is ridiculous on its face. But that doesn’t stop environmental radicals from furthering that cause. Indeed, at least one privately held company has put “nature” on its board of directors. Now, a leading New Zealand law firm Parry Field — which represents nonprofit organizations — has published a paper urging that “nature” become an owner of companies. The author, one of the partners, named Steven Moe, goes wrong right off the bat. From “Nature as a Shareholder“: When speaking, I often hold up an apple and ask what the potential is — maybe an apple pie, sliced into a salad, or perhaps some apple cider? No — the true potential are the seeds inside which Read More ›
Decode or Be Deceived: Read What Authorities Say Carefully
Increasingly we must examineclaims from experts — human or AI —carefully, instead of adopting their clever sound bites
Wisconsin Bill Pending to Ban ‘Nature Rights’ Ordinances
Wisconsin State Senator Steve Nass argues that philosophically, the “rights of nature” concept is incompatible with America’s founding principles
Defending a Patent: Lessons from Tech Entrepreneur Hal Philipp
In Part 2 of a 3-part interview, Philipp — inventor of the modern touchscreen — tells Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris about his struggles with AppleWhen we swipe a phone or tap a touchscreen, few of us realize how much engineering — and legal grit — underlies that simple gesture. In an interview with Mind Matters podcasting, inventor Hal Philipp traces the path from lone tinkerer to successful founder, and finally to weary veteran of patent warfare. Philipp, a key inventor behind modern capacitive sensing and touchscreens, delivers a sober message for innovators: invention is only half the battle; defending your invention can define your company’s fate. From Single-Point Touch to a Full Touchscreen Philipp’s early work focused on single-channel capacitive sensors — one-button touch or proximity detection. The breakthrough came when he generalized the idea into linear touch sliders and then into a circular Read More ›
International Tribunals Grant Rights to Nature, Restrict Energy
This means restricting fossil fuel development, including in areas where people are currently living in destitution
Academia Embraces the Unscientific Religion of ‘Nature Rights’
Cambridge University Press’s call for boosting the rights of nature is straight out of Gaia theory that holds that the Earth is a living being. That is not a science-based premise
Can AI Legally Be Trained Using All the Books in the World?
Judge rules in support of chatbot Claude — except when training materials are pirated
Preemptive Pardon in “Big Beautiful Bill” Protects Big AI
But is Big AI the new “military-industrial complex”?
What Are My Recommendations for Reining in/Reforming Google?
Part 10: Here’s one thing: If Google claims Section 230 and DMCA protections but actively moderates or curates content, it is a publisher, not a neutral platform
The Lies in New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill
New York is close to passing a bill to legalize assisted suicide. Having passed the assembly, it is currently being considered in the senate
Dead Man “Returns” via Deepfake to Testify Against Killer
An eerie deepfake video was allowed to impersonate a manslaughter victim talking about his thoughts and feelings in the courtroom
New York State: Bill of Rights Proposed for Lakes, Waterways
Imagine the disruption of normal life if waterways could not be used to make a living or be treated as property at all. But that’s the goal
How Our Expert Classes Have Torpedoed Public Trust
Long time free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff and Angel Eduardo dissect the Cancel Culture that makes distrust a quite reasonable choice
Bioethicists Get Legacy of Terri Schiavo Death Wrong
Some bioethicists complain that her protracted starvation death has powered pro-life forces into political prominence