Techdirt.

Popular pages

• Techdirt.

  Thu, Nov 6th 2025 05:30am - Karl Bode U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only ...

• The Chilling Effects Of Copyfraud: Blocking A Researcher From Fair Use… And Scaring Him Into Staying

  I recently came across yet another story of copyfraud, but due to the nature of our litigious society and the way in which certain companies over-aggressively defend their rights, I need to prevent ma...

• Economists Don't Understand The Information Age, So Their Claims About Today's Economy Are A Joke

  For years we've pointed out how GDP (Gross Domestic Product) isn't a great way to measure the economy, especially in the digital age. Even if we assume that GDP can be calculated accurately (and, real...

• AutoAdmit Lawsuit Leads To Suggestion For Dreadful DMCA-Style Takedowns Of Defamation | Techdirt

  For a while now, we've been covering the lawsuits surrounding "AutoAdmit." If you haven't been paying attention, AutoAdmit is a message board system used by law school students, many of whom apparentl...

• Techdirt Podcast Editions | Techdirt

  POD

• EU Tries To Slip In New Powers To Intercept Encrypted Web Traffic Without Anyone Noticing | Techdirt

  The EU is currently updating eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services), an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the E...