Esquiring Minds

Andrew Leahey, Jason Ramsland, Jacob Schumer
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Esquiring Minds

This show is three lawyer friends goofing around for your enjoyment and occasionally brushing up on legal topics, and should not be taken as legal advice for you. Follow us [https://esq.social/@emp] on the fediverse, won't you? 

  1. FEB 2

    Did Elon Musk Deserve $55 Billion?

    * Mini-Topic: Disney Link: https://esq.social/@jacobschumer/111852556415303391 * Main Topic: Elon Musk Link: https://esq.social/@annmlipton/111855062479332113 The Bill Comes Due - Prof. Ann Lipton [https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2024/02/the-bill-comes-due.html] * Recommendations Jake: https://infinitewealth.sega.com/ Jason: https://www.amazon.com/Green-Glove-Dryer-Gloves-Shoes/dp/B07HYDRYYL?th=1 Andrew: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/2024/02/the-bill-comes-due.html

    1h 16m

  2. JAN 12

    The One Where We Try To Draw Copyright Law From Memory

    We're back! With a mishmash episode. Few links, lots of shooting from the hip.  * Winston Strawn Legal Filings Copyright Question [https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/did-winston-strawn-cross-an-ethics-line-copycat-court-filing-2024-01-11/] * The Boy and the Heron [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_and_the_Heron]

    1h 13m

  3. 11/21/2023

    The Only Podcast on OpenAI You'll Ever Need*

    *By us. * Elon Musk Slams Accusations of Antisemitism as 'Bogus' | TIME [https://time.com/6337462/elon-musk-antisemitism-x-backlash-defense/] * OpenAI Shakeup * Our structure [https://openai.com/our-structure] * Who Controls OpenAI? - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-20/who-controls-openai] * https://www.threads.net/@itsmattslaw/post/Cz3sncIrHD9 * 95 Percent of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/95-percent-of-openai-employees-threaten-to-follow-sam-altman-out-the-door/] * Meet the Board of OpenAI Who Pushed Out Sam Altman - WSJ [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-board-sam-altman-d5f3cd49] * https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/openai-letter-board-2023.pdf * Twitter vs. Media Matters * https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24172809-x-v-media-matters-complaint-filestamped-1

    1h 17m

  4. 11/10/2023

    Condolences to Omegle, Real Estate Agents and SBF

    * Real-estate class action lawsuit against realtors: Attorney says it costs homebuyers $60 billion per year in commissions | Fortune [https://fortune.com/2023/11/02/national-association-realtors-class-action-verdict-60-billion-commissions-ever-year/] * NAR lawsuit: After a $1.8 billion verdict, the clock is ticking on the 6% real estate commission | CNN Business [https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/05/homes/nar-verdict-real-estate-commission-fee/index.html] * Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts [https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-seven-criminal-fraud-counts.html] * https://jacobschumer.com/2023/10/31/alan-wake-wrote-about-me/ * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQXfOfemYpc

    1h 25m

  5. 10/27/2023

    Is This an Image of an Elven Woman Smoking a Vape Pen?

    * Logic Games dropped from the LSAT * This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI | MIT Technology Review [https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/] * X, formerly Twitter, tests charging new users $1 a year to use basic features - CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/x-twitter-1-dollar-yearly-fee-elon-musk/#:~:text=X%2C%20the%20social%20media%20platform,Philippines%20as%20a%20test%20run.] * Proposed advisory opinion on Lawyers' and Law Firms' Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence – The Florida Bar [https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/proposed-advisory-opinion-on-lawyers-and-law-firms-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence/] * Corbin Carroll is one of the fastest baseball players ever and can cover 30.4 feet in a second (thanks Micah!)

    1h 15m

  6. 10/06/2023

    Chess, Fraud, Patreon and Baseball

    * https://twitter.com/JenShahade/status/1707039851642495423?s=20 * https://www.chess.com/news/view/st-louis-chess-club-issues-statement-on-alejandro-ramirez * https://www.engadget.com/patreon-overhauls-its-platform-with-free-content-and-more-creator-control-202357279.html [https://www.engadget.com/patreon-overhauls-its-platform-with-free-content-and-more-creator-control-202357279.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHRQay-ysZ1nlFaWfB__YnMMivHCxmlV21xnUvV8sRBUyG5kyqqyWd-WfvmuvgjaYMJSARGfGNVUkDZa-xjCgJoJ-zKFllVuGc6eWNHXn9zbfJPGZsAgBP2WYFT79YHBxe3EVt1yHe3VMAfrjoz-z7i2jWXRiKnKA4z6y8oMqRa-] * https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/04/15/school-chess-class-clubs/

    1h 10m

  7. 09/22/2023

    Full Business Brain

    * Mini-Topic: Judge Newman Being Suspended * 'Simply losing it': Bitter fight brews over federal judge's forced retirement effort | The Hill [https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4021303-simply-losing-it-bitter-fight-brews-over-federal-judges-forced-retirement-effort/] * https://cafc.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/JudicialMisconductOrders/September%2020,%202023%20Judicial%20Council%20Order.pdf * Judge, 96, suspended over mental fitness concerns (axios.com) [https://www.axios.com/2023/09/21/judge-pauline-newman-suspended-age-mental-fitness] * Main topic: Unity Engine Disaster * EGDF calls for EU regulation on non-negotiable contracts in wake of Unity backlash | GamesIndustry.biz [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/egdf-calls-for-eu-regulation-on-non-negotiable-contracts-in-wake-of-unity-backlash] * Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" | GamesIndustry.biz [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-reportedly-told-dev-planned-parenthood-and-childrens-hospital-are-not-not-valid-charities] * Mobile game developers rebel over Unity charging, company will 'make changes' [https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/18/mobile-game-developers-unity/] * The video game industry is in uproar over a software pricing change. Here's why [https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200415400/unity-engine-price-video-games-developers] * Recommendations * Lies of P [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627720/Lies_of_P/]

    1h 7m

  8. 09/08/2023

    Supreme Court Barbeque

    * Mini-Topic: * Musk ADL - Elon Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League over lost X revenue [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/05/elon-musk-sue-adl-x-twitter] * Main topic: Your car could be capturing data on your sex life [https://www.popsci.com/technology/mozilla-car-data-privacy/] * https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/07/mozilla-modern-cars-are-a-privacy-shitshow/ * X Plans to Collect Biometric Data, Job and School History (3) [https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/x-plans-to-collect-user-biometric-data-job-and-school-history]

    1h 18m
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This show is three lawyer friends goofing around for your enjoyment and occasionally brushing up on legal topics, and should not be taken as legal advice for you. Follow us [https://esq.social/@emp] on the fediverse, won't you? 

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  • Creator
    Andrew Leahey, Jason Ramsland, Jacob Schumer
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023
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    Esquiring Minds

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