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Matt Becker

@MBCKR

Attorney @ Fenwick. Former Editor-in-Chief @HarvardJOLT, fellow @BKCHarvard, legal intern @Wikimedia. All opinions=my own. This≠legal advice.

 San Francisco
Joined January 2010
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Proud to represent Public.Resource.Org in the fight to ensure the law is free to read and speak by all citizens backchannel.com/the-internet…
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How it started. How it’s going.
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Proud to team up with .@EFF, with my .@FenwickWest colleague .@MBCKR, to gain this victory after 6 years of litigation! Education Groups Drop Their Lawsuit Against Public.Resource.Org, Give Up Their Quest to Paywall the Law eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/ed… via @eff
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@lessig27 Apr 2020
Today, @carlmalamud deserves our thanks: He put himself (and his non-profit) in jeopardy to establish that the law (and annotations made by the legislature) are free. supremecourt.gov/opinions/19…
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Thanks @disneyplus, but I reject your offer. My counter-offer is that by tweeting using #MayThe4th on any Disney account, you agree to replace the Disney Terms of Use with Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses…) for myself and all others who opt-in.
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@DisneyPlus27 Apr 2020
Replying to @DisneyPlus
By sharing your message with us using #MayThe4th, you agree to our use of the message and your account name in all media and our terms of use here: disneytermsofuse.com
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@EFF28 Jun 2019
And in first place, Fenwick Underwrites Cyberlaw Trivia (FUCT)
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You’re older than you’ve ever been, younger than you’ll ever be again, and you’re also a pointless biological accident in an entropic void and your sentience literally has zero significance Eat Arby’s
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@CrimeADay1 Jan 2018
5) And if you're partying in a National Forest, maybe don't talk politics tonight. nitter.gq/CrimeADay/status/59825…
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@CrimeADay12 May 2015
7 USC §1011(f) & 36 CFR §261.4(b) make it a crime to say something so annoying to someone that it makes them hit you in a national forest.
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@CrimeADay1 Jan 2018
4) If you are partying tonight, don't bother the people who might still be working. nitter.gq/CrimeADay/status/73598…
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@CrimeADay27 May 2016
50 USC §3515 & 32 CFR §1903.13 make it a federal crime to get drunk, go to CIA headquarters, and interfere with government employees there.
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@CrimeADay1 Jan 2018
2) Keep your fireworks display out of the Supreme Court. nitter.gq/CrimeADay/status/61715…
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@CrimeADay4 Jul 2015
40 U.S.C. §§6134 & 6137(a) make it a federal crime to set off fireworks inside the Supreme Court.
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@CrimeADay3 Jan 2018
21 USC §§1035(a) 1037(b)(3), 1041 & 9 CFR §590.522(f) make it a federal crime for an egg plant to have an egg breaking room where the egg breakers don't sniff the eggs for wholesomeness.
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Nice, concise summary of the changes from the new tax law. nitter.gq/FenwickWest/status/949…
Fenwick (@FenwickWest) profile pictureFenwick@FenwickWest5 Jan 2018
Get up to speed on recent changes to U.S. federal #tax laws, developments impacting everything from individual income tax to international tax and employee compensation. ow.ly/7E4Z30hBMw8
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How some justices feel at the end of the Supreme Court term.
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IPWatchdog@ipwatchdog26 Jun 2017
Supreme Court Rocks the Trademark Office in ‘Slants’ Case ipwatchdog.com/2017/06/26/su…
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Fenwick@FenwickWest20 Jun 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court rocks the Trademark Office in the "Slants" case. ow.ly/GWvC30cL7HH @ArmenNercessian @MBCKR @ball_eric
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Status: Getting DDOSed by Supreme Court.
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My hot take on Tam: bye bye, dilution. Also, narrow holding leaves lots for later, including the rest of Sec. 2 bases for refusal
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18 USC §1382 & 32 CFR §636.28(g)(v) make it a federal crime to ride a moped into Fort Stewart with your shirt sleeves rolled up.
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21 USC 676 & 9 CFR §317.8(b)(9)(ii) make it a federal crime to sell a non-retail size of meat "loaf" unless it's rectangular.
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@CrimeADay5 Jun 2017
18 USC §3061(c)(4)(B) & 39 CFR §232.1(k)(5) make it a federal crime to park at the post office for more than 18 continuous hours.
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21 USC §610, 676 & 9 CFR §311.27 make it a federal crime to sell donkey meat if the donkey was killed on a Sunday and it wasn't an emergency
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