Cathy Gellis

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Cathy Gellis
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Lawyer, writer, all-around-great person I mostly post about technology, law, and civil liberties (especially free speech), and how they intersect. And mostly at Techdirt: [techdirt.com/user/cathy](https://www.techdirt.com/user/cathy/ ) I also post silly things too. 🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/cathygellis.bsky.social ) from 🦋 [cathygellis.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/cathygellis.bsky.social ), follow nostr:npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck to interact Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/cathygellis.bsky.social Link: https://www.techdirt.com/user/cathy/
I know that Covid really screwed up downtown San Francisco, but I really don't understand why this mall and Union Square failed: it's concentrated retail, by good transit connections and tourists. Seems like steps are being taken finally to stop the slide, and I hope they succeed. RE:
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Jeremy C. Owens (@jowens510.bsky.social)
The new owners of San Francisco's nearly vacant downtown mall is telling tenants their leases are "extinguished" as it seems to empty out remaining...
I'm rather disappointed that this was only Techdirt podcast 430 and not 512, but here's me speaking with @Mike Masnick about the amicus brief we filed at SCOTUS in the Cox v. Sony online copyright liability case. [www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/t...](
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 430: Copyright And The First Amendment Collide At The Supreme Court
Support us on Patreon » In what feels like something of a throwback to much earlier days of Techdirt, the Supreme Court is getting into the w...
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 430: Copyright And The First Amendment Collide At The Supreme Court
Support us on Patreon » In what feels like something of a throwback to much earlier days of Techdirt, the Supreme Court is getting into the w...
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HA HA HA I went to OCR the D. Md decision against Musk and DOGE today and my software did not like the word "Elon." Couldn't believe it was a real word! Called it a "suspect word" (I'll say...) and made suggestions for what word it thought it should be instead. My favorite? "ELF." https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&cid=bafkreigdovornmwfndwveen63ts5nuzfifaklrxux2vnsbyuvruh53wogm
As usual, Mike is right. If for no other reason than he's catching some important nuance. Which includes that Perplexity might still be bad, but what's currently upsetting people is not something that should be viewed as bad. And if it were, THAT is what would be bad. RE:
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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
I'm going to get yelled at for this, but I don't think this is actually as bad as people are making it out to be. It's entirely possible that Perpl...
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It's been a bit since I've had a new Techdirt post but wait no more! Here's one about how Google, Apple, Akamai, etc. are helping TikTok provide its services, even though it's completely against the law! Why? Because of Trump and Bondi of course... [www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/d...](
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Don’t Worry About That Pesky Law Congress Passed, And SCOTUS Upheld, Banning TikTok; Trump And Bondi Have Spoken
I wasn’t wrong when I wrote that Apple, Google, Akamai, and others faced tremendous liability risk if they continued to provide any of their ...
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Don’t Worry About That Pesky Law Congress Passed, And SCOTUS Upheld, Banning TikTok; Trump And Bondi Have Spoken
I wasn’t wrong when I wrote that Apple, Google, Akamai, and others faced tremendous liability risk if they continued to provide any of their ...
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Crappy week: Monday he died, pretty unexpectedly. Wednesday I learned my cancer is probably recurring. Yesterday I tried to fly home to NJ and nearly got stuck in Syracuse... But made it and in time to finish writing a eulogy I read today. My dad liked my writing; I think he'd have liked this too. RE:
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Cathy Gellis (@cathygellis.bsky.social)
If you have today's NY Times you can read the obituary I wrote for my dad. I buried him today :-( I will return to lamenting the awful things hap...
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