@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThe Danish government will clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDenmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDenmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU.S. law firm Susman Godfrey defeats Trump executive order (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-law-firm-susman-godfrey-defeats-trump-executive-order-2025-06-27/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250627/p146#a250627p146
@bici@mastodon.social"Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence
@JorgeStolfi@mas.toI thought that police recruits had to take a basic training course that included the very basics principles of law. Like:
"Every person (not just every US citizen, not just every white US citizen, not just every rich white US citizen, not just every billionaire white US citizen) is to be presumed innocent by the government until proved guilty of a crime." 🧵>
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialUS lawyers set up own firms to lead legal fightback in face of Trump onslaught;
Several law firms have capitulated to Trump pressure leaving but some lawyers have left to fight government cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-administra…
@lilmikesf@c.im @memeorandum@universeodon.comUS Supreme Court upholds law on suing Palestinian authorities over attacks (John Kruzel/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-upholds-law-suing-palestinian-authorities-over-attacks-2025-06-20/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250620/p52#a250620p52
@hex@kolektiva.socialIt seems like, again, just following the plain logic of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence (which, again, I do not subscribe to), that every law passed under Trump, every supreme court justice appointment by Trump, every supreme court ruling by Trump appointed justices, all the illegal firing, etc, must all, necessarily, be null and void.
And if not following from the insurrection act, or from the oath of office, then following from the Declaration of Independence itself. The logic here being that a constitution is a contract between the people and their government, which the later upholds in order to maintain its legal status. The violation of said laws by the government violates "consent of the governed" (which, again, I have issues with the concept entirely but we're just going to ignore that) and therefore nullifies the authority of that government, granting " the right of the people to alter or to abolish it."
That seems a lot like the hard reset some folks have been looking for. Given that existing flaws allowed this state to be reached, it would also be necessary for the true authority to correct those mistakes before assuming authority that derives from these principles.
Now, personally, I don't subscribe to any of this logic but it's interesting to explore, as an outsider, where the logic goes.
@cdarwin@c.imFederal prosecutors now charging immigrants who don’t submit fingerprints under dormant 1940s law
The Alien Registration Act requires non-citizens to register with the federal government.
That provision hadn’t been enforced in 75 years
https://www.polit…
@ncoca@social.coopThis headline is a *bit* deceptive. Only visa holders from two countries in #Asia are impacted - #China and #NorthKorea
Of course, North Koreans can't get visas, so it really only applies to
@newsie@darktundra.xyzMan pleads guilty to swatting spree impacting scores of government officials https://therecord.media/man-pleads-guilty-swatting-spree-government-officials
@hex@kolektiva.socialNow personally, I'm not invested in the law and I reject the logical underpinnings of the whole thing. The US is founded on land that already had people on it, that already had multiple systems of authority, so there can be no claim that it has any legal authority to exist at all.
But it's hard to ignore the inconsistency here. Accepting the logic from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, there is no way in which the current state can be legitimate and which Trump has the authority to do anything. The last legal president, again, following the logic that assumes such a thing even possible, was Barak Obama. Since the transfer of power, the country has failed to enforce the law.
If the executive cannot complete their oath, then they are considered vacant under the 25th amendment. If the cabinet fails to invoke article 4, then they too are involved in the insurrection (again, simply following the logic outlined pretty clearly here) as are any who would fail to support the invocation.
Since a full takeover of the federal government by insurrectionists wasn't really planned for, I'm guessing that it would necessarily go to the states, being the only remaining legal authority.
@cdarwin@c.imA former leader of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights during the Obama and Biden administrations
called the Trump administration’s targeting of undefined diversity, equity and inclusion legally spurious
and urged colleges and universities to stand up for their values.
At a panel last week at the annual Education Writers Association conference here,
Catherine Lhamon said it’s “enormously frustrating to me to see the federal government use its voice to sa…
@teledyn@mstdn.caOntario NDP, Liberals successfully stall Bill 5 after filibustering until midnight Thursday | CBC News
Bill 5 would create so-called "special economic zones" where the government can exempt companies or projects from complying with provincial laws or regulations. It would also replace the province's endangered species act, replacing it with an new law that critics say waters down protections.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ndp-liberals-stall-bill-5-after-filibuster-1.7546691
@kctipton@mas.toTrump's pardons highlight Justice Department's pullback from public corruption cases https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trumps-pardons-highlight-justice-departments-pullback-pu…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Samoa’s new marine spatial plan protects 30% of the country’s ocean"
#Samoa #Environment #Oceans #Conservation
@buercher@tooting.chA federal judge in Texas ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act earlier this year, becoming the latest jurist to block him from using the sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
“The government,” the judge wrote in a lengthy opinion, “must follow the law when effectuating removals from the United States.”
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-09-25
@primonatura@mstdn.social"New UK planning rules for heat pumps come into effect, one meter rule scrapped"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy
@buercher@tooting.chSince returning to office in January, Trump has sought to crush dissent at cultural institutions, law firms, media companies and universities. Many believed it was only a matter of time before he took the fight to the streets.
The protests against ICE raids present him with an antagonist that can be used as a focal point for anger, hatred and fear, ensuring that dissent is redirected away from the government and toward “an enemy within”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/trump-la-protests-enemy-within?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
