Tejas N. Narechania

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

I wrote a little bit about how California proposed a law making broadband affordable for poor people.

And how telecom lobbyists have already destroyed the effort:

Big changes unfolding for CA housing Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.

UC Berkeley Law Professor Tejas Narechania (@tnarecha.bsky.social) weighed in on CA's effort to regulate streaming services, saying it can attempt to enact “consumer protections aimed at California residents, even if they affected out-of-state content providers.” calmatters.org/newsletter/c...

lol! well, at least there's always money...

This is a Daniel Tiger recipe. And, as any Daniel Tiger-watching parent knows, this recipe will disappoint children and adults alike.

From a discretionary denial decision last week: "it is an inefficient use of Board resources to review the ’540 patent that has been dismissed from the litigation."

So if it's in litigation, it's a waste of resources to review. And if it isn't... it's a waste of resources to review.

GMAFB.

But still deceptively advertised, see bsky.app/profile/tnar...

But it still says "brought to life in the USA" which would seem to run afoul of FTC guidelines, see www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

What will Andrew Ferguson do?? Probably nothing.

a fairness doctrine for polarized media

I think yes as a matter of (c) law, but perhaps no as a matter of contract law, depending on the subscription's Terms of Use. If this holds, the distinction btw property & contract rules--elaborated most recently by the Supreme Court in Lexmark v. Impression Products--may become even more important.

Great piece + thread

A screenshot from SSRN that reads: "The Federalist’s Dilemma: State AI Regulation & Pathways Forward. George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 25-07."

Why federalism should embrace a federal moratorium on state regulation of AI is ... a take.

Exactly the sort of post-hoc ends-oriented nonsense you'd expect

AI governance is (at least) a competition problem, more than a copyright problem.

The other *new* bad part of the moratorium is that it also changes the BEAD program to be an AI subsidy program. BEAD is meant for broadband deployment to low income and rural areas. Cruz added the option for states to spend the money instead on AI deployment. It’s a giveaway to Silicon Valley.

maybe this will fix itself 🤷‍♂️

Turning a promising program for bridging the digital divide into an Elon Musk giveaway.

Infuriating.

But what is "good" penmanship? I, for example, have developed a novel script that features a unique way of connecting d's to other letters, of writing common words such as "the," & of more efficiently writing s's at the end of words. Such innovations should surely be rewarded on the teaching market.

Thanks, @ssrn.bsky.social, for highlighting my recent work with the brilliant Scott Shenker!

The Latest Research on Cybersecurity & Data Privacy This list includes a selection of the latest research on cybersecurity & data privacy posted to SSRN in 2025. Understanding the Cyber Risks of Artificial Intelligence: An Ongoing, Comprehensive…

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Again, for the folks in the back:

The Roberts Court is historically unique in its willingness to hear cases to reconsider and overrule precedent.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Just at me OK?

Is summer research salary a tip for good academic year service?

Before funding these tax-and-transfer bailouts for AT&T and other telcos, we should force those companies to account for the billions of dollars they've already wasted. See, e.g., harvardlawreview.org/blog/2024/07...

FTC, where you at?

PS: The reader --- and all course materials --- are free for students!

Hey @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social and @bclt.bsky.social students (and fellow telecom profs)! Wondering what's on tap for my Fall telecom ("Regulated Digital Industries") class? Check out a preview of the course reader here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

TikTok, broadband, net neutrality, oh my!

Amazing. And then re-auctioned! This story might have to make it into the book...

Do you know what happened at the hearing? I forgot about that case...

Wow 🤩!