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theericgoldman.bsky.social
My final personal movie stats for 2024:

I watched 326 movies total (including repeat views).

I saw 91 new releases.

Including repeats and revival screenings, I saw 179 movies in the theater.

The movie I watched the most in 2024 was The First Omen (six times).

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Eric Goldman’s film diary
Eric Goldman’s film diary
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January 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ericgoldman.bsky.social
For my sister @sandy-hirsh.bsky.social's 60th birthday, I compiled (along with her friend since high school, Tracy Shaw) a Spotify playlist designed to be a soundtrack of her life 🎶 6️⃣0️⃣

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Sandy's 60th
Playlist · ericgoldman · 54 items
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May 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
thomasfuchs.at
Please call your reps (especially if they're Democrats) to vote against KOSA

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Left exit 12 meme. The left exit says "Efforts to improve child welfare." The right exit says "Tools to help MAGA target LGBTQ kids." The car is labeled "Senate Democrats"
February 19, 2024 at 8:42 PM
theericgoldman.bsky.social
I made a list of every movie I saw theatrically in 2024 - and looking at it once more makes me very thankful for the terrific LA revival movie theater scene.

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January 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
ericgoldman.bsky.social
My 1980s Spotify playlist is my most carefully curated playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/6WM... 🎶
Goldman's 1980s New Wave, Synthpop, Post-Punk, Alternative & More
Playlist · ericgoldman · 1784 items · 67 likes
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September 29, 2024 at 2:20 AM
jmiers230.bsky.social
As my law school advisor, @ericgoldman.bsky.social taught me not only the importance of writing (and editing) but the joy of it.

Following his advice, I spent law school writing, on my terms. It set me apart and landed me my career.

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Why I Blog - Goldman's Observations
[A friend teaches composition at a community college. She will point her students to various examples of writing, including my blog. I sent her this statement to share with her students:] You asked me...
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January 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
dbambauer.bsky.social
Must-read: @ericgoldman on age verification laws. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... One of Internet law's best thinkers covering a topic that badly needs great thinking.
The "Segregate-and-Suppress" Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online
In an effort to protect children online, regulators around the country and the world are enacting laws that compel Internet publishers to age-authenticate every
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April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
kprofsblog.bsky.social
Need some data to help persuade students that consumers do not choose to agree to rights-negating, boilerplate terms? @AndreaBoyack brings receipts, and @ericgoldman tells us just how bad things can get. lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractspro...
June 10, 2024 at 11:18 AM
alecmuffett.bsky.social
Taylor Lorenz & Eric Goldman: edge verification will kill free speech online | …from June 2025, so it’s not like any of this was a surprise
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114778
#AgeVerification #EricGoldman #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpn
Taylor Lorenz & Eric Goldman: edge verification will kill free speech online | …from June 2025, so it’s not like any of this was a surprise
If you’re an age verification nerd and you are not reading Eric Goldman’s blog then you ought to be, but it’s nice to see him in a video for once:
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September 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
ericgoldman.bsky.social
TBH there's never a bad reason to link to a Madonna video. And "Borderline" is in my top 130ish songs of all time, so I don't agree with the "meh" characterization!

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Goldman's Top 130ish Favorites of All Time
Playlist · ericgoldman · 134 items · 20 saves
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June 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
jmiers230.bsky.social
Travis LeBlanc suggests that the U.S. is at risk of getting left behind the rest of the world with AI regulations. "we need to be smarter."

@ericgoldman: and who should we trust to make those smart regulations? Congress????

💣💣💣
May 7, 2024 at 5:51 PM
blakestacey.myatproto.social
The notion that a personalized feed "simply bows to user preferences and propensities" is out of whack on multiple levels. Cross-posting my comment over on Mastodon:
Blake C. Stacey (@bstacey@icosahedron.website)
@ericgoldman@techpolicy.social "So much judicial ignorance about how algorithms work," indeed! There seems to be this notion that a personalized feed "simply bows to user preferences and propensities"...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
megangray.bsky.social
data on online balk rates for age verification, per @ericgoldman

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More Data on Online Age Authentication Balk Rates - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
In a prior post, I surveyed the rates at which consumers do not complete online age authentication processes, what I call the “balk” rate. There is no single canonical balk rate. It varies by destination behind the authentication wall, the...
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July 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
alecmuffett.bsky.social
Why I Emphatically Oppose Online Age Verification Mandates | Technology & Marketing Law Blog
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113189
#AgeAssurance #AgeEstimation #AgeVerification #EricGoldman
Why I Emphatically Oppose Online Age Verification Mandates | Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Eric Goldman on fire, again: I hold uncompromising views on this topic. For reasons I explain in 63 anguished and tear-stained pages, I am a categorical “no” on all online age authentication mandat…
alecmuffett.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
theericgoldman.bsky.social
Here ya go and please keep me in mind if you ever do a new version of Alley Cat (but also in general!) letterboxd.com/ericgoldman/
Eric Goldman’s profile
Eric uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,030 films watched. Favorites: Star Wars (1977), Back to the Future (1985), Heathers (1989), Beetlejuice (1988).
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November 11, 2024 at 4:32 PM
theericgoldman.bsky.social
Alright, I THINK I've listed all movies (both new release and revival screenings) I saw in the theater in 2025, kicking off with Bloody Axe Wound, ending with Rental Family. I wish Letterboxd let you include the same movie multiple times for my repeats, but ah well.

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Movies I Saw in a Theater in 2025
A list of 121 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Bloody Axe Wound (2024), Nickel Boys (2024), Wolf Man (2025), The Monkey (2025) and Better Man (2024).
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January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
nile11.bsky.social
Artist Sues AI Meme Platform Over Paid Commercial Ad Templates
#copyrightInfringement #elmerSaflor #ericGoldman #memesApps,Llc #memes.ai #runningAwayBalloon #successKid #superelmer #u.s.CopyrightAct
#nile1
Artist Sues AI Meme Platform Over Paid Commercial Ad Templates
Digital artist Elmer Saflor, known online as "Superelmer," has lodged a copyright infringement complaint against Memes Apps, LLC. The company operates
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July 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
beautymarks.bsky.social
Thanks to @ericgoldman for @jottaviani guest post on software v. service definition in tm apps. It DOES matter:
November 17, 2024 at 8:07 PM
beautymarks.bsky.social
Dissimilar services=no confusion RT @ericgoldman: Blog Post: Groupon Defeats Trademark Challenge--Groupion v Groupon
November 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
avadiax.bsky.social
Some IT employees cannot think properly with their right brain. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2013/11/04/think-hoarding-passwords-keeps-you-safe-from-firing-think-again/
February 11, 2024 at 1:09 PM
mmasnickarchive.bsky.social
Interesting comment on Techdirt raising the question of whether or not #FOSTA makes the US non-compliant with the new intermediary liability language in #USMCA. Any thoughts @ericgoldman
January 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
mmasnickarchive.bsky.social
Kudos to @adelin and @tweetclarita who were instrumental in putting it all together, along with @ericgoldman @DenelleDixon and @amac
January 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
mmasnickarchive.bsky.social
Also, if the world worked the way it should, this panel should have ended with @ericgoldman being handed the leadership of NTIA for killing the current acting director (and I'm sure Eric doesn't want that job, but he deserves it more than the guy who has it).
January 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
mmasnickarchive.bsky.social
Note to self: NEVER EVER make @ericgoldman mad at me. (Of course, unlike the acting head of the NTIA, I won't dishonestly claim things about Section 230 and content moderation that are just not true).
January 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
mmasnickarchive.bsky.social
I think @ericgoldman just completely destroyed the acting head of NTIA. That was a clinic in how to dismantle disingenuous bullshit from NTIA over #Section230.
January 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM