This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1039: Mmmm Ham Shack - YouTube Piracy on the Rise
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Jul 7, 2025 
Cathy Gellis, an attorney specializing in IP law, and Nicholas De Leon, a senior electronics reporter, dive into the spicy topic of YouTube piracy, revealing over 9,000 pirated movies racking up massive views. They discuss recent Supreme Court cases impacting free speech online, particularly around age verification laws. The duo also navigates the challenges of copyright in the digital age and debates the liability of internet service providers. With humor and insight, they analyze the growing complexities of technology and consumer rights.
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SCOTUS Redefines Online Free Speech
- The Texas age verification law for social media was ruled partially constitutional but with lowered First Amendment protections.\n- This decision could enable widespread state censorship and age gating online, threatening free speech.
Lowered Scrutiny Threatens Speech
- The court's acceptance of age gating as content neutral lowers scrutiny for censorship laws online.\n- This paves the way for broad laws restricting online speech based on moral objections, affecting many platforms.
New 'Obscene for Kids' Speech Category
- The idea of 'obscene for children but legal for adults' speech is a novel and dangerous legal category.\n- It complicates First Amendment protections and risks broad censorship of online speech with uneven standards.
