There's no "I" in IP

Before we jump in, I want to recommend a newsletter you might like if you’re curious about the nefarious influence of tech billionaires: The Nerd Reich.

Also, you’re invited to join me + the ladies of Blame It On Marketing for a live tea party (read: gossip sesh) next week!

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Jack Dorsey thinks intellectual property is overrated

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, tweeted (X’d?) “delete all IP law.” Elon Musk, human sperm bank, quickly tweeted his agreement. (of course.)

Surprise! Billionaire startup founders who are most likely to benefit from making IP ✨open source✨ want to steal original work so they can smush it together with your data and create products they can sell back to you and collect even more profits.

Dorsey was challenged by IP professional and former RFK Jr. running mate (literally what is this timeline we’re living in?!), Nicole Shanahan, who pointed out that IP law helps separate human-created works from AI-created works.

To which Jack responded:

Cool!

Additional reading:

• Jack Dorsey Says Intellectual Property Law Shouldn't Exist, and Elon Musk Agrees: 'Delete All IP Law'

• Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call to delete IP laws, but artists are pushing back

Elon Musk is trying to breed a legion of children

First of all, sorry for making you read and process those words. I think I speak for all of us when I say: GROSS.

The Wall Street Journal released a report with details about how Musk is using his money and power to control the lives of the 14 (confirmed!!!) children he has fathered, along with their mothers. Payment agreements, NDAs, the whole nine yards.

This report also hits on details of Musk sliding in influencers’ DMs and “offering” up his sperm…..

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One thing you should know about Elon is that he’s a pronatalist. Basically, he believes that having more babies (Western babies, obviously) will save humanity. But in reality, it reeks of eugenics.

Additional reading:

• The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers

• Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Are Obsessed With You Having More Babies

• Elon Musk, Father of 14, Said He Wants to Have a 'Legion-Level' of Kids 'Before the Apocalypse': Report

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Dishonorable mentions:

• Adam Robinson and RB2B are still up to their usual shenanigans. TBH, I don’t even follow the beef, but it seems to come around like clockwork every few months. Anything for engagement, eh?

• Jeff Bezos shot his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, and some other women into space for 11 minutes in a PR stunt for his space travel company, Blue Origin.

As always,

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