Brett Trout On July 23, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Yuga Labs’ big trademark win over artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen. The court reversed the nearly $9 million summary judgment from the Central District of California and sent the case back for trial. What the Case Is About Yuga Labs, the […]

Brett Trout Most people are aware of typical online scams, using intentionally misspelled words to weed out the savviest individuals and instead draw in the most defenseless targets. Very few, however, are aware of more recent scams targeting some of the most trusted people on the planet. In a coordinated effort led by the National […]

Brett Trout More than a decade ago, Americans stood together to stop Congress from enacting both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA)—two bills that threatened to shatter the foundation of a free and open internet. Back then, I wrote about the many dangers of SOPA, PIPA and site-blocking in general. 2012 […]