supreme court roundup #1: fair use in copyright
warhol is rolling over in his grave
I always go on vacation in mid- to late June to avoid the inevitable social media maelstrom of videos, tweets, infographics, et al., about Supreme Court opinions. The Court—for good reason, honestly—always seem to save their most controversial opinions for the final days of their Term. While I always want to be the first to break the news or post an analysis, the truth of the matter is that I… can’t.
I like to think slowly. I like to melt into the words on the page and live amongst them for a few days before resurfacing. I do my best thinking and writing (which is essentially thinking on the page to me) in a cocoon, preferably in a beautiful library.
I actually hate making shortform videos (despite the fact that they’re my bread-and-butter) because the format always urges me to produce, produce, produce—when all I want to do is ruminate, mull, and consider.1
This week, I’ll be sending out my slow though…