Brian L. Frye

@brianlfrye.bsky.social askede to take this. I made sure to include the "Ladies Room" signage.

Traveling. Current tunes: open.spotify.com/track/1iTBTk...

I just posted Ipse Dixit #844, featuring @brainstormlaw.bsky.social of Widener Law Delaware discussing his article "Sovereignty in the Technological Singularity." shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

I just posted Ipse Dixit #843, featuring Jenn Brinkley discussing her new book "Justice Was Her Calling: The Fierce and Fascinating Life of Dorothy Kenyon" @ucpress.bsky.social shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

I had a great time chatting with @brianlfrye.bsky.social about my forthcoming book, which reminds me, I ought to share that I have a new book coming out! “Let Them Buy Cake” will be released by @oxfordunipress.bsky.social in February. It’s now available for pre-sale. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I just posted Ipse Dixit #842, featuring @mark-satta.bsky.social of @waynestateclas.bsky.social discussing his new book "Let Them Buy Cake: Gay Weddings and the Coordinated Campaign against Queer Rights." @oxunipress.bsky.social shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

@brianlfrye.bsky.social bringing some dancing salaryman energy to the Tulane alumni tailgate yesterday

I just posted @IpseDixitPod #841, featuring the Honorable Beverly B. Martin, a former 11th Circuit Judge, discussing her role in the Keep Our Republic Article III Coalition of former federal judges. shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

I asked ChatGPT to give Brian and me MAGA makeovers and the results are frightening and hilarious.

A victory…no one came to the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social alumni party here in New Orleans. We saw the organizer walk away and she left all the CU tchotchkes behind. Cornell should expect continued disengagement from alumni until there’s greater accountability. #IAmJaneDoe

Time to teach intellectual property.

Drinking at Soon Enough bar, which has free costume checkout for Halloween.

An early birthday gift from @brianlfrye.bsky.social. I love it!

I just posted Ipse Dixit #840, featuring @aramsinn.bsky.social of @americanuniversity.bsky.social discussing "Music Sampling Law as Regulatory Vacuum and Check on Black Cultural Power" in the Oxford Handbook on Sampling in Popular Music @oxfordunipress.bsky.social. shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

An absolutely wild story, in which a bogus plagiarism accusation is only one element. My takeaway: The plagiarism police are no more capable of self-criticism or reflection than any other police. ACAB? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Vienna kismet.

“New” camera. Only €20!

I wonder if Chakrabarty’s co-authors will request the retraction of this paper, or at least remove their names from it, given the obvious undisclosed & incurable conflict of interest? They really should. www.techdirt.com/2026/09/25/o...

This is why we have attorney fee shifting for right of publicity claims.

A tour of the Bolex factory from 1961, amazing! youtu.be/enMrFaohewQ?...

I just posted Ipse Dixit #839, featuring Mike Plante discussing his new book "Sensation Cinema: The Audacious, Defiant History of Louis Sher and the Art Theatre Guild." The amazing story of Jacobellis v. Ohio, based on primary sources! shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

Presenting a work in progress at the Northeastern CLIC WIP. Thank you so much to @lexlanham.bsky.social for organizing & hosting! So many great projects.

An interesting thing about returning to running in your 50s is that you don’t just wonder how long you’ll keep getting faster, but also when you’ll start getting slower. A little under a 7:30 mile for now anyway.

Now that I’m settling in at Tulane, I’d like to do more Ipse Dixit interviews. If you’ve got a new paper or book you’d like to discuss, lmk.

Client’s employee has legally irrelevant opinion, what else is new?

Delighted to see my essay “Exercises in Jurisprudential Style” get a “recommended”! legaltheoryblog.com/2026/09/17/f...

Indeed. Ironically, when it comes to charitable spending, effective altruists haven’t actually been all that effective. It turns out that altruism is hard to scale.

Tickled to see my institution promoting this! 😜

What happens when a comedy club has a copyright and trademark question? They call a law professor. Professor @brianlfrye.bsky.social, an expert in intellectual property law, sat down with the team behind The Comedy Cellar to talk copyright, trademarks, joke stealing and more. Check it out ⤵️

Academic freedom doesn’t mean freedom from criticism.

Indeed. United States copyright law is actually even narrower than the Berne Convention.

Ok landlord. Nothing is being “stolen.” You’re just not collecting rent from your competition.

RIP Mr. Moe. You were my first dog & the best one I’ll ever have. The day @maybell.bsky.social introduced me to you, I fell in love. We had a lot of good walks. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.

I posted this essay over the weekend. I guess I should submit it for publication, but that’s such a drag & this one isn’t such a good fit for the process. So, as usual, if any law journal wants to publish it, I’ll accept the first offer I receive. 105 downloads already!

New faculty photo.

RIP David Fair. PS this timeless advice works for everything, including legal scholarship.

I posted a new essay last night. Should have some more papers coming soon.

I just posted a new essay titled “Exercises in Jurisprudential Style,” in which I plagiarize Raymond Queneau, Sol LeWitt, Kenneth Goldsmith, Hollis Frampton & the 12 most important English-language jurisprudes, among others. Here’s a link & abstract. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Some office decorations.

If you haven’t heard enough from me about TAG! the Jurisdiction Game… or even if you have… check this out for Brian’s thoughtful and insightful questions!

I just posted @IpseDixitPod #838, featuring @rlheppner.bsky.social of @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social law discussing his board game TAG!: The Jurisdiction Game, which is based on the rules of civil procedure. shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

I just posted @IpseDixitPod #837, featuring @lpramsey.bsky.social discussing her new book "Trademarks and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions" from @universitypress.cambridge.org. shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

I just posted @IpseDixitPod #836, featuring @unlawfulentries.bsky.social discussing her new book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants," which provides a surprising history of US migration law. shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

Nothing is stopping you from being as clever & creative as you like. You just want to suppress a machine because you fear it will expose your banality & lack of creativity by competing with you.