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Michael Wayne Godwin (born October 26, 1956) is an American attorney and author. He was the first staff counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and he created the Internet adage Godwin's law and the notion of an Internet meme . [1]
Promulgated by the American attorney and author Mike Godwin in 1990, Godwin's law originally referred specifically to Usenet newsgroup discussions. He stated that he introduced Godwin's law in 1990 as an experiment in memetics , [1] specifically to address the ubiquity of such comparisons which he believes regrettably trivialize the ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Mike Godwin is an attorney and author in Washington. My very minor status as an authority on Adolf Hitler comparisons stems from having coined “Godwin’s Law” about three decades ago.
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Mar 8, 2013 · Mike Godwin, the lawyer who coined Godwin's Law in 1990, talks about its evolution, relevance, and impact. He also shares his personal experience of being compared to Hitler by his daughter and other Twitter users.
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Dec 19, 2023 · Godwin’s law was invoked this weekend when President Joe Biden’s campaign said former President Donald Trump had “parroted Adolf Hitler” when he accused undocumented immigrants of ...
Michael Wayne Godwin is an American attorney and author. He was the first staff counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and he created the Internet adage Godwin’s law and the notion of an Internet meme, as reported in the October 1994 issue of Wired.
Mike Godwin is an attorney, counsel, and internet law expert with experience in public policy, government, and privacy. He is also a Shakespeare enthusiast, a former Google China counsel, and a CIPP/US certified professional.
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