News & Media
The Financial Post comments on Marc Randazza’s Brief in Paramount v. Axanar Productions
On the heals of the filing of a brief of amicus curiae by Randazza Legal Group managing partner Marc Randazza, The Financial Post published an article discussing the brief. The
Marc Randazza Fights for Klingon Language
When Paramount Pictures sued a production company over a crowd-funded fan film called “Axanar,” Paramount asserted copyright over the Klingon language. On behalf of the Language Creation Society, Randazza Legal Group
Tax Prep Company Tries To Sue Unhappy Customer Into Silence; Hit With Damages In Anti-SLAPP Order
Pamela Boling (represented by Marc Randazza) hired IQTaxx to prepare her taxes, including the filing of a hardship notice. IQTaxx failed to do so. Boling turned to Yelp and left
"Kosovo’s Digital Independence: Time for Kosovo’s ccTLD" by Marc Randazza
Eddie Izzard famously said “no flag, no country.” However, in this age, a flag is not the most important prerequisite for independence. In fact, the concept of “independence” now includes
Big Anti-SLAPP Win for TMZ Against Dan Bilzerian
Last year, Dan Bilzerian sued the Dirty World for publishing a story about a woman who alleged Bilzerian gave her an STD. The media news website TMZ posted an article about the
Big Win for TMZ & Nevada Anti-SLAPP law
Last year, Dan Bilzerian, professional poker player and Instagram playboy, sued gossip website “The Dirty World” for publishing a story about a woman who alleged Bilzerian gave her Chlamydia. The
Attorney Marc Randazza Beats Bad Business for Suing Yelp Reviewer
(Pace Vegas) Pamela Boling probably didn’t expect to end up in court when she hired iQTAXX to assist with filing special paperwork with the IRS. However, when she found out
Randazza on Above the Law’s "Thinking Like a Lawyer"
On Above the Law’s “Thinking Like a Lawyer,” Elie and First Amendment Lawyer Marc Randazza talk about the Hulk Hogan verdict, the right to be forgotten, and how Europe seems
‘The dice were loaded in Hulk Hogan’s favor,’ Randazza says of the Gawker trial
A Florida jury decided on Friday evening that Gawker Media must pay Hulk Hogan, aka Terry Bollea, $115 million in damages after running a portion of sex tape of the famous wrestler
Violence and Political Speech
My most recent CNN Column discusses violence in political settings. See Defend Donald Trump’s right to free speech I don’t get to write my own headlines, ok? Some good people
A fabulous Roman candle exploding like a spider across the stars
On March 12th, 1922, the universe lit the fuse on the roman candle of the existence of one Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac. Somewhere along the line after that there were girls,
The USPTO Would Prefer Not to Follow the First Amendment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMsDJrjZHY The USPTO is, apparently, a big Melville crowd. In December, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Tam, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22593 (Fed. Cir.
Defend Donald Trump’s right to free speech
(CNN) Is Donald Trump finally learning about the meaning of free speech? Other candidates might be bad for free speech once elected. But Trump is the only candidate to actually campaign
Something Doesn’t Click Here
A Missouri professor has gotten more than her share of negative pixels this year. I actually decided after my last column on her that I was done writing about her.
The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Case
Marc Randazza was quoted in Business Insider today about the first amendment issues in the Hulk Hogan sex tape suit against Gawker Media. Hulk Hogan’s sex tape is hardly the Pentagon
Is the First Amendment safe from Donald Trump?
I write this as someone who was willing to vote for Trump. This gives me great pause…. Donald Trump has said a lot of strange things — some funny, some
Pirate Apprenticeships
by Jay Marshall Wolman How quaint the ways of Paradox! At common sense she gaily mocks! Though counting in the usual way, Years twenty-one I’ve been alive. Yet, reckoning by
From the Trenches at the Nevada Caucuses – Part 3 – Amongst Republicans
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. Here is the Previous episode, Part 2 3.0 – I enter the nest of the Republicans I approached
From the Trenches at the Nevada Caucuses – Part 1.0
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. 1.0 I know Dirty… and I know Elections The big news of the day is Donald Trump’s runaway
From the Trenches at the Nevada Caucuses – Part 2 – Wallowing in the Democrats’ Ennui
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. The previous part is here. 2.0 The Democratic Caucus – sorta dirty, but not in a fun way.
