How many times do I have to remind everyone — trademarks are not “word patents.” The adult movie studio, X-Play, has published a series of porno parodies where it throws
An Indian NGO filed a petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a blanket prohibition on websites that display any “material pertaining to sex.” The justification for the proposed ban
Kate Harding doesn’t care. She doesn’t want to take it away, even if it is bad. She does, however, demand evidence for any claims to the contrary. (source)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEa0uQQzU] A billboard inspired by the ad has a bunch of big bad Texans’ panties in a wad.
By J. DeVoy First addressed by Eugene Volokh, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims in a group libel case because they
Like on the days I get paid to write stuff like this. Link courtesy of Xbiz.
By Dr. Marty Klein Remember playing with photos and scissors as a young teen? You’d make collages: your scrawny face on a caveman’s body, your friend’s body with the head
Monica Hesse, a writer for the Washington Post, seems to have a porn paranoia issue. Her article “Publicly, a whole new lewdness” has a decidedly Comstockian bent to it. But,
by Jason Fischer One of the “peculiarities” of U.S. trademark law is that the government has a stick up its collective ass about recognizing trademarks that may be suggestive of
Rephrase: you can probably get away with cheating on your spouse, but the IRS will always catch you. Case in point, Mr. Walter Halby who attempted to reduce his tax
The Free Speech Coalition has filed its long-awaited complaint seeking to have 18 U.S.C. § 2257 declared unconstitutional. The Background – The War on Sex Social conservatives on both the
Its nice to see a reporter get the coverage right: Municipal zoning bylaws may limit such uses, but cities and towns can’t completely prohibit them. A municipality that does not
