By Tara “Bloodsucker” Warrington I am fucking terrified of vampires. Even as a grown woman, I still sleep with the covers drawn up around my neck. Of course, I have
The “War on Terror” is over. We lost. We have turned into a nation of mewling cowards — prepared to sell our freedom for mere “security theater.” Want proof? Take
Over-reaching DMCA claims are a rampant epidemic and are often used to suppress free speech. Now, the DMCA appears to be hitting us right in the First Amendment’s heart –
WIRED magazine recently presented an interesting question to me. Apparently, a guy was dating a girl, he sent her a series of romantic letters, and then she found out that
Back in November, I wrote about the Harry Potter Compendium lawsuit in J.K. Rowling – Worst British Export Since Rick Astley. At the time, it seemed like I was the
f.k.a. reports on a tiff between two bald white guys running for a family court judge-ship. At least one of the candidates doesn’t know the difference between copyright and trademark
In Lenz v. Universal, the N.D. Calif. allowed a little push-back against overreaching copyright owners who wield Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) takedown notices like a blunt club. In February
by Tara Warrington Legal Satyricon Correspondent The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in Jacobsen v. Katzer that the terms of a license – even one granting free
John McCain helped himself to Jackson Browne’s song, “Running on Empty” for a campaign ad. Browne is suing for copyright infringement, Lanham Act violations (for falsely suggesting that Browne supports
So says the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See Court says copyrights apply even for free software, WIRED. More analysis to follow.
AutoAdmit pseudonymous defendant “AK47” has made a few errors in judgment. First his statements on the AutoAdmit board. Bad judgment? Yes. Legally actionable? Probably not. But, that didn’t stop anyone
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Rauschenberg fracas in Dumpster Diving Leads to VARA Suit. The Fort Myers News-Press just did an article about the story. See Lawyers,
