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United States v. Stevens Oral Arguments
From the sounds of the on-the-ground reports I am getting, it seems that United States v. Stevens is looking good for those of us on the side of Free Speech.
Hysterical Erotophobes Freak Out Over Bikini Clad Baristas
Some people in Clearview, WA are losing their minds over a cafe whose servers wear bikinis at work. “These girls are basically stripping for tips,” pastor and organizer Shahram Hadian
Wrentham, MA Considers Adult Entertainment Zoning Regulations
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
Was a Contract Formed?
Jennifer suggests a cute idea for Halloween. Natalia will go as Tinkerbell. Jennifer will be Wendy. I should be Peter Pan. This is appropriate for many reasons. I laugh and
The Only Thing on Twitter Worth Reading
Twitter is stupid. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it until it goes the hell away (or at least evolves into something worthwhile). That said, Shit My Dad Says is
Unethical or just plain stupid? A "thin DMCA letter"
Ralph Lauren makes its first stupid move — photoshopping a model so that she looks like something you’d get a blowjob from in Roswell, New Mexico. That’s dumb move number
Sometimes Negativity is Just So Funny
Even when it is directed at me. I simply can’t stop laughing at this comment someone made about me in the Boston Herald: Randazza is well known around the North
Bay State lawyer takes on FOX yakker
The Boston Herald covers Fox News commentator Glenn Beck’s challenge against Randazza Legal Group client Isaac Eiland-Hall. Beck sued Eiland-Hall for defamation after he set up the satire site GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com.
Glenn Beck Internet Meme Gets Ugly
National Public Radio’s “All Tech Considered” discusses Randazza Legal Group’s brief regarding Glenn Beck’s complaint to the World Intellectual Property Organization about the satire site GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com. The column analyzes the
The North Face claims that consumers don't know their heads from their asses
by Jason Fischer Clothing producer, The North Face (TNF), recently got a lesson in how bad trademark enforcement decisions can make a company look silly. It seems a St. Louis
"What About the Children" FINALLY Fails!
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-California) is the latest moron to cry “what about the children?” while trying to score cheap political points while wiping her ass with the First Amendment. Sanchez
WTF, Wisconsin?! You Disappoint Me . . .
By: Zac Papantoniou If you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years (or possibly living “off the grid” in the back-woods of Wisconsin), you may not
Bostonist, Today in Randazza's Zings: Glenn Beck, Why Do You Hate America?
The Bostonist “can’t get enough” of attorney Marc J. Randazza in its column about an e-mail exchange between Randazza and Glenn Beck’s legal counsel regarding GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com. The column reads: “Today,
Jack Thompson Didn't Get the AutoAdmit Memo
Apparently Jack Thompson, asshat of the century, is suing Facebook because Facebook won’t stop its members from being mean to him. (complaint here, courtesy of Popehat). Naturally, it is 31
Glenn Beck Satire Site Fights Back
Adweek outlines Fox News commentator Glenn Beck’s claim that the website GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com infringes upon his trademark and should be shut down. The article describes the site and recounts attorney Marc
Glenn Beck Can't Take Glenn Beck's Heat
LA Progressive explains how the First Amendment protects satire in a piece about Glenn Beck’s complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center about the website GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com.
Gloucester Lawyer Defends Satirical Glenn Beck Website
The Bostonist urges its readers to review the legal brief of Marc J. Randazza, filed on behalf of client Isaac Eiland-Hall, creator of GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com. The post says: The brief, which
Memes strike back: Gerbils, gay blood elves, and Glenn Beck
Ars Technica details the legal brief filed by Marc J. Randazza on behalf of Isaac Eiland-Hall, the man Fox News commentator Glenn Beck threatened with legal action after he put
Glenn Beck Urges Parody Site Be Shut Down
Online Media Daily reports on Glenn Beck’s attempts through the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center to have the website GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaGirlIn1990.com taken down. Beck alleges trademark infringement and
