News & Media
Burning Man to Photographers: ALL YOUR PHOTOS ARE BELONG TO US!
The organizers of the annual Burning Man festival have instituted a controversial new policy regarding photography at the annual festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. According to XBiz, the organizers of the festival were concerned that porn websites were publishing photos taken at the event. For those of you who don’t know, Burning Man is a pretty “live free or
Glenn Be( )k
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OUXkZO8vE] Not only does he not know how to spell “oligarchy,” he doesn’t have a clue what the word means.
Medinol v. Neuro Vasx is Dead
In Medinol Ltd. v. Neuro Vasx Inc., 67 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1205 (TTAB 2003), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board held that a trademark registration that contains erroneous information, such as goods and services that were never sold under the mark, would render a trademark registration as fraudulent and subject to cancellation. The TTAB imposed a constructive knowledge standard for errors
DHS Issues New Border Search Rules for Electronic Media
by Jason Fischer The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures . . . (source).” Since 9/11, a good number of feathers have been ruffled, debating what constitutes an “unreasonable search.” Pundits a plenty have been ranting about “privacy this”
Twitter is Stupid, Give Up
I have been thinking about composing a piece on why Twitter is stupid, but making money got in the way of that. And, in the meantime, someone else wrote the perfect piece. See Devin Coldeway, Why I Don’t Use Twitter. In your face, Fischer!
Mexican Pole Dancing
by Tatiana von Tauber A Facebook friend of mine posted this very sexy pole dancing video. I have yet to find any vulgarity in the dancer’s moves. Not only does this particular interpretation of pole dancing show off the beautiful female body in movement but oozes with sensuality and eroticism. I’d hand her some hard earned cash for the performance.
Chick-Fil-A, Breast-Feeding and A Whole-Lotta First-Amendment Bad-Assery
By: Zac Papantoniou While en route to check-off another item on my epic list of neglected errands thrown to the wayside while studying for the state bar exam I just took, I happened to catch a story being discussed on a local talk-radio station (yes, I listen to talk radio while driving . . . obsessively). They mid-morning show (The
Women Take the Helm in the Market for Porn
As my co-blogger, Tatiana, often proves to us – modern, third-wave feminism isn’t about wearing birkenstocks and not shaving. It looks like ABC News finally caught up to Tatiana. See ‘Adults-Only’ Businesses Find Growing Market Among Women.
Girls as Musical Instruments
This is cool [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IObPkUFq0hg] This is cooler and came first [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75on4NW4vo]
Some Religious People Actually Get It
I can forgive any confusion that anyone might have held about the teachings of Jesus Christ or any other “prophet,” as long as that confusion occurred before 1989. In 1989, we received the word from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. “Be Excellent to Each Other” It looks like there are some religious leaders in California who saw the film.
Kitty Porn
A Flori-duh man has the best excuse ever for having child porn on his computer. He says that his cat downloaded it.
The Only Thing They Have in Texas is ….
Religious zealots and a few Jews trying to stem the tide of theocracy? The Texas State Board of Education is thinking about opening the door to teaching creationism in its science classes. Rabbi Nancy Kasten, of Dallas, said: Jewish tradition teaches that we serve God through a never-ending process of asking questions and making discoveries about our world … Studying
Jones Day Trademark Claim Update
Update: Judge John Darrah of the Northern District of Illinois denied Blockshoppers’ motion to dismiss Jones Day’s trademark claims. A quick recap: Blockshopper is a website that reports on real estate transactions. In two reports, Blockshopper deeplinked to two bios of Jones Day’s employees. Jones Day then flipped their shit and filed a five-count trademark complaint. In denying the motion,
Can You Buy Porn on Flag Day?
Adultland XXX, an adult bookstore in Pulaski Township, Pennsylvania succeeded in its quest to overturn a finding that Adultland violated the Pulaski adult entertainment ordinance by, of all things, remaining open on Flag Day in 2006. See Boron v. Pulaski Twp., No. 1555 C.D. 2007 (Comm. Ct. PA 2008). The Pulaski adult entertainment ordinance prohibits “sexually oriented businesses from conducting
19 Year Old Commits Suicide Live on Streaming Video
In a sad testament to the immediacy of the Internet, 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide live on the web-broadcasting site Justin.tv. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted the police. The video kept running until police and EMTs broke Biggs’
Obama's AG Pick Has a Censorship Goon Past
Obama’s pick for Attorney General seems to be Eric Holder, a former Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton Administration. AVN’s Mark Kernes reports that Holder does not have a good track record on First Amendment issues. In 1998, Holder wrote a memo to all 94 U.S. Attorneys: “As you are aware within the past few years there has been increasing
Beaufort City Councilor Admits Anti-Catholic Bias, Abstains from Zoning Vote
Councilwoman Laura Von Harten of Beaufort County, South Carolina is in a little hot water after admitting that she would oppose a Catholic Church’s zoning request due to her opposition to Catholic Church policies. During a Land Management Committee discussion over whether to allow St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in greater Bluffton to expand through a zoning change, Von
Mr. Obama, Let's Start that "Change" Thing With the FCC
Jon Katz reminds us: Barack Obama did not seem to speak much, if at all, about First Amendment protection during the campaign. However, he did talk repeatedly about change. Mr. Obama, it is time to change the decades long tradition of FCCensorship and prudery. (source) I think that a great “change” would be to send Kevin Martin and Deborah Taylor
