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Best. Idea. Ever.
A bar in Georgia has installed self-service “table taps.” See Georgia bar features personal beer taps.
Defamation 9-11
Sgt. Peter Damon Peter Damon is a former reservist who appeared in Michael Moore’s film, Fahrenheit 911. Damon was an Army Reserve Sergeant who served in the National Guard’s 126th Aviation Unit based at Camp Edwards on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. On October 21, 2003, while on active duty at the National Guard facility in Balad, Iraq, a tire on a
Rankings are garbage, but….
As I have previously written, I am not impressed by the U.S. News and World Report Rankings. See Screw U.S. News. All of the “alternative” law school rankings are even worse. I find it truly laughable that academics, who never have so much as seen a billing pad have any say at all in how law schools are judged. There
What is it with Indiana?
ABFFE Condemns Indiana Bookstore Registration Law NEW YORK, NY, March 25, 2008 – The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the bookseller’s voice in the fight against censorship, today condemned a new Indiana law that requires mainstream bookstores to register with the government if they sell “sexually explicit materials.” “Sexually explicit” is defined so broadly that the law could
Fox Flips Off the FCC
From the Washington Post: In an unusually aggressive step, Fox Broadcasting yesterday refused to pay a $91,000 indecency fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission for an episode of a long-canceled reality television show, even as the network fights two other indecency fines in the Supreme Court. The FCC proposed fining all 169 Fox-owned and affiliate stations a total of
Guest Blogger – Professor Birdsong on Barack Obama and His Pastor
BARACK OBAMA AND HIS PASTOR – AMERICA ON RACE BY BIRDSONG Birdsong is not an oracle. Yet, Birdsong is always asked difficult questions. This week people have been asking Birdsong: “Are Barack Obama’s chances to become President of the U.S. doomed because of his association with his allegedly fiery Pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.” Snippets of Wright’s sermons where he
Don't Taze Me Bro! In-Flight Edition
HT to Nobody’s Business [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7yJXhxF1mM&eurl=http://www.bakelblog.com/nobodys_business/] Skip forward to the three-minute mark. This is not a parody.
No, you can't use Trademark Law to stifle critics!
It does not entirely turn my stomach when a corporation wants to stifle a critic. Most people and companies would want the same. It does entirely turn my stomach when an attorney misuses his position as an officer of the court to try and support such efforts – this is the kind of behavior that gives our otherwise-honorable profession a
"Do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?"
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqReTJkjjg] Ht to Althouse
MLB Takes on Cape Cod League in Trademark Spat
The Cape Cod Baseball league is a 10 team amateur summer league that has produced approximately 200 players who went on to play in the major leagues. Six of the ten Cape Cod League teams share names with MLB franchises. The Chatham A’s, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, Harwich Mariners, Bourne Braves, Orleans Cardinals, and the Hyannis Mets are now the center
AK47 Pwned
Excuse me while I greedily devour this slice of humble pie. It appears that the statements made by the infamous “AK47” were far worse, and more extensive, than those that appeared in the AutoAdmit complaint. I have previously railed against AK47, but suggested that he should be outed by a bounty, rather than by a subpoena. See here. It appears
Why is Prostitution Illegal, but Pornography is Not?
I have heard (and read) this question asked by lots of really intelligent people. See, e.g., Rogier van Bakel. Of course, Rogier’s take on it is more rooted in the “morality” vs. liberty battle. Rogier is a five star general in the battle for common sense and liberty. Andrew Sullivan asks it a little differently — more as a purely
What is a Pay-Per-Click Page?
We have all bumped into pay-per-click sites while looking for actually useful information. You know these sites. You type in a domain name, fully expecting to find a useful website, and all you find is a sponsored link generic page. The Periplaneta Americana of the Internet What you findat motoguzzi.us Up until I was about 26, my primary form of
Video Game Law Developments
Minnesota is the latest state to see its video game censorship law struck down. See Minnesota Loses Appeal of “Fine the Buyer” Video Game Law. Massachusetts, on the other hand, decided that it would like to be slapped down too — so it is debating the adoption of another Jack Thompson style video game law — virtually the same text
Tibet and the Beijing Olympics
Jon Katz gives us some thought provoking commentary on the Beijing Olympics, human rights in China, and surprisingly (but persuasively) argues against government boycotts of the Chinese festivities: Tibet is but one reason to consider not watching the Chinese Olympics.
Craigslist Wins Section 230 Case
A den of racism?Or a deep pocket? There is much rejoicing on the internet today. Some of the housing ads on Craigslist proclaim “NO MINORITIES” and “No children” — a violation (in some circumstances) of the Fair Housing Act. So the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights sued Craigslist for allowing the ads to be posted. One of the ads
Rate My Cop shut down
Simple Justice reports on how a website that gave citizens the ability to write about their experiences with police officers was taken down — yet nobody has a problem with a site that lets cops gripe about other cops who write them tickets.
Is Godaddy a Mass Cybersquatter?
We have all bumped into pay-per-click sites while looking for actually useful information. You know these sites. You type in a domain name, fully expecting to find a useful website, and all you find is a sponsored link generic page. The Periplaneta Americana of the Internet What you findat motoguzzi.us Up until I was about 26, my primary form of
Another Day, Another Stupid "Droopy Pants" Law
This one will be state-wide if it passes. Brought to you by Florida’s most moronic legislator, Gary Siplin. Source. I really can’t say much more about these laws than I said in this post: Baldwin, Florida – Another Day, Another Peckerwood Town Passes Another Dumb Law. Well, except that it is refreshing to see a black guy pushing for one
This is not a Parody
G.W. Bush recently spoke to troops in Afghanistan: I must say, I’m a little envious,” Bush said. “If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed.” “It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways,
