News & Media
WE HAVE A WINNAH!!!!!
To celebrate the Legal Satyricon’s breaking of the 100,000 visit barrier, I offered to give a free copy of America’s War on Sex, by Dr. Marty Klein to the reader who submitted the best picture commemorating the occasion. One of my most prized students, Kevin Wimberly of Orlando, Florida is now forever tarnished as the recipient of an award from
En Banc Denied in First Amendment / Votepair Case
I blogged about this case back in August when the initial decision came out. See Vote Swapping / Vote Pairing Decision Back in August, the Ninth Circuit held, as I’ve argued for seven years that vote-pairing websites are constitutionally protected and that California Secretary of State Bill Jones violated the First Amendment when he threatened to prosecute the operators of
100,000 contest extended
Ok, it seems like my readers are just waking up. The 100,000 hit image contest is in full effect now. click here. This wasn’t an entry, but this is probably the coolest 100,000 anything ever. (raises glass) here’s to you, Joe Kittinger. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=1VdSeDqU3EY]
Dumpster Diving Leads to VARA Suit
Art dealer or VARA Scofflaw? Here’s an interesting one, found at On Point News. It isn’t very often that you see a VARA suit, but we have one going on in the Middle District of Florida. Artist Robert Rauschenberg is suing artist Robert Fontaine for selling works of art that bear certificates of authenticity attesting to the fact that Rauschenberg
The Great "Cockaholic" Battle – Ornamentation vs. Trademark Use
Niiice Cock Urban Dictionary defines “cockaholic” as “someone with an insatiable lust for the shaft.” With the term defined, you would think that you would have to enter an alternate universe to find two parties arguing over who is the true “cockaholic.” Welcome to that universe — You are now entering the Trademark Zone. Sports-Aholic, Inc. filed an Intent to
Frank Zappa
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc] When you listen to the Washington Times reporter, it comes as no surprise that the WT isn’t even fit for use to wipe my ass. Frank Zappa, on the other hand… it is a crying shame that he never held public office. HT to Jon Katz for posting this video and the following Zappa quotes: Following are some Frank
86 Client 9 – I Spit on Spitzer
The AP reports: A poll released late Tuesday found that 70 percent of New Yorkers think Spitzer should resign, while 66 percent believe he should be impeached and removed from office if he doesn’t. (source) That seems to be an awfully harsh indictment from the state that roots for the New York Yankees – a moral crime that is far
Patent Troll Tracker Sued
Word on the street is that the Patent Troll Tracker blogger has been sued for defamation. When I get a copy of the complaint, I will comment. And, I will comment honestly. If it has merit, I’ll say so. But, if it doesn’t and somebody thinks he’ll sue me for defamation for reporting on matters of public importance, he had
Old is New … Satire v. Parody
I’ve always been a bit uncomfortable with how the 9th Circuit dealt with the Cat in the Hat case. Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P., v. Penguin Books USA, Inc., 109 F.3d 1394 (9th Cir. 1997). I just came across a 1998 article by Santa Clara intellectual property professor, Tyler Ochoa. Ochoa criticizes the 9th’s decision in DR. SEUSS, THE JUICE AND
Kentucky Fried First Amendment Rights
Rep. Couch I won’t pick on the Commonwealth of Kentucky… even though doing so might be really easy. That would be an unnecessary cheap shot. I will, however, I will make fun of one Kentucky legislator. Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal. The bill would require anyone who contributes to a
Sir Rogier Say "Hillary = Bush Lite"
Rogier van Bakel No, that’s not a reggae version of an anti-hillary song, it is one of the latest installments over at Nobody’s Business If you want four more years of Bushian policies — including the excessive love of l’état-c’est-moi-style executive privilege, including the refusal to end the war in Iraq, and including big-government showdowns over morality — you may
Best… Fair… Use… Ever?
Safe for work… I promise. If you have no idea who Bauhaus was, or if you never saw the movie “The Hunger,” don’t bother clicking. Everyone else… click.
Pickup Line Quagmire in Massachusetts
If this legislation passes, he’d better stay in Rhode Island Massachusetts is considering an update to the state’s rape law, allowing prosecutors to bring charges against those who use fraud or deceit in order to engage in sex with an otherwise unwilling victim. The move, proposed by Waltham Rep. Koutoujian, was spurred by two incidents that, by any measure, were
A Long Time Coming
My blawgroll is not updated often enough. I am trying to rectify that. The qualifications for getting on the roll are combination of non-exclusive factors: How useful is your blawg? If I think it is a worthwhile resource, that gives you some points. How pertinent is it to my subject matter? Even the greatest workers compensation or family law blawg
The "Notary Internet"
I (along with anyone else who respects the Constitution) say that the best cure for bad speech is more speech, not censorship. However, I frequently hear a whiny retort to that: With the internet, things are different. There is some merit to that argument, since a lie can be spread worldwide in a mere click of a button – splaying
Cuba Travel Suit
Four Vermonters are suing the U.S. government claiming its restrictions on traveling to Cuba to visit family violate their civil rights. source HT: Daily Docket at BLB
Kickin it Hyannis-Style Bizzzznich!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTU2He2BIc0] HT: CousinVinny at BLB.
Exterminate… Exterminate… Exterminate…
(That’s a Dr. Who reference, if you don’t get it). I guess I see this guy’s point, but building a robot out of a chicken smoker and sending it after homeless people just kind of freaks me out. Story here.
Orlando Weekly Case Dropped – Freedom Rings
Even in Flori-duhFreedom Rings Back in October, in an act that Fidel Castro couldn’t have orchestrated with greater skill, Orlando law enforcement agency, MBI raided the alternative newspaper, The Orlando Weekly, and arrested three of its employees for accepting advertisements from escort agencies. The Orlando Weekly speculated (credibly, I might add) that the raid was in retaliation for its negative
