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Is isanybodydown.com operator Craig Brittain and David Blade one and the same?
On October 30 , my comrade from Popehat, Ken, received an e-mail from Craig Brittain with an originating IP address of 75.70.221.14. Today, I received an e-mail from “David Blade, Attorney at Law” originating from the IP address 75.70.221.14. For both e-mails, the next step in the message’s journey, Google’s mail servers, was IP address 93.114.44.79. Turning back
Still more on isanybodydown.com
If your pictures are posted on isanybodydown.com, contact me. I will represent you free of charge, and I have received many offers from lawyers in other states willing to do the same. If legal action isn’t your thing, maybe a little bit of “turnabout is fair play” might be. It seems that the guy who runs the site pissed off
More on operation "involuntary porn"
For those of you who liked the “isanybodydown.com” posts, there is an ongoing lawsuit against the owners of a site called “yougotposted.com.” Read, enjoy, crowdsource. Like I said before, I have but two rules when it comes to porn: Rule #1: The subjects must be adults Rule #2: The subjects must be consenting adults. Yougotposted.com, isanyoneup.net, isanybodydown.com, and all of
isanybodydown.com responds!
Well, since he puts it this way…. And more emails from him here: I wonder how accurate this information is: And here’s his linked in profile.
Take Down "David Blade, Attorney at Law" and Isanybodydown.com — Who's with me?
When it comes to porn, here are my rules: Rule #1: The subjects must be adults Rule #2: The subjects must be consenting adults If you don’t break either of those rules, I am on your side. I will defend your right to make, watch, display, and sell that content. Break either rule, and I want to hurt you for
Oh, Japan! What WILL You Think Of Next?
There is a toilet company called Toto. There is a sports lottery agent also called Toto. Therefore, it was only natural that the two companies joined forces to create…. The Super Great Toilet Keeper. And it’s exactly what it sounds like. A goal keeping terlit that shoots little balls toward incoming soccer balls to deflect them out of bounds. This
More Pro Bono Fees
Sometimes pro bono clients send you stuff that is much cooler than what you would have bought with any money they could have paid you. Someone just delivered these to the office. Awesome. Skulls full of booze.
Adult Industry Attorney Beth Hutchens Honored for LGBT Work
XBiz reports that attorney Beth Hutchens, who serves as of-counsel to the Randazza Legal Group, recently received an award for her work with the LGBT community from the Phoenix-based group One Community. Hutchens said of the award: To be recognized for my work in fighting to get that to happen, I’m flattered, I’m humbled, and I’m honored. Read More….
The slow creep of the TSA / new site review
By J. DeVoy Roosh, the celebrated love tourist and proprietor of Roosh V, has a new project titled Return of Kings. In one of its first posts, he addresses the TSA’s gradual metamorphosis into a pseudo-police force accountable to no one but themselves. Roosh’s experience is not as jarring as Amy Alkon’s. However, it is jarring to read as a
Statutes of Limitations
Contributed by Charles Platt For two weeks, now, UK residents have been stunned by an avalanche of revelations–or at least accusations–regarding the BBC and one of its most famous, nationally revered figures, Sir Jimmy Savile, a disc jockey who hosted shows over a period of decades. Savile endeared himself to the British by doing charity work for hospitals, and was
Grow House Busted: Children Saved(?)
Yesterday’s headline: “Police Bust Grow House in Henderson.” (source) Well, at least now the good people of the Las Vegas Valley are safer… The house is five houses down from a school. “We act upon every tip that we get. It makes us feel good that we are getting a steady amount of tips every night,” Lt. Laz Chavez of
Reverend Dr. Phil Snyder
Springfield Missouri Reverend Dr. Phil Snyder makes an impassioned speech to the City Council while it was considering a gay rights issue. He invokes the Bible pretty effectively… watch… all the way to the end. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A8JsRx2lois]
Al Mancini Miffed That Krave Uses Photo in Promo Piece
Vegas Eater reports on Al Mancini’s right of publicity dispute with Krave nightclub in Las Vegas. The nightclub is using Mancini’s likeness in promotional materials for the new nightclub it plans to open in downtown Las Vegas. Attorney Marc J. Randazza, who represents Mancini, said in the article: “The owners of Krave Massive never sought permission to use Mr. Mancini’s
Group honors LGBT business leaders
The Arizona Republic reports that Phoenix attorney Beth Hutchens, who is of-counsel to Randazza Legal Group and managing attorney of Hutchens Law Offices, will be honored by ONE Community, a group that promotes partnerships between the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and businesses. Angela Hughey, president and founder of ONE Community, said of the honorees: “They are amazing individuals that
Strip Scribbles: Food Fight
Robin Leach reports in the Las Vegas Sun about Las Vegas food critic Al Mancini’s right of publicity dispute with nightclub Krave. Attorney Marc Randazza, who represents Mancini in the dispute, said, The owners of Krave Massive never sought permission to use Mr. Mancini’s image; they violated Mr. Mancini’s right of publicity in his image and his copyright in the photo. Read
Let the punishment fit the crime?
This year, Highland Middle School in Anderson, Indiana purchased iPads as an enhancement tool for student education. Unfortunately, the teachers weren’t given a crash course on how iPads work before the tablets were introduced to the kids. One teacher at the school decided to take some topless photographs of herself on her iPhone and proceeded to accidentally sync her naked
1) Zumba, 2) Prostitution, 3) Profit!
A Zumba instructor in Kennebunk, Maine took the exercise / art form to its logical next level and apparently offered sex for money as part of the deal. (source) The Zumba instructor pleaded not guilty to 106 counts of prostitution. What makes the story really interesting is the public access to records issue. The police initially released 21 names out
Welcome to the Legal Satyricon's Weather Report
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Bird, Bird, Bird… Bird is the Word
Two U.C. Berkeley School of law students may soon find out that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay off character and fitness applications. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira on charges of conspiracy and malicious, willful torture of wildlife after police observed them throwing around the head of a guinea fowl in Flamingo Las Vegas’
From engagement photo to political attack ad…
In May of 2010, Thomas Privitere and Brian Edwards, a gay couple, hired a photographer to take pictures of the two men in a New York City park. Their favorite photograph displayed the two men kissing and holding hands with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. The couple liked the picture so much that they posted it on the Internet
