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Suit contesting Nevada marriage standards to go forward
By J. DeVoy District of Nevada Judge Philip Pro declined to dismiss Clark County from a lawsuit brought by the ACLU to challenge Nevada’s “religious test” for whom may solemnize
New Righthaven offers hosting service "with a spine"
BoingBoing reports that the new owner of Righthaven.com, Swiss-based ISP Ort Cloud, has announced that it will offer web hosting for people worried about the potential of legal threats for
What happened to Cohen v. California?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkA-rffPVaw] A man was arrested for wearing a jacket with a political message on it while in the history exhibit at the United States Supreme Court. Yes, the same United
Megaupload Shut Down, Operators Charged
XBiz reports on the shutdown of cyberlocker Megaupload.com, whose operators have been charged with running an international mega conspiracy. Attorney Marc Randazza said of the shut down: If the government
Let's Be "Newtly" Open
by Tatiana von Tauber Would you find your spouse immoral if s/he asked you for an open marriage? If you’re like the general population, probably so and that’s because monogamy in
Condoms in porn: Moving industry out of state could be difficult
The Los Angeles Times reports on the new L.A. City Council ordinance that requires condom use in adult films. Attorney Marc Randazza suggests Nevada as a possible alternative for adult
And in other copyright news … some bad news
The supreme court has ruled in Golan v. Holder that works that enter the public domain may be pushed back under the cover of copyright protection. (source) This is an
The Megaupload Indictment
The indictment is here. The indictment tells the story of cyberlockers in a perfect narrative — how the owners of the site knew that their site was a massive clearinghouse
Why we need fair use
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKNaYlzssbc] In this video, the author uses the entirety of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” But, Christopher Walken breathes new life into it, and gives it a life
Crystal Cox
The New York Times has this to say about her. Forbes has this to say. This blogger goes down the rabbit hole and figures out what got her started —
Awww…. does somebody need a hug?
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Righthaven Actually Shows Up In Court, Whines About 'Scorched Earth' Attacks Against It
TechDirt reports on the Righthaven debtors exam and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of an emergency injunction. On the Randazza Legal Group’s effort to recover attorneys fees, TechDirt
Nevada Supreme Court expands open records law to include e-mails
The public and the media won another battle recently in Nevada, when the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the Nevada open records law should be expanded to allow the public
Pissing on the Taliban — I'm with the Marines
A group of United States Marines stood around some dead Taliban fighters and pissed on them. They videotaped it and the footage wound up on Youtube. Now, everyone is rushing
XBIZ LA's Day 1 Delivers Lively Seminars, Robust Speed Networking
XBIZ updates readers with a report from day one of XBIZ LA, where attorney Marc Randazza spoke in a roundtable discussion about working in the adult industry. Randazza said, of
First Amendment trumps Equal Opportunity Employment
Today, the Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor Church v. EEOC issued a unanimous ruling on the First Amendment. While this blog regularly celebrates the Freedom of Speech clause, the decision focuses
Hit By Defendant Judgments, Copyright Troll Righthaven Decries ‘Scorched Earth’ Effort to Collect
The ABA Journal writes about the Randazza Legal Group’s efforts to recover the judgment granted to its client, Wayne Hoehn, in 2011. The article states: But in a delicious turn
"We discourage penile tattooing"
A guy in Iran gets his penis tattooed with “borow be salaamat” (good luck on your journeys), and his girlfriend’s initials. Unfortunately, he went to a “traditional” tattoo artist, whose
Why do you hate America?
I get that question a lot — as do most people who think and express opinions. Of course the answer is that we don’t “hate America.” In fact, it is
