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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 access to logs of e-mails. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Reno Gazette-Journal, which previously had been denied a request pursuant to the Nevada Public Records Act
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 to condemn the marines’ behavior. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said: “I have seen the footage, and I find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable. I condemn it in the
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 downloading pornography on torrent sites: When you are sharing on a BitTorrent, you are sharing with your closest 200,000 friends. Read More…
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 primarily on the Free Exercise Clause and, to a lesser extent, the Establishment Clause. In a nutshell: Church had 2 types of teacher–lay and ministerial. Ministerial teacher develops disability and
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 of events for defendants in the cases brought by the so-called copyright troll, a federal judge ruled that Righthaven had no standing to sue for infringement, and judgments against the
"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 method caused the guy to get a permanent boner. The tattooist punctured too-deep holes that damaged vessels in the penis, resulting in fistulas, and then a pseudoaneurysm, a pooling of
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 precisely because we love America that we don’t like seeing shitheads ruin it, and we feel compelled to say something about it. Well, until now. If you’re ever asked “why
I finally found a candidate worth voting for
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To be fair they drink a lot of milk in A Clockwork Orange
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Righthaven complains about ‘scorched-earth’ efforts to enforce judgments
VegasInc writes about the hearing in the U.S. District Court of Nevada on January 9, 2012, that took place pior to the debtor’s examination of Righthaven, LLC. The article says of the examination, which was closed to the public by a protective order: Randazza was expected to question the Righthaven officers about the location and extent of Righthaven’s assets that
Rick Santorum… wow
Seriously, hasn’t anyone told Rick Santorum that he’s gay? Only a self-hating closet case could be this much of a fucktard. That’s where he tells a high school class that they are better off having parents in prison than having gay parents. No word on how the three kids with gay parents in the audience reacted. Of course, this is
What happens when idiots don't understand torts
“Cafe Mom” is not a website I read very often, but it pops up in my Google News occasionally. This time, it has a complaint piece called “Dead Teen Sued for Losing Control of Flying Body Parts.” The story goes this way, Hiroyuki Joho, an 18 year old kid, ran across the train tracks to catch another train. He misjudged the
Deconstructing the Indefinite Detention provision
From Charles Platt Despite its inflammatory title,This seems a carefully written piece analyzing the powers of indefinite detention under the NDAA. To me it looks potentially like the ultimate criminalization of certain types of speech: No trial, no lawyer, no constitutional rights. Or is it?
Gay Fetish Filmmaker Found Not Guilty of Obscenity in U.K.
XBiz writes about an obscenity trial in the United Kingdom in which a gay pornography filmmaker was exonerated of six counts of obscenity. Attorney Marc Randazza was asked to weigh in on the ruling: “No civilized society should have laws that would imprison a person for watching, producing, or possessing films, photographs, or books simply because the government does not like the
Righthaven defendant frustrated again in debt collection attempt
VegasInc reports on the latest attempt to recover attorneys fees and costs from Righthaven, LLC. Representatives from the company failed to show up for the debtors exam scheduled for January 5 at the U.S. District Court of Nevada. Randazza Legal Group attorney J. Malcolm DeVoy IV said: “The public should be disappointed … You’d think members of the bar — who
Righthaven Fails To Show Up In Court As Ordered… When Confronted Says It Got Confused Over The Date
TechDirt writes about Righthaven’s failure to appear at the debtors exam on January 5th at the U.S. District Court in Nevada. The writer opines: And every time we think we can’t be surprised any more, something like this happens. Read More…
Randazza, Righthaven and Roger Williams
Cyber Law & Business report features attorney Marc Randazza on its weekly radio show. Randazza talks about Righthaven. Listen in….
The Watch List
San Diego CityBeat released its list of people it will be watching in 2012, and attorney Marc Randazza makes the list for his work in copyright litigation. The description says: Randazza’s also been instrumental in defeating one of the world’s worst copyright trolls, Righthaven, in Nevada. Read more…
PIPA is the new SOPA
San Diego CityBeat writes about the Protect IP legislation currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate. The article quotes attorney Marc Randazza: “There needs to be a little room at the margins, even if it means the people get shut down eventually. We don’t want to stifle innovation.” Read More…
Randazza Files For Contempt Of Court Against Righthaven
TechDirt posts about Randazza Legal Group’s latest filing in the Righthaven litigation. RLG filed a motion for contempt against Righthaven after it failed to respond to a request for documents prior to the scheduled debtors examination. The writer comments: I would suggest that Righthaven’s strategy of trying to completely ignore Randazza is not likely to be successful. Read More…