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Fair Use and Cleaned Up Batman Porn
By Marc Randazza. For those who have ever had dirty thoughts about their favorite movie character, chances are there’s a porn parody to make all their naughty Hollywood dreams come true. Come on, you don’t have some version of “Anna” from Frozen in your spank bank? Whatever… Princess Leia… Teletubbies? Mr. Rogers? Don’t make me keep going. ADMIT IT! Well,
Value Walk recognizes Randazza’s recent Law Review article
First Amendment and Intellectual Property expert Marc Randazza’s latest law review article tackles the intersection of freedom of expression and intellectual property law. Freedom of Expression and Morality Based Impediments to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights,” does not just examine the issues from a U.S. perspective, as it reviews intellectual property rights and morality from a global perspective. The
Randazza: Utah Porn Proposal Is Hilarious
LAS VEGAS — And round and round the censorship wheel goes. Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler is just the latest to try and shape the marketplace of ideas to his own superstitious views of morality. Weiler proposed S.C.R. 9, seeking to have pornography declared a public health hazard… Read more …
PORN! PORN! PORN! WEB PAGES OF DEATH!
From Pages of Death 1962 And round and round the censorship wheel goes. Utah State Senator Todd Weiler is just the latest to try and shape the marketplace of ideas to his own superstitious views of morality. Weiler proposed S.C.R. 9, seeking to have pornography declared a public health hazard. The resolution is hilarious – or would be, if it
PORN! PORN! PORN! WEB PAGES OF DEATH!
And round and round the censorship wheel goes. By Marc Randazza. Utah State Senator Todd Weiler is just the latest to try and shape the marketplace of ideas to his own superstitious views of morality. Weiler proposed S.C.R. 9, seeking to have pornography declared a public health hazard. The resolution is hilarious – or would be, if it did not
Sono Stato a Roma Ma Non Ho Visto Un Cazzo! (I was in Rome and I didn’t see dick!)
Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, visited Rome recently, and in order to avoid offending his delicate sensibilities, the Italians covered up all the dicks and tits on the statues for him. (fonte) (source) It probably comes as no surprise to any readers that this bothers me. It isn’t that I’m against thawing Iran’s relationship with the West. And, maybe that requires
Sono Stato a Roma Ma Non Ho Visto Un Cazzo! (I was in Rome and I didn’t see dick!)
Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, visited Rome recently, and in order to avoid offending his delicate sensibilities, the Italians covered up all the dicks and tits on the statues for him. (fonte) (source) It probably comes as no surprise to any readers that this bothers me. It isn’t that I’m against thawing Iran’s relationship with the West. And, maybe that requires
Sen. Cruz is an Unnaturally Born Citizen
by Jay Marshall Wolman Despair thy charm, And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripped. -Macbeth, Act V, Scene 8 There’s been a lot of talk lately over whether Senator Cruz is eligible to the office of President. The Constitution requires that the President be a “natural born” citizen.
For Missouri professor, the law bites back
(CNN) When you seek to cast aside other people’s rights, in the name of your own personal agenda, you never know when you might want those rights intact for yourself. On Monday, Melissa Click learned that lesson, as prosecutors charged her with assault… Read more …
A Priceless Demand Refusal Letter, compliments of Marc J. Randazza.
You’re just going to have to read it for yourself.
Death to Section 2(a)! Hail Coleman, Connell, MacMull, and The Slants!
Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Tam, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22593 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2015). In it, the Federal Circuit made a sweeping pronouncement that the First Amendment applies to trademark registrations, and that a long-criticized prohibition on “disparaging” trademarks could no longer stand. The portion of the trademark act
Death to Section 2(a)! Hail Coleman, Connell, MacMull, and The Slants!
Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Tam, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22593 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2015). In it, the Federal Circuit made a sweeping pronouncement that the First Amendment applies to trademark registrations, and that a long-criticized prohibition on “disparaging” trademarks could no longer stand. The portion of the trademark act
Marc Randazza’s Avvo Rating
When faced with being a defendant in a SLAPP suit, there is no better attorney than Marc Randazza. He is smart, witty, and down-to-earth. For someone like me who has no experience in First Amendment or Civil Law, he explained … Read more …
Sean Penn takes a big risk by interviewing "El Chapo" on the run in Mexico
“I doubt Sean Penn is worried about justice, said Marc Randazza, First Amendment attorney. “In the United States, helping a criminal after the fact can make you an accomplice. Personally, I would not have given a cigarette to El Chapo. I would be very, very careful …” Read more …
Passenger who beat his Uber driver should drop his countersuit (CNN)
“Benjamin Golden apologized for beating his driver, but by countersuing, he’s compounding his bad behavior,” says Marc Randazza. If you want a ‘right to be forgotten,’ it probably isn’t a good idea to do something to immortalize yourself.” Read more …
Pissed Consumer Blog: Who really killed Revenge Porn Sites? Our Lawyer, Marc Randazza
There has been a cloud of kudos and congratulations for law professors who claim to be “heroes of the internet,” for their fight against revenge porn. For example, Brian Leiter seems to credit a trio of law professors who have never handled a single case. Meanwhile, when it comes to revenge porn, our lawyer actually got results in court… Read
Beware of Good Intentions When it Comes to Censorship
Censorship often comes along with a side order of good intentions — or at least that is in the marketing materials for the proposed censorship. You want a world without racism? Lets ban racist speech! But, the problem is that censorship almost always turns into a tool to seize or maintain a grip on power. (What We Risk When We
Journalism Licensing Sounds Like a Good Idea… but….
South Carolina’s house bill 4702 seeks to create “The South Carolina Responsible Journalism Registry.” The bill sounds like a pretty good idea. Lets face it, there are a lot of terrible journalists out there. A lot of hacks who don’t deserve the name. When Sabrina Erdely made up the Rolling Stone story about gang rapes at a frat house at
Randazza gets PWNED by Troll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGKdle1bbvo Some people in our audience do not know the finer points of trolling… Wow… there I was, all proud of the article I just wrote about journalism licensing. And five minutes after posting it, I get word that I’ve been trolled. Yep. The proposed law was a Second Amendment protest. I would love to say “I knew that all
Randazza gets PWNED by Troll
Some people in our audience do not know the finer points of trolling… Wow… there I was, all proud of the article I just wrote about journalism licensing. And five minutes after posting it, I get word that I’ve been trolled. Yep. The proposed law was a Second Amendment protest. I would love to say “I knew that all along.”
