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30 Jun 2014, 4:20 pm
Back in 2010, after the original trial court decision, Mike Masnick of Techdirt wrote that the Ultramercial case would be “worth watching. [read post]
28 Jun 2014, 4:24 am
From Mike Masnick at Techdirt: Meanwhile, at the DOJ, they’re already plotting on ways to get around this ruling by seeing how far they can push the “exigent circumstances” exception: Ellen Canale, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said the agency would work with law enforcement to ensure “full compliance” with the decision. [read post]
19 Jun 2014, 3:56 am
And Tim Cushing at Techdirt raised a new one, the companies that manufacture license plate readers. [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 12:10 am
I’m thinking Mike Masnick of Techdirt, given his trademark bullying perspective on the subject, would be happy to see the Milton Glaser designed logo considered an informational genre, and part of the public domain. [read post]
13 Jun 2014, 4:00 am
As the marketplace evolves, it is essential our industry no longer be hamstrung by outdated laws and government regulation".Techdirt tells us about a fascinating court filing made by lawyers acting for Malibu Media who, depending on whose camp you in, are either quite rightly defending the copyrights it owns and represents - or copyright trolls out to extract unneeded dollars from unsullied individuals having filed thirteen hundred lawsuits in the US in the last year. [read post]
25 May 2014, 5:39 pm
The restaurant “isn't affiliated with the Four Seasons hotel a few blocks away…” This blog was picked up by the normally very reliable Techdirt site, which generated a lot of comments. [read post]
23 May 2014, 5:36 am
[Mike Masnick, TechDirt] Tweet Tags: apparel, celebrities, right of publicityFrontiers of the “right of publicity” is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
22 May 2014, 4:14 am
There are two completely independent issues here, which the Techdirt commenters refused to accept. [read post]
21 May 2014, 3:26 pm
Just last month TechDirt reported that a driver in a Kansas City suburb found himself surrounded by cops with guns out after a license plate camera misread his plate. [read post]
18 May 2014, 3:51 am
Or as Mike Masnick explained at Techdirt, about Lewis’ bizarre defamation threat to Paul : In general, this is probably not the best way to respond to a lawyer calling you up to ask some basic questions about a lawsuit you’ve filed. [read post]
12 May 2014, 4:38 am
“US Patent Office Grants ‘Photography Against A White Background’ Patent To Amazon” [Tim Cushing, TechDirt] Critics suspect there is prior art. [read post]
11 May 2014, 4:29 am
Proof of my ignorance is offered by this post at Franks’ Tumblr, Never let facts get in the way of hysteria: Techdirt falsely claims AZ revenge porn law requires registration as sex offender. [read post]
8 May 2014, 12:22 am
This from TechDirt: "We kind of expected this to happen, but after a long process in which the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) carefully reviewed all sorts of proposals and evidence on copyright reform, and released some sensible proposals, Australia's Attorney General (who is also its Arts Minister apparently), George Brandis, has ignored all of it, preferring to only listen to a Hollywood front group, leading him to push for a three strikes plan and censorship in… [read post]
7 May 2014, 4:13 am
Ironically, Franks just posted another of her vapid ad hominem tumblr attacks on Mike Masnick and Tim Cushing of Techdirt for lying about her purpose of circumventing Sec. 230 protection (and calling me a “pervert blogger” for fun in the process, though she passive-aggressively fails to name me, but links back here with a proxy link so I don’t get the Google juice from her 12 readers). [read post]
6 May 2014, 6:58 am
More on Techdirt here. [read post]
5 May 2014, 7:44 am
More on Techdirt here. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 4:18 am
Via Tim Cushing at Techdirt: The mistake prompting this guns-drawn approach of Molner’s video could have been made by anybody. [read post]
27 Apr 2014, 8:01 am
Google and this recent post from Techdirt. [read post]
26 Apr 2014, 10:10 am
To curtail parody, stop being so parody-able in the aftermath of your decision to send cops after your Twitter critics [Radley Balko, more, earlier] Related: “Watch Repairer Goes Legal Over Tame Yelp Review, Streisand Effect Takes Over” [Geigner, TechDirt] Tweet Tags: Illinois, parody, Streisand effect, TwitterAdvice for Peoria mayor Jim Ardis is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 1:11 am
Tom Lehrer in 1960A fascinating post on TechDirt on the refreshing attitude to copyright from Tom Lehrer, the American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician, best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. [read post]
