Posted June 25, 2011 at 7:26pm in ny equality nyc pride proud gay rights lgbtq noh8 nyfm marraige law
SPIN Magazine Sends Cease & Desist To Twitter User @SPIN. Click pic for full story from gothamist! Do you think this dude has a chance against them? I really hope so, it’s flipping mad that Spin can own a VERB.
Posted May 29, 2011 at 7:03pm in law twitter new media social media funny copyright ownership spin gothamist
YAY!!!! Happy totally solid LSAT score, Jon! Yay! I knew it!!!!!! There is nothing like a superbly awkward elitist congrats sourced on the hinternetz coming from a silhouetted individual in what appears to be an 80’s windbreaker and capri cut chinos. Perfection. Seriously. You rock!
Posted March 3, 2011 at 6:44pm in congratulations congrats LSAT law school lawyers law lol awkward internet jpeg Jon
We want to provide options for people to genuinely and authentically reflect their relationships on Facebook.
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—Andrew Noyes, Facebook’s manager of public policy communications on the recent update to include options of Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships for Relationship Status!!!!
More info: Facebook has added two options to its list of relationship statuses for users: “In a civil union” and “In a domestic partnership.” The options were introduced last week in the United States, as well as Canada, France, the U.K. and Australia. Facebook reports that this has been a highly requested feature from users, and the network wants to “provide options for people to genuinely and authentically reflect their relationships on Facebook.” Before the addition, options included single, in a relationship, married, engaged, it’s complicated, in an open relationship, widowed, separated and divorced. The new changes were made in consultation with Facebook’s Network of Support, a group that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations.
WAY COOL!!! :)
(Source: bit.ly)
Posted February 22, 2011 at 2:59pm in Facebook Civil union United States Domestic partnership Canada France Open relationship Australia LGBTQ LGBT lesbian gay gender rights law politics social change
When the law ignores reality, reality takes revenge by ignoring the law.
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Georges Ripert, Famous French Jurist
The whole notion of 100% uncrackable security is dead. when will hardware (game console, wireless, computing) dinosaurs get it?
New Sony drama - they are taking 3 hackers to court. FOR TRYING TO DO CREATIVE STUFF WITH THEIR HARDWARE. GAHHH when people buy something it should become THEIR OWN!
Sony, wake up this is the future. Spend resources on making cooler shit that kids will want rather than whining about innovation that YOUR product served as the base for. If they were really smart, Sony would hire Hotz rather than spend tons of money on a law suit intended to scare others. Sony would also be well served to flip this whole mess on its head and create a big crowdsourcing site where kids can upload their own content and Sony gets the glory for A) being cool and B) providing RICH, DYNAMIC, EVOLVING CONTENT.
Full WIRED story on Sony the bully and hottie George Hotz
Posted January 13, 2011 at 12:20pm in Chaos Communication Congress DMCA Digital Millennium Copyright Act George Hotz IPhone Operating system PlayStation 3 Sony Video game console crushes hackers law Lawsuit Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Posted July 29, 2010 at 6:56pm in lindsay lilo lindsay lohan lindsay in jail jail law DUI crazy celebrity hollywood drugs crack cocaine gif
It is now legal to jailbreak an iPhone. Yes, it voids warranty, but at least it’s allowed! i cant even describe how happy this makes me!!! Yesterday lots of tweets were shooting around after I posted the Wired story of the legal news & everyone was all proud of the USA. It was so sweet to see pride and even patriotism from so many geeks who rarely feel heard/ understood by govt.
This will open up so much for developers — and it deregulates a lot of app dev that Apple was otherwise holding tight reins on for their own profitability. Understandably. But now that cannot happen anymore. That said, I agree with Tarah:
if you’re going to jailbreak your iPhone, you have to respect the hardware that you’ve been given, but it’s up to you to figure out how to create a positive user experience on your own (or with the developer community), because, in my opinion, it comes with a pretty superb user experience upon purchase. Ethically, though, I agree with this decision - if you buy a machine, you should be able to do whatever you want with it, as long as it’s not endangering anyone.
-Tarah (more @ his post: BIG digital rights changes yesterday )
How might this change things immediately for you? theoretically, any phone can now be sold and unlocked on any carrier (if supported)! That means when you travel you can hook up a world phone without contract (sometimes) & a host of other small awesomenesses that should have ALWAYS existed.
Additional Links:
*more formal info on this ruling over @ EFF
*some interesting comments on the Magnussen-Moss Warranty Act @ SlashDot
*Apple’s PR on warranty void etc @ Cult of Mac
Posted July 27, 2010 at 12:10pm in USA apple copyright developer dvd iphone jailbreak law legal tarah wired tech slashdot cultofmac mac eff
Wow what a nail rebel.
Then the universe snaps back and rights itself again, like a giant rubber band. Eagle-eyed gossip blog WWTDD found this little detail among the many high-res courtroom shots:
SERIOUSLY. SHE DID.
This entitled little bratty ass crackhead showed up at court with “Fuck U” on her MIDDLE FINGERNAIL.
I…just. Man, Lindsay. Maaaaan
Source: MamaPop
Posted July 7, 2010 at 2:50pm in lindsay lohan lilo celebrity badass cosmetics beauty nails nail polish rebel law crime punishment fashion stupid style
Posted June 26, 2010 at 8:10am in job quitting quit new job formal ettiquite policy rules law video games retro gaming australia princess
In an extremely important court decision, a New York federal judge ruled in favor of Google’s YouTube in a defense against Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit on Wednesday. Viacom claimed that YouTube knowingly ignored the tens of thousands of videos uploaded to the site that included copyrighted materials owned by the music and entertainment company.
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I believe that the industry’s survival also depends greatly on its ability to adapt to audience behaviors and desires. We now live in a world where people demand access to content they want, instantly, and enjoy paying homage in active ways through mash-ups, compilations, spoofs and other incorporations and interpretations of the copyrighted material that they love. Smart companies, in my opinion, have accepted this and are finding ways to leverage this enthusiasm for their content into sales, PR, and otherwise positive brand affinity. It’s worth noting that YouTube has created Video Identification, a filtering technology that helps to identify copyrighted material when it is uploaded to the site. Also, YouTube itself has become a powerful platform in increasing entertainment industry revenues, allowing record labels to sell song downloads directly from videos on their platform…..
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such a thoughtful blog post from Tarah. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Mostly agree with everything he says. This is big news, you guys— for me personally as a creator of content & believer in open source (literally/ creatively / metaphorically) but also for our industry & future.
Posted June 24, 2010 at 4:15pm in video content EFF legal youtube google freedom ownership law content PR advertising trend trendwatch copyright viacom commerce music music business entertainment
