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Friday, 5 September 2008
New story: Teacher's Pet 7 by Redkage
Republican Double-Talking Points--Oh the hypocrisy.
DMCA
- Corporate critics feel the stinging lash of DMCA misuse
- The Inexact Science Behind DMCA Takedown Notices
- Air Force cracks software, carpet bombs DMCA
- Universal Says DMCA Takedown Notices Can Ignore 'Fair Use'
- Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice
RIAA
- RIAA has to pay $107,951 for court costs in failed suit against disabled single mom
- Recording Industry Now Making Up Facts To Support Having ISPs Police File Sharing
- EFF attacks foundation of entire RIAA lawsuit campaign
- Profs tell Thomas judge making available isn't distribution
- Dell Colludes with RIAA, Disables Stereo Mix without Forewarning
Infringement
- Teen Arrested for Recording 20 Second Movie Clip.
- Breaking the law: one-third of US residents rip DVDs
- A Ringtone Tragedy
- Microsoft in Flickr rights shockr
- MIT's YouTomb catalogs videos yanked from YouTube
Thursday, 4 September 2008
New story: Stud Twins by Peterbilt
Journalist Amy Goodman confronts police chief over her arrest
Sex
- The Economic of Prostitution
- "Clean" Movie Maven Arrested For Teen Sex
- Judge drops sex case as 'outrageous'
- Man Says Wild Sex Caused SUV Accident
- "I was just sitting at a computer, downloading a few things and I got a little horny ... I do it all the time."
- Random House asks young adult writers to contractually promise not to behave immorally
Porn
- Playgirl Is Dead, Long Live PlayGirl.com
- When does kinky porn become illegal?
- Porn Industry Learns from RIAA Tactics, Targets Web Sites Instead
- Denied ATV shop permit, businessman takes new tack
- Howard County Throws In Towel In Ellicott City Porn Battle
- IE 8 to get 'porn mode'?--Google's new browser Chrome has an "Incognito" mode.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
New story: Another Choice 2 by xythan_shadow
In a world of movie trailers, Don LaFontaine was king--The voice-over actor will be missed.
Palin-teology
- John McCain Chooses a Running Mate
- McCain Chooses Palin As VP--"As a woman, I am flattered by this scattershot pandering gesture." The Onion
- Or just pray it doesn't happen to you--Hey, she brought it up.
Your Government at Work
- White House missing up to 225 days of e-mail--And in no such hurry to recover them.
- Mukasey Refuses To Prosecute Officials Who Politicized DOJ--Says "not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime." Hmm, pretty much explains how the Bush administration is getting away with murder.
- Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal--So now that there are no pending investigations, will The White House finally comment on the Plame leak?
- Report: Gonzales mishandled classified wiretap docs
- Are they really going to gut the Endangered Species Act?
- Washington offers no relief for savers--Where's your bailout now?
- Court: Beef Exporters Can't Test for Mad Cow Disease
Vote machinations
- How Design Can Save Democracy--What will it take to design a better ballot.
- Ohio's voting machine glitch exposed--Premier Election Solutions nee Diebold: Incompetent or malicious?
- States shelve costly voting machines out of fears about accuracy, security
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
New story: The Interview 3 by Titan
Unconventional
- DemocracyNow's Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC--More like DemocracyNot though the Dems had their own journalistic issues. Update: Follow-up here.
- Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis--Wow, is this what it's come to?
- St. Paul Police Ready Temporary Holding Cells for RNC Protestors--This was a week before the convention.
Scrabulous
- Game Over: Scrabulous Shut Down on Facebook--"Facebook says the decision to block Scrabulous for U.S. and Canadian users was made by the Scrabulous developers, not Facebook."
- 'Scrabulous' gets a nip-tuck, returns as 'Wordscraper'
- Scrabble vs. Scrabulous: A lesson in copyright law
- The Bigger Questions Behind The Scrabulous Shutdown
- Facebook yanks international access to Scrabulous
Fans
- Friction over Fan Fiction
- Ford Slaps Brand Enthusiasts, Returns Love With Legal Punch
- BBC removes Doctor Who fan's knitting patterns from the Web
- WIPO orders Narnia domain transfer, makes 11-year-old cry
- Grateful Dead lyrics cannot be quoted in children's book
A tale of two Tetrises--Although the programmer believes he's in the right (as would the EFF, I'd gather), he took down his app.
Monday, 1 September 2008
New story: Little Red Riding Hoodlum and the Big Bodybuilding Wolf by dymondbolt
Headphone, apply directly
- Stop, look, and don't listen to your iPod whilst crossing the street
- Death spurs headphone debate--"Isaiah Otieno, a 23-year-old student, was killed when he was struck and dragged by a helicopter that crashed to the ground as he was walking to the mailbox." [Emphasis mine.]
- iPod 'safety' ban proposed for London Marathon--"We think this is a shame. In fact, we think deaf people should be banned from marathons too."

Husbands and Wives
- 1939 marital rating scale for wives--And husbands
- Could you make love to your husband every day for a year?
- Woman kills husband with folding couch
- My wife left me because the dolphins at Sea World gave me an erection Salon
- Polygamy is the key to a long life
- Police: Intruder strangled by nurse was hit man--Allegedly hired by the husband
Poles
- Grandmothers Swing on Stripper Poles for Exercise--Do. Not. Want.
- Texas "Pole Tax" Declared Unconstitutional
- Subway pole dancers enrage MTA
- Pa. town sued after rejecting pole-dancing studio
Sunday, 31 August 2008
New story: Max Biggermen 2: C.O.P.S. by Alyn Roze and O'Melissokomos
Creationism
- McCain's VP Wants Creationism Taught in School
- 10 Questions, and Answers, About Evolution
- A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash
- Quality Education Wins Again in the California Creationist Case
- Richard Dawkins blames Muslims for 'importing creationism' into classrooms
- Darwin latest target of DUP as creationists challenge evolution
- Dinosaurs helped build the pyramids, school director says
- Sweden cracks down on religious influences in schools
Bad Cops
- Officer in trouble over motorist's video in South County--Caught on tape
- 50 DUI cases dropped over cop's improper procedure
- NYC Cop Stripped Of Badge After Cyclist Slam
- N. Braddock to pay $100,000 to man Tasered in his home
- Cop demands free coffee, but not at this Starbucks
- Tennessean' reporter has background check by THP
- NYPD: Former Detective Arrested as 'Bling Bandit'
Surveillance
- NYPD's 'Operation Sentinel' To Track EVERYTHING
- Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device--Uh, not so fast.
- Swedish radio cops caught in warrantless surveillance scandal
- Surveillance video shows illegal search
Saturday, 30 August 2008
New story: An American Muscleman in London 17 by Londonboy
Nude
- Judge rejects case against carpenter, saying he has right to work nude
- Prisoner allowed to go nude
- Naked Man Only One Comfortable With His Body The Onion
Shirtless
Alpha
- Charles Atlas was right: Brawny guys get the girls
- Mens' Looks: A 'Retrosexual' Comeback
- 9 Manliest Names in the World
- MANTage
The Six Beer Theory--The Difference Between Gay and Straight Men







