Month: February 2016
Copyright trolls hit a new low: Keith Lipscomb wants to depose defendant’s teenage daughter in a porn case
How A Treasury Terror List Is Preventing Americans With ‘Scary’ Names From Using Online Services | Techdirt
Gamasutra, which broke the story, reports that when Khan submitted his request, he received an unusual denial, one explaining that his name had come up as “a match against the Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the United States of America’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.” Epic was, in other words, refusing Khan the opportunity to try out its new game simply because his name resembles that of someone who might be financially involved with terrorism.
Khan tweeted a a screengrab of the rejection form and hashtaged it “#Islamophobia.” Surprisingly, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney replied to another tweet about the issue, claiming that it had been caused by an “[o]verly broad filter related to US trade restrictions.”
“Happy Birthday” Settlement Reached; Song Would Enter Public Domain | Lowering the Bar
Hold off on that royalty check you were about to write.
Source: “Happy Birthday” Settlement Reached; Song Would Enter Public Domain | Lowering the Bar
Kansas Senator Says Temptresses Must Cover Themselves | Lowering the Bar
The rule doesn’t apply to men because they already know how to “look professional,” he said.
Source: Kansas Senator Says Temptresses Must Cover Themselves | Lowering the Bar
Does Malibu Media leak its porn before the release? | Fight © Trolls
UC Berkeley profs blast secret IT monitoring kit on campus • The Register
Ex-Homeland Security boss University president says it’s all about safety
Source: UC Berkeley profs blast secret IT monitoring kit on campus • The Register
Greed, lies, and Shkreli’s smug “performance”: Lawmakers go ballistic
Hearing exposes Turing’s lavish spending, while exec says they’re losing money.
Source: Greed, lies, and Shkreli’s smug “performance”: Lawmakers go ballistic