US Federal Judge William H. Alsup Monday was a busy day for Judge William Haskell Alsup. I already reported that on that day the judge stayed plaintiff’s subpoena pending a clarification of geoloca…
Month: July 2016
Utah sheriffs blow $10,000 on smut-sniffing Labrador • The Register
Beehive state sends in the dogs to tackle porno public health crisis
Source: Utah sheriffs blow $10,000 on smut-sniffing Labrador • The Register
Guy Who Passed Around Image Of Turkish President As Gollum Given Suspended Sentence, Loses Custody Of His Kids | Techdirt
Remember this image?That’s the meme that was (and still is) passed around on social media (rather gently) mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for looking kinda like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Or, not even Gollum, but his nicer alter ego, Smeagol. Last we wrote about this, a Turkish court was assembling an expert panel to determine if that image is insulting to Erdogan. Since then, of course, we’ve learned just how insanely thin-skinned Erdogan is, having filed an average of over 100 actions against people for insulting him per month (how does he get any actual work done?).
Malibu Media sues its former counsel Keith Lipscomb and his firm for professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty | Fight © Trolls
M. Keith Lipscomb Today Malibu Media (a litigation shell of a hardcore “barely legal” pornography producer X-Art), represented by its new counsel, Pillar Law Group, filed a lawsuit in C…
Supreme Court Eliminates Political Corruption! (By Defining It Out of Existence)
Unlike the rest of us, the Supreme Court thinks there are too many restrictions on money in politics, not too few.
Source: Supreme Court Eliminates Political Corruption! (By Defining It Out of Existence)
Comcast Incorrectly Bills Customer $1,775, Tells Him To Figure It Out With His Bank | Techdirt
““[I]t does appear the Early Termination Fee (ETF) applied to your Comcast Business account was done in error,” reads the email, confirming what Robert had already been told, but at least this was in writing, so Comcast has to do something, right? Nope. “I understand you’re claiming that someone advised you Comcast would send a refund check for the last payment that was debited but this is generally not the way we handle these situations,” continues the condescending email. “We generally only issue a refund check for a disconnected account with a credit balance leftover. For your situation, you would have to dispute the payment with your bank.”
Source: Comcast Incorrectly Bills Customer $1,775, Tells Him To Figure It Out With His Bank | Techdirt
Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama on Russia Policy
Gen. Philip Breedlove plotted in private to overcome Obama’s reluctance to escalate military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014, according to apparently hacked emails.
Source: Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama on Russia Policy
Leak Reveals Secret FBI Guidelines That Basically Give Them Free Rein To Spy On Journalists And Sources | Techdirt
This is the fox watching the henhouse. These are not restrictions, these are just the DOJ getting to ask itself if it really wants to spy on these journalists, and the DOJ telling itself “sure, go ahead.” There’s a further exception that if someone is a member of the media, but the FBI “suspects” they’re an intelligence officer or affiliated with a foreign intelligence service, “no additional approval requirements” are needed. So, as with the Rosen case, the FBI can just declare him a “co-conspirator” and voila, no approval necessary.
Ford Dealership Swipes Game Image For Ad, Thinks It’s Kosher Because It Came From A DMCA Compliant Site | Techdirt
A Boston-area Ford dealership is dealing with some internet blowback this afternoon after folks realized that the car-seller had swiped artwork from the indie game Firewatch to promote the “Ford Freedom” sales event.
