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
Category: Censorship
Portugal’s Piracy Blocklist Censors U.S. Game Developer (Updated) – TorrentFreak
The voluntary anti-piracy agreement between anti-piracy groups and ISPs in Portugal has resulted in some unusual collateral damage. In addition to hundreds of pirate sites, the blocklist now also targets the website of Carbon Games, an American indie game company.
Source: Portugal’s Piracy Blocklist Censors U.S. Game Developer (Updated) – TorrentFreak
Book Publisher Has No Idea How Google Works But Pretty Sure It Could End Piracy If It Tried | Techdirt
Here’s the stupidest thing on piracy you’re going to read today. Or this month. Maybe even this whole holiday season. Rudy Shur, of Square One Publishers, has a problem with piracy, which he thinks is actually a problem with Google.
After being contacted by Google Play with an offer to join the team, Shur took it upon himself to fire off an angry email in response. That would have been fine, but he somehow convinced Publisher’s Weekly to print both the letter and some additional commentary. Presumably, his position at a publishing house outweighed Publisher Weekly’s better judgment, because everything about his email/commentary is not just wrong, but breathtakingly so.
UK Home Secretary Wants Everyone’s Metadata; But If You Ask For Hers, Gov’t Says You’re Being Vexatious | Techdirt
Makers of OxyContin Bankroll Efforts to Undermine Prescription Painkiller Reform
Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture and market highly addictive opioid painkillers are funding nonprofit groups fighting against reforms.
Source: Makers of OxyContin Bankroll Efforts to Undermine Prescription Painkiller Reform
Registrar Shuts Down Pirate Bay Domain Names
The Pirate Bay lost all of its active “Hydra” domain names this morning. ThePirateBay.LA, .GD, .MN and .VG were suspended by their registrar, alongside several other TPB related domains. The domain troubles make the site hard to reach through the usual channels, but The Pirate Bay still has some backups in reserve.
Harvard Law Review Freaks Out, Sends Christmas Eve Threat Level Over Public Domain Citation Guide | Techdirt
HIV Dating App Company Threatens Press With HIV Infection For Reporting On Personal Info Leak | Techdirt
Ah, the old “We’ll just infect you and your family with HIV, haha!” tactic to silence reporters. This is a company that, again, caters directly to the community of the HIV infected, exposed that community’s personal information, and then used HIV infection as a cheap threat on a reporter simply for reporting on the leak. Why would anyone want anything to do with these people any longer? And, while barely apologizing, Hzone appears to be more interested in doing CYA than true security.
Disney drops—then doubles down on—DMCA claim over Star Wars figure pic | Ars Technica
Man who took photos of a $6.94 Walmart action figure gets banned from Facebook.
Source: Disney drops—then doubles down on—DMCA claim over Star Wars figure pic | Ars Technica
Lucasfilm Uses DMCA to Kill Star Wars Toy Picture – TorrentFreak
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has gone into an early and bizarre anti-piracy overdrive. Earlier this week a fansite posted an image of a ‘Rey’ action figure legally bought in Walmart but it was taken down by Facebook and Twitter following a DMCA notice. Meanwhile, webhosts are facing threats of legal action.
Source: Lucasfilm Uses DMCA to Kill Star Wars Toy Picture – TorrentFreak