Category: Censorship
Exxon Sues Roxx Vodka Over Xs: Oil And Vodka Are Oh So Similar | Techdirt
“ExxonMobil is pursuing legal action against Nielsen Spirits for violating our trademark rights by using a three-stroke interlocking X design in the logo for its new ‘Roxx Vodka’ beverage, and using a three-stroke interlocking X design alone,” Holbrook said. “The public associates the three-stroke interlocking X design with ‘Exxon’ and ‘ExxonMobil,’ and they represent a valuable part of ExxonMobil’s branding. ExxonMobil has protected its three-stroke interlocking X design with numerous trademark registrations, and has been using its three-stroke interlocking X design both alone and as part of ExxonMobil’s distinctive family of ‘Exxon’ and ‘ExxonMobil’ marks for decades.”
Source: Exxon Sues Roxx Vodka Over Xs: Oil And Vodka Are Oh So Similar | Techdirt
Secret source code pronounces you guilty as charged [Updated] | Ars Technica
When a computer “spits out something, you’d like to know how it did it.”
Source: Secret source code pronounces you guilty as charged [Updated] | Ars Technica
Health Canada Threatens To Sue Doctor If He Reveals Whether Clinical Trials Data Shows A Drug Is Safe Or Effective | Techdirt
Dr. Navindra Persaud has been fighting for four years to get access to thousands of pages of drug industry documents being held by Health Canada.
He finally received the material a few weeks ago, but now he’s being prevented from revealing what he has discovered.
That’s because Health Canada required him to sign a confidentiality agreement, and has threatened him with legal action if he breaks it.
There are laws making it illegal to collect data on open land | Ars Technica
Wyoming law—which forbids testing water quality, taking photos—is being challenged.
Source: There are laws making it illegal to collect data on open land | Ars Technica
Norway’s Pirate Bay Block Rendered Useless by ‘Mistake’ – TorrentFreak
Copyright holders celebrated a landmark victory early September when a Norwegian court ordered local ISPs to block the Pirate Bay. A breakthrough verdict perhaps, but one with a major flaw as the rightsholder forgot to list one of the site’s main domain names.
Source: Norway’s Pirate Bay Block Rendered Useless by ‘Mistake’ – TorrentFreak
WordPress Adds Subaru to Takedown “Hall of Shame” – TorrentFreak
WordPress.com is taking a strong stance against rightsholders who abuse its takedown process. The company maintains a “hall of shame” which recently expanded with the addition of Subaru. The car manufacturer tried to take down a blog which was created in response to one of Subaru’s own contests.
Source: WordPress Adds Subaru to Takedown “Hall of Shame” – TorrentFreak
HP Drops Support For Hacking Competition As Wassenaar Arrangement Continues To Make Computing Less Safe | Techdirt
The next scheduled Pwn2Own hacking competition has lost Hewlett-Packard as its longstanding sponsor amid legal concerns that the company could run afoul of recent changes to an international treaty that governs software exploits.
Dragos Ruiu, organizer of both Pwn2Own and the PacSec West security conference in Japan, said HP lawyers spent more than $1 million researching the recent changes to the so-called Wassenaar Arrangement. He said they ultimately concluded that the legal uncertainty and compliance hurdles were too high for them to move forward.
Pirate Party Offers Uncensored DNS to Bypass Pirate Bay Blockade – TorrentFreak
The Norwegian Pirate Party has made a big statement by launching a free DNS service which allows Internet users to bypass the local Pirate Bay blockade. The party advocates a free and open Internet for everyone and believes that the recent website blockades set a dangerous precedent.
Source: Pirate Party Offers Uncensored DNS to Bypass Pirate Bay Blockade – TorrentFreak
