Copyright, Extortion and the Long Shadow of Prenda Law
LOS ANGELES – Eight or nine years ago, long before the names John Steele, Paul Hansmeier and Prenda Law had acquired internet infamy, I sat in the audience at a ...
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Dutch ‘Church Porn’ Causes Furor but Breaks No Laws
TILBURG, Netherlands – Despite sharing a suffix in common, I’m sure there are many differences between Tilburg, Netherlands and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Among these many differences: I’m confident if I were ...
Legislating Against Revenge Porn Trickier than it Seems
DES MOINES, Iowa – If you associate with enough attorneys, professionally or personally, at some point you’re almost certain to hear some version of an old law school saying that ...
We Don’t Need New Law to Address Public Porn Viewing
WEST HANOVER, Pa. – With the substantial growth of public Wi-Fi availability over the past several years, it’s no surprise the number of people watching porn in public has increased, ...
Think Banning Porn Would Be Easy? Ask China
BEIJING – With all the legislative talk about porn being a “public health crisis,” some who work within the adult entertainment industry (and some who enjoy the products made by ...
Zoning: the Least-Level Playing Field Under the Law
NEW YORK – In a case that reaches back to the days of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his campaign to eliminate adult businesses from Times Square (among other places in the ...
Your Tax Dollars at Work: $675K (So Far) Well Spent?
DALLAS – Let’s say, for the sake of argument, there was a company or manner of business you’d prefer didn’t set shop up in your hometown. How much tax revenue ...
One Potential Explanation: Maybe It Was ‘Freedom Porn’?
HENNEF, Germany – In the cyclical battle between the generations, there’s no line of demarcation quite like loud noise. Young people seem to thrive on the stuff, while the elderly almost ...
Country Music, Porn and Murder — Now That’s A Story
LOS ANGELES – If you’re even slightly familiar with the ongoing saga of accused killer Robert Durst, then you know it’s one hell of a twisted tale, filled with years ...
When Life Gives You Rat Shit, Make Rat Shitade
LOS ANGELES – In Chris Bosh’s defense, maybe he thought X-Art was making a scat porn film and would appreciate having a bit of rat shit included in the price ...
