Daily Archives: August 12, 2003
Sosumi: Copyright Questions from a Blogger
Last summer I had a law student named Sosumi. Really. This summer I have again been spending 4 hours a day in a basement room with a dozen lawyers, an obligation which has but three more days to run and … Continue reading
Must-have Mullet Wigs
For those of you who just can’t face another day without a mullet, a hairstyle which is short on the top, short on the side and long in the back . For the closet trailer trash, wannabe towtruck drivers and … Continue reading
Unabomber Wants His Bomb Back
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Convicted Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski wants the U.S. government to return a pipe bomb and other items seized from his Montana cabin so that they can be used for "research," according to court papers made public on … Continue reading
Act Now to Save File Sharing
You may have read here or elsewhere about the draconian Author, Consumer and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act (ACCOPS, HR 2752) currently being debated in Congress. You may be aware that you could spend up to five years in … Continue reading
Missing Miss Vietnam
Miss Vietnam Missing, Believed Kidnapped Relatives of Vietnam’s reigning beauty queen, who disappeared a week ago, say they believe she was kidnapped by her boyfriend to stop her moving to Britain to study. Trieu Kim Oanh said her daughter Pham … Continue reading
Burrito Breath Defense
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska (AP) — A judge has ruled in favor of a man’s claim that he had alcohol on his breath not because he drank, but due to his eating of burritos made with beer-and-tequila marinated meat.The recipe included … Continue reading
California Alphabetical Order
How to Run a Recall: Begin by Juggling the Alphabet SACRAMENTO – The race to replace Gov. Gray Davis, often likened to a carnival, looked more like a political version of "Wheel of Fortune" today. Even the alphabet is getting … Continue reading
And the Winner is: Candidates “R” Us
So just who will be at the top of the California ballot? The four candidates whose last names start with “R” are Jeff Rainforth, Ned Roscoe, Sharon Rushford and Gregory Russell. Find out who they are and what they stand … Continue reading
BC and MIT Challenge MP3 Supoenas
In what the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has deemed a “minor procedural issue,” a federal judge ruled that some of the RIAA’s subpoenas are invalid because they were issued from the wrong jurisdiction. Boston College and the Massachusetts … Continue reading
Right to Privacy?
Man Drinking Beer In Ditch Just Wanted to Be Left Alone HOUSTON — A police standoff with a man in a southwest Houston drainage ditch ended peacefully Monday morning. Firefighters were called around 2 a.m. on a report that a … Continue reading