Federal Judge On Obscenity Case Posted Porn Images On His Web Server
A lot of attention is suddenly getting turned on judge Alex Kozinski, the 9th Circuit chief judge, who (while in the middle of a trial about obscenity) was discovered to have posted pornographic...
View ArticleWill The RIAA Sue Judge Kozinski For Sharing MP3s?
While judge Alex Kozinski is getting a ton of press for accidentally sharing pornographic images from his webserver, Justin Levine notes that the report concerning what was on the server also found...
View ArticleLA Times Embarrasses Itself With Kozinski Coverage
Last week we wrote about the hoopla surrounding some racy images and videos Judge Kozinski had accidentally made public on his personal web server. This week, it was announced that a panel of federal...
View ArticleJudge Kozinski Cleared Of Trumped Up Charges
You may remember last year that there was a bunch of attention paid to Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit appeals court supposedly having "pornographic" or "obscene" images and videos posted to...
View ArticleMattel Now Using Song In Commercial... Which It Once Sued Over Copyright...
Back in 1997, the band Aqua released a song called "Barbie Girl," that was actually somewhat critical of "Barbie doll" culture. Mattel, famous for its rather aggressive intellectual property stance,...
View ArticleTrademark And Domain Names... Two Very Different Rulings From One Judge
If you're looking for one of the most entertaining judges on the bench today, Alex Kozinski may be your judge. He's famous for being both clear and entertaining in his rulings, and for pulling such...
View ArticleJudge's Ruling Says: Go Check Out The YouTube Video, Which 'Speaks For Itself'
I don't always agree with Judge Alex Kozinski, though I'm quite frequently entertained by him (and, on balance, I probably do agree with him pretty often). Eric Goldman points us to a recent...
View ArticleJust Because You Don't Like Something Online, Doesn't Mean We Should Blame...
Last Thursday and Friday were a pair of very interesting conferences about secondary liability in the Bay Area. On Thursday, there was a one day event all about secondary liability, and on Friday...
View ArticleWinklevoss Twins Told To Accept The Millions Facebook Has Already Given Them...
Could it finally be over? The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, along with Divya Narendra, famously sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he "stole" the idea of Facebook from them. They eventually sued...
View ArticleWinkelvi Officially Ask 9th Circuit To Rehear Their Case About How $160...
As was widely expected, the Winklevi have decided not to listen to Judge Alex Kozinski on the 9th Circuit appeals court, who told them that the "time is now" to end their ongoing lawsuit against...
View ArticleWinklevii Lose Again: Only Choice Now Is Supreme Court Appeal... Or Accept...
Well, this is hardly a surprise. A month ago, Judge Kozinski told the Winklevoss twins (the "Winklevii") that they couldn't back out of their settlement agreement with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg,...
View ArticleJudge Alex Kozinski Fears That People Share Too Much Info Online; But Does...
First off, I should note that I like Judge Alex Kozinski -- the chief judge of the 9th Circuit appeals court. He's almost always entertaining (some consider that to be a fault, actually) and has many...
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Federal Judge Alex Kozinski Talks About Using Tor To Surf Silk Road & The...
While I don't always agree with him (who do I always agree with?), like many folks who follow legal issues, Judge Alex Kozinski, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the 9th circuit, is one of...
View ArticlePrediction: Eventual Appeal In Key Prenda Case Will Be One Worth Reading
Joe Mullin has the details of the latest in a long line of setbacks for John Steele and Prenda Law, in which the Ninth Circuit appeals court has rejected Team Prenda's attempt to reduce the bond...
View ArticleHorrific Appeals Court Ruling Says Actress Has Copyright Interest In...
We've been following the saga of Cindy Garcia for quite some time now. She appeared in the now infamous YouTube film "Innocence of Muslims" that attracted worldwide attention after it was blamed for...
View Article'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling Violates The First Amendment In Two Separate Ways
In our post yesterday about Judge Alex Kozinski's horrifically bad ruling in favor of Cindy Garcia, an actress who briefly appeared in the infamous YouTube video "Innocence of Muslims," we also...
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Google Customizes Its YouTube Takedown Message In Response To Bogus Innocence...
We just wrote about the 9th Circuit's ridiculously problematic ruling claiming that an actress who appears in 5 seconds of the 13 minute Innocence of Muslims "trailer" has a copyright interest in her...
View ArticleUPDATED: Google Files Emergency Motion To Stop Censorship Ruling Over...
Update: And... the motion has been denied with little explanation (pdf link). We'll bring more analysis if/when we get more information. As was fully expected, Google has quickly filed an "emergency...
View ArticleJudge Kozinski Refuses To Even Consider That His Ruling To Censor 'Innocence...
On Friday, we had posted about Google's motion for an emergency stay on Judge Alex Kozinski's horrific ruling that forced Google to remove all copies of the controversial Innocence of Muslims trailer,...
View ArticleJudge Apparently Uncomfortable With 'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling, Asks Court...
We've written a few times about the terrible ruling from Judge Alex Kozinski, the chief judge of the 9th Circuit, finding a bizarre copyright interest by an actress who appeared in 5 seconds of the 13...
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