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Right for the Wrong Reasons: DC Court of Appeals Vacates 30-Year Computer Ban

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Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomicIt is hard to know how to feel when a court does the right thing for the wrong reasons.  On April 2, in United States v. Russell, the D.C. Court of Appeals vacated an immutable 30-year computer and Internet ban as a condition for the supervised release of a sex offender.

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Paving Hell: ACTA Encourages Oppression from Friend and Foe Alike

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The drafting of the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) isn’t going so well.

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Calling Out Former Porn Stars? Beware of '2257 Regs'

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Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton made a career for himself by taking shots at the Hollywood elite and celebs du jour.

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Barclays v. TheFlyOnTheWall.com: Hot News Doctrine Alive and Kicking; Will News Aggregators Be Next?

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In 2003, prolific legal scholar and 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner published a law review article entitled "Misappropriation: A Dirge," which discussed—among other things—the continued viability of &quo

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Keeping Online Speech Outside the Schoolhouse Gate

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A freshman at Oak Grove High School in Missouri used Facebook last month to vent about another student: "Wow, [expletive] alert," wrote Megan Wisemore.

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Fake Giraffe Update: Louisiana Court Sides With Satirical Website

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Nicholas Brilleaux, publisher of Hammond Action News, got a big victory yesterday when a Louisiana judge dissolved an order prohibiting him from posting a satirical news story about a fictional giraffe attack on his blog.

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Supreme Court Grants Cert. in Snyder v. Phelps

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The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Snyder v. Phelps, the funeral picketing "God Hates Fags" case involving the kooky Phelpsian Westboro Baptist Church.  Albert Snyder, the father of a U.S.

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Hello Gorgeous! The Streisand Effect Survives Assassination Attempt

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I have written plenty of posts in which I have opined that sue-happy entities simply do not understand the Streisand Effect.

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Let's Make A Deal! Will ACTA Force an End to Executive Agreements?

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Things aren't looking good for the American public. While Americans generally love the idea of being tough on crime, I doubt grandmothers want to ardently police the online habits of their grandchildren.

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