January 18, 2012

  • Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works 

    Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 6-2 ruling, the court said that, just because material enters the public domain, it is not “territory that works may never exit.” (.pdf) The top court was ruling on a petition by a group of orchestra conductors, educators, performers, publishers and film archivists who urged the justices to reverse an appellate court that ruled against the group, which has relied on artistic works in the public domain for their livelihoods. They claimed that re-copyrighting public works would breach the speech rights of those who are now using those works without needing a license. There are millions of decades-old works at issue. More »

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  • NSFW: An Alabama Fan Teabagged A Passed-Out LSU Fan At The Bourbon Street Krystal 

    The video was uploaded to BamaSportsForum's YouTube channel. Someone named "CK" is taking credit for the act, which as far as we can tell was conducted without any consent from the LSU fan..

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  • Rob Lowe claims Peyton Manning to retire 

    Yes, THAT Rob Lowe . .

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  • PIPA SUPPORTERS VIOLATE COPYRIGHT, TOO 

    Last week, I wrote something about the hypocritical copyright violations on SOPA author Lamar Smith's very own website. You might have seen it when it was featured on the Forbes, Time or Huffington Post websites, or, most likely, when Tyler, the Creator tweeted about it just now. I asked you guys to send me any other copyright violations you could find by supporters of Lamar's 'Stop Online Piracy Act'. More »

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  • RIAA Vice President Responds To Internet Blackouts 

    Jonathan Lamy, RIAA's Senior Vice President of Communication, posted this tweet earlier today and has since deleted it. I don't know if “dick move” even begins to describe this. .

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  • SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages 

    I had an epiphany today. The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, was not written by people who fundamentally misunderstand how the web works. More »

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  • Bat Signal: More than 5 Million Bats Dead From White-Nose Syndrome 

    An animal apocalypse is happening right beneath our noses in the Northeast. Since 2006, bats throughout New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey, Indiana and other states have been infected with a deadly white-nose fungus that has decimated animal populations. More »

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  • Tebowing.com Founder Begins His Off-Season 

    With praying quarterback Tim Tebow and his Denver Broncos eliminated from the NFL playoffs this past weekend, Jared Kleinstein, 24, the founder of the Web site Tebowing.com and its parent company Tebowing LLC, finally has a chance to reflect on what he started. On October 27, 2011, Kleinstein was in a bar in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood, watching with a group of friends as the Broncos beat the Miami Dolphins. After the game, his friends lined up on the sidewalk, elbow to knee, hand to head, in tribute to Tebow’s post-touchdown prayer pose. More »

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  • Meet the ‘Survivor: One World’ Cast 

    See the 18 new (no Hantzs!!) cast members. .

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  • Facts Without Wikipedia 

    Beware what's on Twitter on this Wikipedia-free day.. .

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