Sep 5 2008
There’s some strange goings-on at Random House. First, it canceled the publication of the Jewel of Medina on the grounds that it would stir up some terrorist action. After sending out advance editions of the novel THE JEWEL OF MEDINA, we received in response, from credible and unrelated sources, cautionary advice not only that the(…)
Jul 2 2008
Several booksellers filed suit in May to challenge the newly passed Indiana legislation that would require every store that sold “sexually explicit” material to register with the Secretary of State and pay a fee. Because the term “sexually explicit” was so broad, the US District Court hearing the case ruled that the law was “too(…)
Jul 1 2008
According to Gawker Media (who sounds like an idealist whose idol was shown to have clay feet) reports that Boing Boing, a site helmed by Cory Doctorow and others, has been removing the blog posts of Violet Blue. I haven’t found a reason. Violet Blue was engaged in a controversy for having the gall to(…)
May 7 2008
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) met with a number of technology executives and argued forcefully that ISPs must stand up for net neutrality or face the removal of legal safe harbors and tax freedom. One of those legal safe harbors is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which provides immunity from liability for ISPs for(…)
Mar 26 2008
HEA 1042 is a new Indiana law which requires any seller of sexually explicit materials to pay a fee of $250 and register with the secretary of state. This information is passed on to local officials so that they can monitor the businesses activities. “Sexually explicit materials” is defined as follows in the bill: Sec.(…)
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