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Evidently applying the theory that the best defense is a good offense: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Six Navy SEAL special operations commandos and the wives of two of them sued The Associated Press and one of its reporters on Tuesday for publishing photos taken from a Web site that appeared to show the SEALs abusing […] Upon reflection, the announcement that Google is going to add books in major libarary collections to its database may not be as encouraging as it seems. The fact full text will be available only for those books old enough to no longer be under copyright shows once again the stuggle between our copyright laws and […] Some of you may have read that last Friday a federal judge struck down a law banning the sale of bootlegs of live performances. I have plenty of bootlegs but the decision still leaves me with mixed feelings. I don’t have a problem with concert bootlegs because they provide an opportunity to hear what may […] The uproar over the US Chamber of Commerce ads attacking Tom Daschle for his position on tort reform coincided with a germinating thought. Tort reform seems indicative of the conservative attitudes toward not only individual rights but also the legal system and the concept of justice. Advocates of tort reform generally refer to frivolous lawsuits […] The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a determination that South Dakota’s abortion statutes are unconstitutional. The reason? Hospitals are not available to perform abortions. Since the 8th Circuit is basically saying none of the state’s 66 hospitals will perform abortions, it would seem to present a strong argument why clinics that perform […] |
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