The report reveals dark and sinister behavior deep within the Catholic Church. Let’s go over the Grand Jury’s summary and cover a few of the reports from Allentown, my home diocese. Continue reading “Grand Jury Report on Pennsylvania Catholic Church Abuse of Children” »
Sony, Universal slam Cox (ISP) with $Billion+ DMCA Lawsuit
Sony, Universal, and myriad related record labels are suing Cox Communications after a previous court decision finding Cox ignored the DMCA by allowing repeat infringements to continue.
Let’s review the Complaint and see how much money I think Cox will be paying. Hint: a lot.
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The Bob Murray v. John Oliver Appeal – Last Week Tonight Lawsuit
Bob Murray has once again graced us with another court filing in Murray Energy v. John Oliver and HBO for their segment poking fun at the squirrelly coal magnate.
Kurt Mueller joins me in the studio to bring you this special episode of Lawful Masses.
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Elon Musk Bets “a Signed Dollar” on Defamation of Rescue Diver
Over the weekend, Elon Musk traded barbs with Vernon Unsworth, one of the people who assisted in the operation that rescued the 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave.
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How the Postal Service paid $3.5 million for the Lady Liberty Forever Stamp
Imagine you are the “manager of stamp development” at the United States Postal Service. You are tasked with selecting the image for the next Forever stamp, a stamp that allows the sending of a first-class mailpiece domestically FOREVER, even if the price of the service increases after purchase.
Because the public was tiring of the previous Liberty Bell image, you were looking for something fresh and new, something that would be meaningful inasmuch as a stamp can be.
You want to choose a patriotic icon. You pour over dozens of patriotic scenes, ultimately selecting an image of Lady Liberty. This image seems to stand out: the perspective makes the face of “La Liberté éclairant le monde” seem more “fresh-faced,” ″sultry,” even “sexier.”
Little do you know, you have not selected an image of the Statue of Liberty but rather started an eight-year legal battle that will end with you owing millions to the bona fide author of the underlying work.
Let’s see what happened.
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