Posted on June 17th, 2008 by TechDigger
Associated Press expects you to pay to license 5-word quotations (and reserves the right to terminate your license) - Boing Boing
In the name of “defin[ing] clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt” the Associated Press is now selling “quotation licenses” that allow bloggers, journallers, and [...]
Filed under: Free Speech, free press, freedom of speech, freedom of the press | No Comments »
Posted on April 11th, 2007 by TechDigger
Will Iacocca finally be the one to get everyone else to realize that the emperor has no clothes?
The Carpetbagger Report » Blog Archive » Iacocca: ‘Some of us are sick and tired of people who call free speech treason’
When it comes to politics, former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca is generally not much of a player. [...]
Filed under: Constitution, Free Speech, Iraq, Lee Iacocca, domestic spying, middle east, patriotism | No Comments »
Posted on December 8th, 2006 by TechDigger
Looks like Miller can’t sue individuals afterall.
MySA.com: Metro | State
District Judge Karen H. Pozza ruled Thursday that all of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by restaurateur Balous Miller over his failed plans to sell a tract of Helotes land to Wal-Mart should be excluded from the suit.The defendants’ request to be excluded was based [...]
Filed under: Balous Miller, First Amendment, Free Speech, Frivolous Lawsuit, Helotes, Helotes Heritage Foundation, Lawsuit Reform, Lawsuit abuse, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Ethics Commission, Wal-Mart, Walmart | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 23rd, 2006 by TechDigger
Let me guess, Kevin Tillman is just another American helping the terrorist cause by suggesting something is wrong with our “strategy.”
Truthdig - Reports - After Pat’s Birthday:
It is Pat’s birthday on November 6, and elections are the day after. It gets me thinking about a conversation I had with Pat before we [...]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Arizona Cardinals, Army Ranger, Cindy Sheehan, Culture Values, Family Values, Free Speech, Iraq, Kevin Tillman, Pat Tillman, Soldiers against Bush, dishonesty, election, fleecing of america, politics, protest, scare tactics, vote | No Comments »
Posted on October 13th, 2006 by TechDigger
Florida judge gets tough on ‘Bully’ | Tech News on ZDNet:
A Florida judge has ordered the maker of “Grand Theft Auto” to hand over an unreleased video game set in a high school, a move that raises questions about the legal protections that games enjoy.
The judge is being asked to grant a partial injunction against [...]
Filed under: Bully, Culture Values, Family Values, First Amendment, Florida, Free Speech, Grand Theft Auto, Jack Thompson, censorship, peer pressure, video games | No Comments »
Posted on October 13th, 2006 by TechDigger
Maybe it’s just me, but more and more it seems government serves to protect the interests of businesses from being interfered with, lawfully or not. Just recently, Balous Miller filed a lawsuit against those in Helotes who prevented Walmart from building. Now we have builders that sue because someone complains publicly.
MySA.com: Metro | State:
An unusually [...]
Filed under: Balous Miller, Duane Waddill, Emerald Forest, Free Speech, Frivolous Lawsuit, Helotes, Home Owners for Better Building, Jay Hirata, Lawsuit Reform, Lawsuit abuse, San Antonio, Sitterle Corp, TRCC, Texas Residential Construction Commission, William Oliver, libel, scare tactics, texas | No Comments »
Posted on October 10th, 2006 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Metro | State:
Ten months after losing a bid to sell land for a controversial Wal-Mart Supercenter in Helotes, Balous Miller is going after critics who derailed his plan.
Miller, president of the Bill Miller restaurant chain, provoked an uprising by residents when Wal-Mart petitioned the town to develop the store on 32 acres owned by [...]
Filed under: Balous Miller, Free Speech, Frivolous Lawsuit, Helotes, Lawsuit Reform, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Walmart, scare tactics | 2 Comments »
