Posted by mikezillion at October 27th, 2007
It’s looking more sensible in legal land. Secondary producers may be able to breathe easier now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has declared the 2257 record-keeping requirements overbroad. One of the reasons that this is exciting is that it establishes a legal basis for distinguishing between illegal child pornography and now-legal adult pornography. Once you get a foot in the door, the sale is half made.
Posted by mikezillion at October 17th, 2007
I don’t generally object to the notion of typosquatting (apart from the fact that it is illegal in the United States). The practice involves registering a domain that a user might type in accidentally when misspelling the intended domain name, and using the space to market products that might be relevant to visitors of the intended site. It seems to me that it could be a slightly sleazy but perfectly legitimate form of targeted advertising. Where it gets creepy and sick is when folks target terms clearly aimed at children, such as “Teletubbies,” and put adult content on domains with minor spelling variations. I thought John Zuccarini got the hint from his $164,000 fine in 2003, but the Federal Government apparently wants him to stop using his typo domains to market non-adult products as well. The law is the law, until it is challenged and changed in a free market.
Posted by mikezillion at October 16th, 2007
The Folsom Street Fair is urging supporters to contact their sponsor, Miller Brewing Company, to counter protests from religious organizations about this gorgeous promotional poster for the popular annual leather community event. Apparently some people think it is sacrilege to parody a painting of a scene from the bible. What part of “icon worship” don’t they get?
Posted by mikezillion at October 15th, 2007
I have to hand it to Jack over at the Gay Porn Blog. I can’t imagine how he comes up with this stuff. Here’s one very sexy (but not explicit) clip, featuring hot gay porn star Francois Sagat, that I personally can’t get enough of: