US judge overturns California's Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage.

For those who can't be bothered to read the whole judgment*, head over to this post from anbaachan.

WOO!

* It's 136 pages. And yes, I read them all. All I can say is, WOO!!

This does not surprise me at all: Movie studios appeal iiNet piracy ruling.

Meantime, in Australia it's proven to be possible to sue online trolls for defamation -- provided you can hunt them down and identify them first.

In a display of complete geekitude today, I delayed going to work this morning in order to attend the Federal Court in Sydney for the judgement in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd et al v iiNet Limited, also known as Hollywood vs. the Internet, also known as The Biggest Internet Case Since Napster and Kazaa That Could Change Your Life. I got there half an ( Read more... )

For every fan who enjoys any sort of fandom, but particularly the slash/yaoi fangirls a must read from Henry Jenkins: will Australia's proposed internet filtering laws block slash, anime, manga sites and fan communities in Australia?

For samikitty (and anyone who downloads media illegally, ie. everyone on LJ): the Federal Court of Australia is expected to ( Read more... )

George Lucas loses copyright battle over stormtrooper uniforms.

Theoretically, does this mean that making and offering up for sale knitting patterns of Doctor Who aliens fine and legal?

Anyone remember the post I did about Glenn Beck going to WIPO trying to get the glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com domain name shut down? You know, the one with the absolutely brilliantly snarky legal submission? Well, the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation for those who don't know) Arbitration Panel has heard it and made a ( Read more... )

The Pirate Bay is found guilty of copyright infringement1. Does this mean Google and other search engines are guilty of copyright infringement? They link to torrents and copyrighted material as well ( Read more... )

Although the primary purpose of the legislation is to combat the direct sexual exploitation and abuse of children that occurs where offensive images of real children in various sexual or sexually suggestive situations are made, it also is calculated to deter production of other material - including cartoons - that, as the explanatory memorandum ( Read more... )

For all those out there who draw and/or consume manga loli and shota porn, what you're doing is now a criminal offence in Australia.

A Supreme Court judge has ruled that an Internet cartoon, in which child characters resembling those from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts, is child pornography.

Let's see if this gets appealed to the High Court.