Category Archives: Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc.

On Writers Who Are Hurt By Fanfic

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ampersand

Fanfic, for those who don’t know, is when fans write new works featuring copyrighted characters and settings created by another author, generally without permission of the copyright owner. ((I’m sure someone out there has written a definition with fewer holes … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 49 Comments

Macaulay on Copyright In Bullet Point Format

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Ampersand

I was going to post a couple of long quotes I found via Theresa at Making Light. But then I would have had to write my own introductory sentences, and it turns out I’m too lazy for that. So not … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 17 Comments

The MPAA Bravely Protects Children From Disturbing Images

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Ampersand

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rejects movie posters that aren’t suitable for children to view. As the MPAA recently explained, as they rejected a movie’s poster: Ads will be seen by all audiences, including children. If the advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 53 Comments

This Is What's Going on In My Home Town–Nativity Scene Drama

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rachel S.

Apparently they are fighting over a nativity scene. The problem erupted after a Columbus man apparently complained about equality of religions in displays at state parks. After a letter to the business manager of Ohio State parks regarding symbols of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-atheism, Anti-Semitism, Atheism, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 129 Comments

The "Zionist Five" Is Not A Case Of Censorship

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Ampersand

From a post on Oy Bay (curtsy to Muzzlewatch) entitled “San Francisco Art Gallery Censors Writing and Art Work as Too Zionist”: Himmelberger Gallery, a well-known art gallery located in San Francisco’s tony Union Square, has decided to cancel plans … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Palestine & Israel | 27 Comments

Serious Question for Everyone About Tobacco

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Rachel S.

I’m stepping outside the usual fare because I saw something a few weeks ago that surprised me, and I was curious what others thought. I walked into a local discount store, and the first thing I saw was Big League … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Media criticism, Whatever | 44 Comments

Central Connecticut State University Student Paper Prints Cartoon About Urinating and Holding Captive a 14 Year Old Latina

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Rachel S.

Update: Some students at CCSU have started their own blog–Take Back the Recorder— in opposition to the paper’s editorial staff. Go show them your support. Last February we heard the story of a college newspaper in Connecticut that printed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 28 Comments

Point of View

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Maia

Byron at proletblog has always been a fan of wikipedia, an enthusiasm I don’t really share. I’ve written a bit about this before. But since he’s started writing about wikipedia and history: As of yesterday I’m back at university, had … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 10 Comments

All things considered I'd rather be expelled from the Labour Party*

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Maia

I’d like to thank everyone who has posted and commented about James and Clint Heine’s comments. Clint Heine appears to be claiming that he thought James was talking about masturbation (he also claims to know that James was only talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 1 Comment

The Age Of Consent For Acting In Porn Should Be Raised To 21

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Ampersand

Garance Franke-Ruta, in an op-ed published by OpinionJournal, argues that people below age 21 should not legally be able to consent to appear in porn. But the “Girls Gone Wild” problem concerns adult porn: At what age is a girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Sex work, porn, etc | 234 Comments