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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc.
UCI Suspends Muslim Student Union
I’m embarrassed that I didn’t hear about this until last night, especially since my husband attends the very campus in question. (In my defense, I was in the mountains for most of last week.) In response to Muslim students’ protest* … Continue reading
The Glee Kids Could Owe A Million Dollars In Copyright Liability
On Balkinization, Christina Mulligan points out that the characters in “Glee” violate copyright law left and right: The absence of any mention of copyright law in Glee illustrates a painful tension in American culture. While copyright holders assert that copyright … Continue reading
How Refusing Marriage Equality Leads To Diluting Marriage
From the LA Times: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton won praise in June after pushing to extend many federal benefits traditionally provided to diplomats’ spouses to gay and lesbian partners. Since then, unmarried heterosexual couples have been lining up … Continue reading
On Kirby, Marvel, Copyright and Moral Claims: Scattered Thoughts
[This post is reprinted from Attempts, a blog I read and highly recommend. (Those “Alas” readers who aren’t interested in comics may still want to check out “Attempts” for posts like this one about Roman Polanski). [Thanks to Stephen Frug … Continue reading
Should Joe and Mary be allowed to publish their Harry Potter rip-off?
Cathy Young argues that our current copyright system isn’t working as originally intended: My argument: copyright law as it currently exists does the opposite of its original intent (as formulated in the U.S. Constitution, which allows Congress to legislate on … Continue reading
Cartoonist Donna Barstow Attempts To Shut Down Criticism of Her Work
Here’s an email I just sent to the ISP that hosts “Alas, a Blog.” This is regarding the cartoonist Donna Barstow, who work has been criticized on “Alas” here and here. Donna sent an email to the ISP, which the … Continue reading
John Holbo at Crooked Timber has swell taste in comics
I’m just sayin’. Oh — and Howard without his stogie? Sacrilege. Howard the Duck, by the way, is a prime example of how both creators and fans lose out when corporate entities own comic book characters, rather than creators.
McDonald's Won't Pay Worker's Comp For Hero Shot On Job
From Raw Story: Fast food giant McDonald’s has denied workers compensation benefits to a minimum wage employee who was shot when he ejected a customer who had been beating a woman inside the restaurant. A representative of the administrator for … Continue reading
Award-Winning Film Can’t Be Distributed Because It Used 80-Year-Old Music
(You can download higher-quality versions of the above trailer here.)
I’ve been a fan of Nina Paley’s comic strips for years, but I didn’t know she’s also an animator. Josh Jasper recently gave me a head’s-up about her full-length, unreleased film, “Sita Sings The Blues.” It’s a bit hard to describe what the film is about, […]
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Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…