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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.
Don't Be That Guy
That guy, in this case, is Chad Michael Morrisette, who has come up with a hi-larious Halloween display: A West Hollywood Halloween display showing a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose has caused a … Continue reading
Copyright, Comics, and Compulsory Licensing
I have a new post, entitled “Copyright, Comics, and Compulsory Licensing,” up at The Art Of The Possible.
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Orphan Works Bill Dies
After passing in the Senate, the Orphan Works bill has died in the House, at least until after the election. Kevin Geiger sums it up: Orphan Works legislation attempts to address a long-standing problem that recently came to a head … Continue reading
Breakfast of the Gods is back! Life is worth living!
Brendan Douglas Jones has begun posting book three of one of my favorite webcomics, Breakfast of the Gods. “The war for Cerealia starts now. Who will live? Who will die? Who will stay crunchy in milk? Read on to find … Continue reading
Question Overruled Due To Being Preposterous
“Previously on…” from the New York Times: Ms. Rowling and Warner Brothers Entertainment […] are suing Mr. Vander Ark’s publisher, RDR Books, based in Michigan, to stop publication of the Harry Potter Lexicon. Ms. Rowling contends in the lawsuit that … Continue reading
Anti-Porn Activists (Probably The Christian Kind) Protest Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home"
(Links NSFW. Depending on your workplace, I guess.) Bechdel doesn’t seem too torn up about it, though. From KSL channel 5 in Utah: Time Magazine voted it the book of the year, but some students are calling it pornographic and … Continue reading
Court Awards Superman Co-Creator's Estate Half The Copyright To The First Superman Story
Quoting Journalista: Last Wednesday, U.S. district judge Stephen G. Larson issued a summary judgment in the lawsuit between DC Comics/Warner Brothers Entertainment and the estate of Superman co-creator Jerome “Jerry” Siegel, giving half of the copyright to the original Superman … Continue reading
Sweden Considering A Ban On Sexist Advertising
From The Local (a site with Swedish news translated into English): …special government rapporteur Eva-Maria Svensson suggested the creation of a law “banning advertising containing sexist content.” Sexist advertising is defined in the report as any message distributed “with a … Continue reading
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…