Contemplation and Speculation

This one hits a little closer to home….the RIAA is going after numerous college students for illegal downloads.  Story HERE.

Richard Gere violated India’s strict obscenity laws with a kiss……

Beyonce Accused of a Musical Cover-Up

go here to read what other people are saying on an MSN message board about Howard K. Stern’s slander suit. 

Julian Lennon sells financial shares in Beatles’ compositions.

Howard K. Stern is suing for slander.

I wanted to go ahead and get the link to the article up.  I’ll post my defamation analysis soon.  Anyone else have any thoughts on how this might play out?

Lucky and Flo are at it again.  DVD pirates are having their movies “sniffed out” in an effort to put a stop to movie piracy.

Apparently Malaysia has a big problem with DVD pirates.  Lucky and Flo, two black Labrador Retrievers have the ability to sniff out DVDs, which is helping to combat the piracy issue.  The DVD pirates are not liking that too much and are in essence placing bounties on the dogs’ heads.  Read the article here.

Phoenix TV Station Fires Employee For Putting Porn Into Tom Brokaw Show

For anyone interested in keeping up with this, the employee believed to be responsible for the pornography interruption has been fired.  The employee also faces further legal action.

Yesterday I wrote in my blog about 18 U.S.C. § 1468 addressing the distribution of obscene material through cable or subscription television.  Then today, I find this fabulous article dealing with exactly this matter.  Tom Brokaw’s broadcast was temporarily interrupted by hardcore pornography.  The airing occurred in Phoenix, but ION Television, which operates the station in Phoenix, is based out of West Palm Beach, FL.  An ION Media Networks spokesperson said they “have launched a rigorous investigation and any implicated employees will face strict disciplinary action and termination.”  According to the US Department of Justice website, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1468 is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years and a fine of up to $250,000.  I can’t wait for the follow up articles to this.

Now, please excuse me while I go laugh myself silly at the idea of Tom Brokaw’s broadcast being interrupted by hardcore pornography.