Tag Archives: Law & Policy
Alex’s Porn Collection
No, not this Alex, 9th circuit judge Alex Kozinski, who has recently found himself in the limelight when asked to recuse himself from an obscenity case because he had published “similar” pornographic images to the web. He apparently believed that placing these items in an obscure directory on his private website was enough to hide […]
Making Copyright Contingent for Porn
Ann Bartow (on Sivacracy) points to a new article available on SSRN entitled Pornography, Coercion, and Copyright Law 2.0. Bartow argues that, particularly with the growth of user-generated erotica, there is an increased potential for people to be depicted–either at all or in particular contexts–without their consent. To curb this abuse, she argues copyright should […]
New Zealand’s All Black