Following the attempts of a number of state legislatures, including those of Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana and California, to restrict minors’ rights to purchase violent video games, the Supreme Court will determine whether video games are granted the same free speech protection as other forms of expression.  On November 2nd, the Court began its review of [...]

Influential French New Wave film director, Jean Luc Godard, has donated one thousand euro to the defense of Jean Climant, who has been accused of downloading more than 13,000 mp3s via bitorrent.  Godard has been vocal in his criticisms of intellectual property law: “I am against Hadopi [the French internet-copyright law, or its attendant agency], [...]

Robert Burck – better known as The Naked Cowboy – may not seem imposing in his uniform of white briefs, boots, cowboy hat and guitar, but Sandra Brodsky is learning the hard way how serious he takes his image.  Brodsky, who also goes by Sandy Kane, first appeared around the city as The Naked Cowgirl [...]