Jake |
August 30, 2010
This is a real complaint and “law suit” filed by one prisoner of South Carolina. It’s actually so ridiculous, I had a hard time believing it to be true. But this just takes the cake and is easily one of the most fascinatingly ridiculous claims I’ve ever read in my life. Enough of the bantering, let’s take a look at ‘Riches vs Vick’.
According to Above The Law, plaintiff Jonathan Riches has been increasingly irritated by Micheal Vick (yes, the football player). In fact, Mr. Riches, while in prison, was able to determine that Micheal Vick has “pledged allegiance to the Al-Qaeda”, “is in the steroid business”, “subjected him to microwave testing” and even “uses drugs in school zones”. Of course all of this hadn’t take place before the stay at prison, but according to Riches, these things had identity theft (of Riches), illegal dog fighting, extortion, racketeering and tax fraud.
So, as the plaintiff, what does Mr. Riches want? A “63,000,000,000 billion dollars” return for ‘damages’, backed by gold and silver… As wildly entertaining as this is, I have to question what he means with that asking price. And the audacity to ask for it backed by gold and silver? Oh, he’d also like a restraining order, too (because you never know when a player of the Falcons is going to harass you in your own cell). Hilarious enough, this complaint to file suit was actually sent to The District of Columbia.
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| Tagged Backed by Gold and Silver, Conspiracy, Constitution, Extortion, Michael Vick, Prison, Prisoner, South Carolina, Tax Fraud
Jake |
August 10, 2010
This, more so than anything, qualifies under the “weird” branch. Thinking anyone would be around to see this was unlikely, but it happened anyway. You may remember a few months back when Arizona wrote in a new law against immigration concerning the Mexican border.
There was much protest and deliberation over the law. Some even found it unconstitutional. One of the parties that found the new legislation all but constitutional had been the Federal Government. Instead of debating with Arizona, the Federal Justice Department sued.
And who did they sue? Arizona. Apparently, the lawsuit was anticipated since mid-June and comes from beneath the Obama administration. The main complaint of the administration was that Arizona’s law denies the Federal Government control and supremacy over immigration control… But, wasn’t there a place in the constitution that allowed states to defend their borders?
Arizona’s new law was supposed to take effect sometime around July 29th, but this suit prevents it from doing so. The news is somewhat old, but because we happen to be only a week after the initial induction date of the ill-fated law, an update was required. We’ll have to wait and see, however. No word has been mentioned since the new “state-vs-the-union” event.
Source: New York Times
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| Tagged Arizona Immigration Law, New York Times, SB 1070, SB1070, Senate Bill 1070
Jake |
July 31, 2010
Blogs are powerful weapons, especially when you infringe copyright on… yourself. You would assume that the due process of law wouldn’t allow this to happen. Then again, we’ve all been told what assuming makes you and I both look like.
Anthony Curtis, the owner of a Las Vegas blog, is being sued for using material from a Righthaven news source in his online journal. The most entertaining twist of this entire situation? The material Anthony “stole” was his own.
Mr. Curtis created a survey for Las Vegas, sharing said information with Righthaven and their newspaper. He was then sued for using portions of his own work from the article he contributed to. Critics of the foolhardy lawsuit have agreed that public domain should apply, but that isn’t changing the plaintiff’s mind.
Source: TheBlogLawBlog
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| Tagged Anthony Curtis Blog, Las Vegas Blog, Public Domain, Righthaven
Jake |
July 13, 2010
Jimmy Page is absolutely infamous for being involved in infringement cases. They range from miscellaneous tidbits to entire songs. Usually, when the lawsuit is processed through court, it’s around the actual time upon which the crime occurred. According to Jake Holmes, this is incorrect. You see, in the wonderful world of legal matters, anything goes.
About thirty years ago or so, Led Zepplin got the brilliant idea to make this little ditty, “Dazed and Confused”, for one of their albums. Unsurprisingly, the song was a success and became a cult-favorite amongst Zep fans. The overall problem with this is that, undeniably, the song takes elements from Jake Holmes’ “Dazed & Confused”.
It’s interesting to note that “Dazed & Confused” by Jake Holmes has no percussion line. Led Zepplin’s, or more so Jimmy Page’s creation, contains a solid beat. However, the most interesting thing about these songs, about the case, about the content are the time frames. A quick look shows us that Zep’s “Dazed & Confused” came out a year or so after the original version… and Jake Holmes is suing in 2010. Yes, now we’re dazed and ultimately confused – would you wait over three decades for a lawsuit.
Source: Ultimate-Guitar.com
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| Tagged Albums, Cult-Favorite, Dazed and Confused, Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, Led Zepplin, Zep
Jake |
July 4, 2010
Ah, the Star Wars lightsaber. Just brings back the good ol’ days, huh? Not when you’re a company who’s under a lawsuit threat from Lucasfilm Ltd. You see kids, those lightsabers y’all thought were make-believe, well, aren’t. An industry by the name of Wicked Lasers has recently created a “highly dangerous” Class IV laser (the kind that can burn skin) mounted in a handle… I.E., a sword handle.
Apparently, Mr. Lucas wasn’t very happy with this and decided that the best course of action was to round up a few dozen lawyers to reclaim all value infringed upon by Wicked Lasers. According to Lucasfilm Ltd., “It has come to our attention that a company called Wicked Lasers is selling a highly dangerous product out of Hong Kong that is designed to look like a lightsaber from Star Wars…”. Ah, now the punch-line, “…This product is not licensed or approved by Lucasfilm in any way. We have demanded that Wicked Lasers immediately cease and desist their infringing activities.”
The device in question, the Arctic Spyder III, came along with safety information as well as a foray of pictures, including some ‘interesting’ cautionary advice: “Don’t let the Arctic name fool you, this laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence. That’s why it’s also the most dangerous laser ever created.” Could it very well be that Wicked Lasers intended to infringe on the Stars Wars brand? Or was it the mere comfortable packaging of the sword itself that inspired the design? We’ll see how the case works out. Lord forbid some adolescent dreamer get his hands on the Arctic Spyder III - may the force be with him.
Source: EON News
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| Tagged 3, arctic, III, lasers, law, lawsuit, light, lightsaber, ltd, lucasfilms, saber, spyder, suit, three, wicked
