This Fall, the Supreme Court will be taking up a case that can really affect all of us. The case will determine if you actually have the right to sell a used product that was made or contains parts from overseas: At issue in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is the first-sale doctrine in […]
The bill being considered in both chambers of Congress that will fundamentally change the internet and make it a felony if you even share a video from a friend of a friend of a friend (etc., etc.,) that might have copyright material in it is really pissing people off. How pissed you ask? Well so […]
Things that stop and make you say OMFG: Former eBay executive Meg Whitman is defending $119 million in contributions she has made to her campaign for California governor — a personal spending rate that has now surpassed that of any other political candidate in American history. Whitman’s campaign this week reported another $15 million contribution […]
The auction I mentioned the other day for a Pat Robertson voodoo doll, in which all proceeds would go to the American Red Cross for Haiti has been yanked by EBay. No word on the reason yet, but at last check the bidding was over $1,200 dollars. EBay owes us an explanation as to why […]
Oh this is just teh awesome. Someone has an Ebay auction item up for a Pat Robertson voodoo doll. Currently the bidding is at $510.00 and the seller is vowing to send 100% of the money to the Red Cross.
MSNBC just reported that part of the GM restructure includes a deal with EBay so that people can buy cars online. Who in their right mind would make such a major purchase without the human interaction of a sales rep and dealership to return the vehicle to if there is a problem, let alone being […]
The AP has been becoming more and more vile in their claim of propriety. Last year they wanted people to pay a ridiculous amount of money to quote any of their articles and now, well they are going after the artist who made this famous poster: On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was […]
I can understand why. I managed to get my hands on one a couple of weeks ago and I am in love with it. I’m not a big gamer, I just bought the WII for the WII fit, but this thing is addictive. Was it hard to get? Hell yeah. I went through a nightmare […]
I have been bringing up the deafening silence on the campaign trail about the increased gun violence in our country. Obama addressed the problem this weekend by showing how close to home it hit for him: At a town hall last night, Obama revealed that one of his top volunteers in Iowa was gunned down […]