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• Jun 2nd, 2011 @ 6:15pm

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  on Litigious Porn Producers Claim People Infringe Even If They Accidentally Downloaded Its Porn Disguised As Popular Works
  If it were a honey pot, wouldn't that leave the porn producer liable for fraud? If I try to download a perfectly legitimate torrent (say, Linux distro), only to find out when the download completes that I received gay porn, wouldn't that be fraud on the part of the linker?
  
  While filenames aren't required to be accurate to the contents of the file, there is an assumption that the filename is descriptive and accurate.
  
  Also, only the individual copyright holder has standing to sue over infringement. Just ask Righthaven....
• May 26th, 2011 @ 9:59am

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  on Justice Department Threatens To Ban Flights Out Of Texas If Texas Makes TSA Groping Illegal
  "TSA would likely be required to cancel any flight or series of flights for which it could not ensure the safety of passengers and crew."
  
  Well, I guess we need to cancel all flights in the TSA does the screening for.