archive for August, 2010

legislation to provide copyright protection for fashion design

Monday, August 16th, 2010

The bill extending copyright protection to clothing designs has been introduced in every congress since 2006 (109th Congress). We hope it never passes.

Not only does congress have more important things to be focusing on, but if this ever passes it will be used by corporate apparel companies as a cudgel against independent designers.


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California’s Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

CA prop 8 is ruled unconstitutional under both the due-process and equal-protection clauses of the US constitution. “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion [...]


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