from the as-you-were dept

This Week In Techdirt History: June 14th – 20th

This Week in 2016

• Peter Thiel’s Plan To Destroy Gawker Went Way Beyond Hogan’s Case
• Also A Bad Idea: Gawker Exploring Lawsuit Against Peter Thiel For Tortious Interference & Racketeering
• Peter Thiel’s Gawker-Killing Lawyer Now Issuing Bogus Defamation Threats Over Story On Donald Trump’s Hair
• Twitter, Facebook & Google Sued For ‘Material Support For Terrorism’ Over Paris Attacks
• House Intel Boss, Rep. Devin Nunes, Lying To Congress About Attempt To Stop Encryption Backdoors
• Supreme Court Makes It (Slightly) Easier To Award Attorneys’ Fees For Bogus Copyright Lawsuits

This Week in 2011

• The List Of Sites Challenging Domain Seizures
• Rojadirecta Sues US Government, Homeland Security & ICE Over Domain Seizure
• China Seizes Websites, Clamps Down On Speech… Uses Copyright Infringement As The Excuse
• ICE Stalling On More FOIA Requests Concerning Domain Name Seizures
• French Government Looks To Create Great Firewall Of France
• Why Is The Justice Department Pretending US Copyright Laws Apply In The UK?

This Week in 2006

• Recording Industry Still Has Canadian Politicians In Its Pocket
• Sing A Song Of Propaganda For Net Neutrality
• Yes, Everyone Clicks To Skip The Flash Intro On Your Annoying Website
• The RIAA Says No Dancing To Music On YouTube
• Countries Team Up To Better Censor The Internet
• Stop Blaming Technology For Stupidity