Wednesday, January 22, 2003

X-Men ruled nonhuman by customs judge. For six years, Marvel was fighting a court battle with the Customs Service to have the X-Men declared non-human. See, action figures that portray non-humans are "toys", which pay less tariff fees than "dolls" (portrayals of human). Finally, they won. The X-Men were ruled to fit in the same category as robots and monsters. I find it oddest that the judge saw fit to mention that she had to undress some of the toys in order to make her decision. [Comics Worth Reading] 10:24:18 AM

RIAA's Rosen Sets Sights on ISPs. Broadband providers permit quick downloading of music files; therefore, the head of the Recording Industry Association of America -- which scored a victory Tuesday with Verizon -- thinks they should be penalized. The reaction? Uh, no. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 10:23:01 AM