Donald Duck to testify?
An Italian court has named Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Tweety and Mickey Mouse as witnesses in a counterfeiting trial .
The court summons cites Titti,...
Rome’s public shame
An editorial in the local Rome, GA paper points out the overwhelming absurdity of the Gordon Lee case:
AS THIS SPACE has repeatedly pointed out,...
Torrents and so on
Who would have thought one of the biggest stories of the year would have broken over the Thanksgiving weekend? For those of you who...
Spanish cartoonists GUILTY!
Do you remember the Spanish cartoon controversy?. Of course you do. Two cartooners for the satirical Spanish cartoon magazine El Jueves were accused of...
Castree found guilty
Ronald Castree has been found guilty of the 1975 child murder of Lesley Molseed. Castree is a well-known comics retailer in Manchester, England. A...
Michael George update
Accused comics shop owner Michael George is attempting legal maneuverings to go free on bond while he awaits trial for the murder of...
More strike talk
LOST co-creator (and sometime comic book writer) Damon Lindeolf had this to say today in the New York Times.
I will probably be dragged through...
The cost of the Gordon Lee case
Many posters here on the Beat and elsewhere have wondered if it is really in the interests of the community of Rome. GA to...
Hold on to your rights
http://www.youtube.com/v/oJ55Ir2jCxk&rel=1
This video is making the rounds with a clever multi-media presentation of the precepts behind the WGA strike. In a nutshell: the writer want...
‘Everyone Is Sickened by What Gordon is Facing’
ICv2 interviews CBLDF head Charles Brownstein with more on what happened this week down in Rome:
What are the next steps in this case--does the...
Rome DA: We’ll go to trial again
Despite the farcical goings on in Rome, GA in the Gordon Lee case, the DA vows to fight on:
“We hope to get this...
