Crack Rule

In 2003 singer Barbara Streisand noticed pictures of her home were available in a collection of free photos of the California coastline, so she sued the photographer for $50 million. The result – an otherwise uninteresting photo of a mansion on the coast became one of the most famous photos on the Internet, creating what we call today The Streisand Effect.



Nothing brings more attention to something online than an attempt to remove it. This week we’ll talk about Microsoft’s leaked plans for the XBox 720, and how their lawyers are proving to the web that these plans are real. We’ll talk about Kony 2012 suing a parody video, and as such increasing the popularity of that site. Also, Dave talks about Magic The Gathering some more. Boo. And Justin jailbreaks his Wii.
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