Author: Dark Helmet

from the inevitable dept As we’ve been following along to some degree with the whole Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni legal mess, the more recent stories have been about Baldoni’s attempt to go after protected creative speech in a Deadpool movie, the choice of waging a PR war before the trial even starts, and the Streisand Effect nature to his actions. While the salacious accusations from each side towards the other aren’t really something we cover here at Techdirt, the online shenanigans and speech implications absolutely are. Which is why I am going to remind you that the first lawsuit…

from the mission-accomplished dept Whenever we talk about an instance of the Streisand Effect, the dot-connecting portion of our readership will often chime in, wondering aloud if the subject of the post was Streisanding on purpose. Whether for attention, to generate buzz, or some other nefarious end, how do we know someone isn’t using the effect for gain? I don’t think that is going to be in question in the case of Warner Bros. trying to nuke every instance of the leaked trailer for a live-action Powerpuff Girls show from the internet. The show, you see, was canceled several years…