The “swingers magazine” Connection has fought to overturn Section 2257 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code since 1995. In an effort to combat child pornography, Section 2257 and its 2006 amendment mandated that producers of “actual sexually explicit content” and “simulated sexually explicit conduct” must keep records of the participants. However, Connection argued that “producers” was “overbroad”; even married couples who filmed themselves were subject to the statute, violating their right to free speech and anonymous speech, should they want to keep their real names secret. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
