From Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain's decision in Swaby v. HBO (S.D.N.Y.) Friday:
Plaintiff Errol Jacob Jones Swaby, a citizen of California who appears pro se, … sues Home Box Office, Inc…. Plaintiff asserts state law claims of libel, and seeks the following alternative relief:
1) that [HBO] cease and desist [its] airing of [a documentary in which another person, not Plaintiff, is credited as the creator of Bitcoin, a person known under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto] or 2) [HBO] can air it with an open apology to Satoshi Nakamoto for airing it and disregard his wish to separate himself from a tool built for civilization, or 3) air it and sign [Plaintiff to] an exclusive contract designating HBO as the only media outlet [Plaintiff] can respond to the public through as well as [to] an agreement to sit with [HBO] for one interview per month for the duration of 1 year. Afterw[a]rds[,] the contract can be renegotiated or withdrawn by either party. The contract must include a payment schedule of 25 million [dollars] upfront and 1 million [dollars] per completed interview.
