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Eldred vs. Ashcroft
Sylver Dragon writes "Business week has a story about Eldred v. Ashcroft. Seems that Eldred wants to put some of Robert Frost's works on the web, but, sadly, those were copyrighted. What makes this more interesting, is that the works would have become public domain, had congress not extended the length of copyright after an artists death. So now, the Supreme court must decide if congress overstepped the bounds of the constutional provisions for copyright laws, when they made the last extension. With any luck, the Supreme Court will choose the "road less traveled."" The plaintiffs have a webpage with much information.
We're going to war! You fags better get ready! Fuck all the pacifist hippy commie bastards. The U.S. is about to lay the smack down, either get on the bus, or you'll be under it.
Good thing Ashcroft is doing his job. Down with the dirty GNU hippies
You will be crushed under the bus you fscking moron. I'll tell you exactly what's going to happen. First, the U.S. is going to kick the shit out of that dirty asshole in Baghdad. Then, we're going to flatten Riyadh, then Tehran, and turn the whole damn place into a democracy. Next, all pseudo-commie environmentalists in Europe are going to be firebombed back into their precious caves. Finally, the U.S., China, Russia, and India are going to resume trade of the capitalist variety.
flamebait? how? because i disagree? love this YRO hypocrisy and editor censorship. question authority except but not the editors.
The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred over a year ago, followed by a Holy War against Islam, and now Israel and the Palestinians as well as India and Pakistan are teetering on the brink of their own war, Argentina is in the midst of a financial crisis, America is considering launching attacks against Somalia and Iraq, and you people have the gall to be discussing Eldred vs. Ashcroft???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!
The bodies of the thousands of innocent civilians who died (and will die) in these unprecedented events could give a good god damn about Public domain, Eldred vs. Ashcroft, your childish Lego models, your nerf toy guns and whining about the lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D fixation, the latest Cowboy Bebop rerun, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life" (here's a hint: watching Cowboy Bebop in your jammies and eating a bowl of Shreddies is *not* "getting on with your life"). The souls of the victims are watching in horror as you people squander your finite, precious time on this earth playing video games!
You people disgust me!
I can't fucking wait to kill innocent civilians so the US can have a better stake in the Middle East!
Murder rules!
We'll do away with Iraq, Israel's biggest enemy, to appease the Zionist. You know, some guy in the wilderness 3000 years ago said all that land is to the Jews. They own the true God, baby! Yawah Yahoo!!!
Then, America is gonna get a big fucking oil cap, with two big fucking straws, so the fucking SUVs can get suck down some of the sweet, sweet MAINLINE! WooHoo!
This war is so gonna fucking rule, I can't fucking wait till some of our 19 year olds kill EVERYONE!
Then, after slaughtering women, children, they'll come back to America AND WON"T EVEN BE ABLE TO FUCKING AFFORD AN SUV! Awesome! Our soldiers are like the Mexicans and NAFTA! Work to give me something you'll never have! Rocking!
Every google search I've tried has come up with websites that either are put up either by the plantif or someone who filed an amicus brief in favor of the plantiff. Can anyone find something in support of Asscr^H^H^H^H^H^H err, Ashcroft?
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
--E.C. Stanton
Care to read it?
Me thinks that the slashdot editors enjoy villifying John Ashcroft whenever they get the chance. Why not simply say the department of justice instead of Ashcroft? Whether it's Ashcroft or Santa Claus sitting in that office, his responsibility is to uphold whatever laws that congress enact, whether he likes them or not.
If this was a real news site, I might be angry at the obvious bias.
Read about the John Ashcroft-Baghdad terrorist connection here:
Ashcroft's Bagdad Connection
Thanks and join the anti-war movement!!