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Beyond Eldred v. Ashcroft

Posted by michael on from the don't-get-mad-get-even dept.

I thought I'd grab up some of the many commentaries and responses to the Eldred decision. If you read only one of these links, see Lessig's blog. Jack Balkin, another law professor who contributed to the case, is discussing it in his blog. The NYTimes has two distinct news stories on the decision (NYT1, NYT2), plus a biting editorial about the decision. Copyright scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan has a piece in Salon. The LA Times posts one of the very few stories to present the decision in a positive light. Reason is one of several to mock the mouse.

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  1. Disney - life story by ch-chuck · · Score: 3, Funny

    Million Dollar Duck (1971) A fairy tale comes to life in this wild Disney comedy about a family whose pet duck, after being exposed to radiation, acquires the ability to lay eggs with solid gold yolks, sending the U.S. Treasury Department into a tizzy. Stars Dean Jones, Joe Flynn, Sandy Duncan, Tony Roberts.

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  2. The public domain has been assimilated... by John+Biggabooty · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...by Seven of Nine. Resistance was futile.

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  3. Great opportunity for Mickey Mouse Jokes by Limburgher · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like the one where the shrink finishes examining Minnie, and comes out and tells Mickey that he can't find any evidence that she is mentally ill. Mickey then says, "Aw, shucks, doc, I didn't say she was crazy, I said she was fucking Goofy! ha HA!" (drumroll)

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  4. M-i-c, k-e-y .. by 1010011010 · · Score: 5, Funny
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  5. Re:The LA Times Article by SoSueMe · · Score: 2, Funny

    He lives off Jerry's ghost.

    I guess he's the only one who is Grateful Jerry's Dead.:(

  6. Re:Who is the public domain? All of us. by cheezedawg · · Score: 2, Funny

    And hundreds of schoolgirls are waiting to have sex with YOU! Don't believe me? Just see http://www.hotteens4u.com.

    And aliens are helping us clone babies. Want some proof? Just visit http://www.rael.org.

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  7. Re:Where to go from here by alext · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a European, can I just say thanks a lot?

    This means that we can look forward to corresponding legislation on climate change, the international criminal court, gun control etc. right?

    Or is it maybe that big-business sponsored WTO programs are the real driving force here, and not a desire to match European practice at all?