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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. Valenti Quote from NYT Article by Milo+Fungus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, said the ruling was "a victory for consumers everywhere" because "copyright, whose aim it is to provide incentive for the creation and preservation of creative works, is in the public interest."

    In other news, Adolf Hitler claimed that the Holocaust was a great victory for citizens everywhere because killing innocent Jews, for the purpose of cleaning the human gene pool, is in the public interest.

  2. The word is WEBLOG! by doc_traig · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Blog" isn't any more of a word than "zpolit" and "phthoom". Jesus, michael, you're an editor for this site! Have some respect for your work and please stop using whatever the trendy neologism of the day is!

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    So long, michael. Don't let the door hit you...
  3. Eldred by MisterFancypants · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ron Eldred was really good in Black Hawk Down. Great movie.

  4. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by sstamps · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No... in SOVIET RUSSIA, my gangrenous left testicle bites YOU!

    Jeez... if you're gonna troll the funnies, at least get them right. :OP

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    -SS "Teach the ignorant, care for the dumb, and punish the stupid."