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The Double Edge of Copyright Extensions

Posted by michael on from the pay-it-forward dept.

porkface writes "The Morning News is running a simple, but eloquent editorial that plainly shows how Hollywood has routinely benefitted from the expiration of copyright, despite their adamant pressure on Capitol Hill to extend copyright almost indefinitely."

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  1. Re:d00d! by Aadain2001 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone mod this up. He summed up the basic thinking in this country from the lowest person to the highest government offical in one nice sentence.

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  2. SuperFriends! by q2a · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I love this article.
    I thought I was the only one that TiVo'ed every episode of the Superfriends!
  3. Lol by BoomerSooner · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm white. And Roscoe's is great. Racist people crack me up.

    Cotton pickin' blackie is the best you could come up with?

    I guess you're insecure about your tiny penis. I bet you've replied to a Enlargement Email or two.

    Welcome to the 21st century dipshit. Maybe you can join VladTheFag for some circle jerking fun.