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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. LOUD SUCKING SOUND EMANATING FROM BUFFALO, NY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DAILY REMINDER: Hillary Clinton doesn't just stand by...she actively works to offshore American High-Tech!

  2. sikind prost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Free mumia!

  3. If this isn't not the first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I will shit like tubgirl! As always, pictures will be posted at http://loopback.goatse.cx/

  4. Hang on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I was going to say something witty here. But I'm going to go read the article first. Don't go away, it won't take long.

    1. Re:Hang on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Well the link was to the main page. I will not click more than one link to read an article.

      So instead of a witty comment on the article, I will post this instead.

      A farmer is sitting in the neighborhood bar slowly getting drunk. A man comes in and asks the farmer, "Hey,why are you sitting here on this beautiful day getting drunk?"
      The farmer says, "Some things you just can'texplain."
      "So what happened that is so horrible?" the man asked.
      The farmer then decides to try an answer, "Well if you must know, today I was sitting by my cow milking her. Just as I got the bucket about full, she took her left leg and kicked it over."
      "That's not so bad,what's the big deal?"
      The farmer says, "Some things you just can't explain."
      "So what happened?" the man asked again.
      The farmer relenting, continued, "I took her left leg and tied it to the post on the left with some rope. Then I sat down and continued to milk her. Just as I got the bucket about full she took her right leg and kicked it over."
      "Again?"
      The farmer says, "Some things you just can't explain."
      "So, what did you do then?" the man asked, intrigued.
      "I took her right leg and tied it to the post on the right. I sat back down and continued to milk her, and just as I got the bucket just about full, the stupid cow knocked over the bucket with her tail."
      "Wow, you must have been pretty upset!" but that's no reason to just sit here getting all depressed."
      The farmer says, "Some things you just can't explain."
      "So then what else did you do?" the man asked again. "
      Well I didn't have any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the rafter. That's when my pants fell down and my wife walked in..."

  5. 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.

    --
    Space for rent, inquire within
  6. 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!
  7. Re:Double edged? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    c | n &gt k!!!!

  8. 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.