DVD-Watching Driver Charged with Murder

joke-boy writes "CNN reports that a driver in Alaska is being charged with second-degree murder for allegedly causing a fatality accident by driving while watching the movie 'Road Trip' in an in-dash DVD player. The driver contends he was just listening to music. Alaska has no laws prohibiting drivers from watching DVDs, although many other states do."

Comments

This is ridiculous.

[EvilStein]

That flippin' song was written in * 1 9 5 6 *

NINETEEN FIFTY SIX!!

Almost 50 years later, it's still copyrighted material, and they're trying to say that you can't make a parody of it?

This copyright extension crap has to go. I swear, it's getting way out of hand. Even "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted.
If some kid sings "Happy birthday to you.. you smell like a zoo.." then they're probably opening themselves up to a similar lawsuit, eh?
Silly. Just plain silly..

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[Basehart]

"Same here in the Netherlands"

That reminds me, how come a country as small Finland is capable of producing two world class Formula One drivers (Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Raikkonen) and a world class rally car driver (Tommi Makkinen) among others?

This is all the more amazing when a country the size of the USA produces, erm, none!

What's that all about?

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[dorsey]

Because most Americans just aren't aware of any racing beyond NASCAR. Sad really...