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Uri Geller Accused of Bending Copyright Law

JagsLive writes in with a Fox News report about Uri Geller's apparently playing fast and loose with copyright law in order to silence his detractors. "'All it takes is a single e-mail to completely censor someone on the Internet,' said Jason Schultz, a lawyer for the online civil rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is suing Geller over an unflattering clip posted on YouTube for which he claimed a copyright ownership."

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  1. Obviously... by msauve · · Score: 5, Funny

    he should have seen that one coming.

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    1. Re:Obviously... by rumblin'rabbit · · Score: 5, Funny
      Apparantly not. From the article...

      Geller, who lives in London, referred calls to his Philadelphia lawyer, Richard Winelander, who conceded that Geller probably didn't foresee the firestorm his lawsuit would inspire.
      We're stilling waiting for the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery."
    2. Re:Obviously... by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 2, Funny

      We're stilling waiting for the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery."

      If I was a psychic, why would I stop at one?

      "Psychic wins three different kinds of lotteries in three separate states, as well as substantial bets on horse races. Psychic gently asked to knock it the fuck off and let somebody else win something for a change."

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    3. Re:Obviously... by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm waiting for one that reads "Psychic advises clients to stop buying lottery tickets." This will be a Psychic who can truly see the future!

  2. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by Tackhead · · Score: 1, Funny
    > Looks like he got to /. too!

    There is no spoon.

  3. There is no Spoon by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    but if you bend it with your mind, Uri will come for you.

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  4. Re:Dupe by glavenoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, give Geller a break. At least that huckster can now claim to have bent *something* with his mind and avoid the wrath of The Amazing Randi!! Oh, wait... what?

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  5. Mr. Geller's response... by DJ_Perl · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You must realize the truth. There *is* no Copyright law."

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  6. Re:Completely censor someone on the internet? by Kesch · · Score: 3, Funny

    From: TheBoss@itatlanbistro.org
    To: HammerHank@shadybar.com

    I need to have someone's lines cut, ...permanently.

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  7. Re:in other news... by BobMcD · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just ONE?

    Pffft

  8. Who is this guy? by RelliK · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never heard of this guy before. What I know now is:

    - he bends metal
    - he is annoying
    - he is con-artist ... wait, I know! He is Bender!

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  9. Re:One Solution by Dynedain · · Score: 1, Funny

    Damn you! Do you realize how many times that has shown up in my inbox! It's your fault!

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  10. Re:One Solution by jesdynf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Err. So what you're telling me is that there's a political position I can take that would make you less likely to post videos of your cat flushing the toilet to YouTube.

    Wow. Gosh. Is it Christmas already?

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  11. Re:oh geez by Rakarra · · Score: 4, Funny
    I tried to explain that, but one didn't listen and the other didn't understand.

    Use a food analogy! Cheese and cake. Both had milk as a common ancestor, at some point there was a divergence. Milk became cheese and milk became cake, but cheese did not go into the cake. Unless you're making, like.. cheesecake, but it's best not to bring that up.

  12. what's the point? by nanosquid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exposing Uri Geller's spoon bending as fake is like exposing Pamela Anderson's breasts as fake. What's the point? It spoils the fun, and those who still think it's real aren't going to be convinced anyway.