The only flaw in that analogy is, with those other examples, people are trying to take some of the company's product or resources for their own use. In the case of DoS, however, the attacker doesn't seem to be gaining much out of it. Unless, of course, you count admiration, jealously, and 3133tness, which the jackass in question surely gets heaped upon him/her (especially by me)
Sorry, Geller. Not a chance in hell. There's a fantastic book on copyright law, released a few years ago by the experimental found-sound band Negativland, entitled "Fair Use: The Story Of The Letter U And The Numeral 2", which details the struggle of said band to win back the ownership of their magnum opus, entitled U2.
Many thought provoking issues on Fair Use and copyright law in general are brought up, and it includes a pretty hefty reference section, which includes many legal precedents. One of which is from Vanna White suing.. Toshiba, I believe, for using a robot "version" of Vanna White in their commercials. It was taken to the Supreme Court, and in their analyses of the case, this entire discussion is basically encapsulated. And it's law. And Geller's side does not hold water.
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The only flaw in that analogy is, with those other examples, people are trying to take some of the company's product or resources for their own use. In the case of DoS, however, the attacker doesn't seem to be gaining much out of it. Unless, of course, you count admiration, jealously, and 3133tness, which the jackass in question surely gets heaped upon him/her (especially by me)
Sorry, Geller. Not a chance in hell. There's a fantastic book on copyright law, released a few years ago by the experimental found-sound band Negativland, entitled "Fair Use: The Story Of The Letter U And The Numeral 2", which details the struggle of said band to win back the ownership of their magnum opus, entitled U2.
Many thought provoking issues on Fair Use and copyright law in general are brought up, and it includes a pretty hefty reference section, which includes many legal precedents. One of which is from Vanna White suing.. Toshiba, I believe, for using a robot "version" of Vanna White in their commercials. It was taken to the Supreme Court, and in their analyses of the case, this entire discussion is basically encapsulated. And it's law. And Geller's side does not hold water.
So there.