Joss's blog says that all Firefly designs are gone from Cafepress, but I think it is just those that use their copyright. It is possible to make designs that don't violate their copyright:
Chris2x's Firefly/Serenity designs
I am a Sci-fi fan. I am also a fan of several dramatic series like Jack & Bobbie, Veronica Mars, and Joan of Arcadia which are in danger of being cancelled.
Would I petition to save these shows, sure. And if and when they get cancelled, what will I do? I will watch less TV. If the television networks broadcast shows that I like I will watch, if not I have better things to do than watch any reality TV show and most of the other fare that they show.
I own a Tivo not to avoid ads (although it is amazing how many ads are on a show these days) but to be in control of my time and my schedule. I don't just turn the TV on to see what is on. I look for shows I think are worth watching. Cancel those and I just turn the box off.
Where do we draw limits:
In part that depend on where you live where we have decided to draw limits. I live for instance in California. California is an employment at will state. That means that in general I can leave my job at any time or the company can ask me to leave at any time.
There courts have made exceptions to this:
except when you have a contract
but if you are asked to leave and you are a "long term" employee then the company has to tell you why
you can't discriminate against a protected group, you can't let someone go for instance just because they are over 40
But in general, any well run company will not fire someone because they are from a different political party because they know they will be sued for wrongful termination. But if you say something in your blog that hurts the company or the company sees as not in its best interest they will probably let you go. And it does not matter if you do that in the newspaper, on TV or in a blog.
You are entitled to your opinion, but that does not mean you are right.
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Joss's blog says that all Firefly designs are gone from Cafepress, but I think it is just those that use their copyright. It is possible to make designs that don't violate their copyright: Chris2x's Firefly/Serenity designs
Would I petition to save these shows, sure. And if and when they get cancelled, what will I do? I will watch less TV. If the television networks broadcast shows that I like I will watch, if not I have better things to do than watch any reality TV show and most of the other fare that they show.
I own a Tivo not to avoid ads (although it is amazing how many ads are on a show these days) but to be in control of my time and my schedule. I don't just turn the TV on to see what is on. I look for shows I think are worth watching. Cancel those and I just turn the box off.
Where do we draw limits: In part that depend on where you live where we have decided to draw limits. I live for instance in California. California is an employment at will state. That means that in general I can leave my job at any time or the company can ask me to leave at any time. There courts have made exceptions to this: except when you have a contract but if you are asked to leave and you are a "long term" employee then the company has to tell you why you can't discriminate against a protected group, you can't let someone go for instance just because they are over 40 But in general, any well run company will not fire someone because they are from a different political party because they know they will be sued for wrongful termination. But if you say something in your blog that hurts the company or the company sees as not in its best interest they will probably let you go. And it does not matter if you do that in the newspaper, on TV or in a blog. You are entitled to your opinion, but that does not mean you are right.