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Re: Fair use and allusion?
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Date: 
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:00:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

<snip>


A regretful choice of words on my part.  I meant do you believe that MM was
making reference to F451 and satirizing {that} body of work.  Or was MM
simply trying to be clever-- perhaps {too} clever by half?

[JOHN]

Moore has stated numerous times, both in articles I've read and interviews that
I've seen--

F451 is the temperature at which paper burns--the book is about supression of
literature

F9/11 is the 'temperature' at which 'freedom' burns--9/11, and the subsequent
'fallout', according to Moore, is about suppression of freedom by the very
people who should be protecting it.

Whether he makes the link between F451 and 9/11 in the movie I do not know for I
haven't seen it yet.  For me, the 'bruahaha' regarding F9/11 is more about
people critiquing a movie they haven't seen yet.

"Pack o 'lies!!"

Have you seen it?"

"Well, no, but my <insert figurehead here> has and s/he says so!" or "I heard
what's in it and it's all wrong!"

Now I'm all for not seeing movies that I probably wouldn't enjoy.  There isn't
enough money in the 'verse to get me to see a horror movie.  The genre has no
appeal to me at all.  That said, I wouldn't start letter writing campaigns or
start picket lines out in front of theatres to prevent others from seeing them.
To each his or her own, I guess.

Dave K



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(...) Hmmm, seems this case is different. Perhaps because MM choose it for his title. I'm sure I'd have a difficult time starting up a department store chain called "Wall to Wall Mart", or a toy company called "Lay-Go" There is a definite connection (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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