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Re: Fair use and allusion?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:34:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
(snip)... because there’s no need to repeat it, especially if it goes
unanswered by Dave!(1)
But, tangentially related, here’s a story
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=493&ncid=762&e=1&u=/ap/20040624/apenmo/filmfahrenheit911
in which some conservative group apparently wants to block Mr. Moore from
advertising his movie at certain time periods because to do so violates
campaign finance laws.
Talk about reaching!
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I think they have a case. How would a commercial promoting a movie that
criticizes a political candidate differ in kind from a commercial criticizing
a political candidate paid for by a political opponent?
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By that reasoning, FoxNews, the National Register, and The Wall Street Journal
should likewise be regulated as pro-Bush political commercials.
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Further, isn’t
the DNC buying millions of dollars worth of this movie to use/give
away/whatever as a tool to reelect Kerry?
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Are they? I haven’t heard that--do you have a citation? And even if the DNC is
buying tickets, is that illegal? Does the Republican National Committe only buy
campaign stickers and buttons that it actually produces for itself?
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“I have not publicly endorsed John Kerry. I am an independent, I am not a
member of the Democratic Party.” Okaaay, whatever, MM. The guy is so
disingenuous it is beyond belief.
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Do you identify Ralph Nader as a Republican? He opposes Kerry, so therefore me
must be Republican, right?
If you had much familiarity with Moore beyond what the Conservative Echo Chamber
tends to report, you’d know that he is bitterly critical of Clinton as a
President, and he is not a member of the Democratic party. Just because Moore
correctly identifies Dubya as a dangerously destructive megalomaniac, you cannot
assume that Moore is a Democrat. Stop by the website of
the American Nationalist Union if you want to see some serious, non-Democrat
criticism of Dubya.
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Seems to me that this is another example of how Democrats love to regulate,
but don’t feel those very rules they create don’t apply to them. Look at the
completely foundationless appeal of MM to the MPAA on his film’s “R” rating.
The case is so clear cut, but somehow MM should be exempt. Contemptible.
Typical.
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Why, exactly, should Moore’s film be rated R instead of PG-13? Is it because of
the graphic depictions of wartime casualties? I would suggest that footage of
war injuries should be given a G rating and should be required viewing for
anyone who would too eagerly engage in war. It is contemptible to insist that
the realities of war (be they flag-draped caskets, accurate tallies of the dead
and wounded, or footage of “collateral damage”) should be hidden from the very
people who should most certainly be made aware of those realities.
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Two points 1) Some of the stuff that's one link away from that website talks about conspiracies of Illuminati and Zionists and etc to impose a New World Order. I'm not sure how seriously that site's going to be taken based on that particular (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) (snip) (...) I think your analogy is faulty. The group is specifically concerned about TV commercial time. (...) I can't remember where I heard this, and my attempts to locate the info were unsuccessful. Let me get back to you on that if I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I think they have a case. How would a commercial promoting a movie that criticizes a political candidate differ in kind from a commercial criticizing a political candidate paid for by a political opponent? And besides, the group is only (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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