Hollywood Lunatics and Other Stories

Publius Forum ^ | Nevember 26, 2010 | Warner Todd Huston

[IronJack]

in neighborhoods where they don’t want Muslims, they beat up kids.

Name one such incident.

[TASMANIANRED]

Actors are like ventriloquist dummies.

Unless someones hand is up their butts moving their lips they are total block heads.

[freekitty]

Who knows; but she had a pretty name. Where she got Whoopi Goldberg; who knows?

[humblegunner]

Do you have permission to post them?

No permission is needed to post full content from some blog.

His ramblings are posted in full on other sites, why not here?

He excerpts just to get blog hits, playing Freepers for suckers.

Don't be a sucker.

[sausageseller]

Read and learn: "Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. "

Your ignorance is obvious.

You need to learn about the legalities of " fair use" and copyrighted material.

[sausageseller]

WTH uses FR daily to post his stuff. What’s he gonna do, sue FR?

It is his copyrighted material to post, NOT YOURS!

Yes he could sue FR. Your ignorance on past legal issues involving FR is so noted.

[shibumi]

"You need to learn about the legalities of " fair use" and copyrighted material"

Actually I'm quite well aaware of them.

The material in this case qualifies for "fair use" protection on several grounds.

First, neither I, nor FreeRepublic, are using the material for commercial purposes or financial gain.

Second, the nature of the work in question is such that it was designed to be disseminated, the author's intent being so stated on the work itself, by his inclusion of this quote:

" “The only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.” –Samuel Johnson

This quote specifies altruistic intent on the part of the author, as opposed to commercial gain.

The amount of the article, relative to the body of the author's work found on his website is miniscule.

Finally, the effect of exposure of the author's work on FreeRepublic enhances the author's market value, rather than diminish it, and since he, himself, makes his essays available, in full on many other websites, it does not diminish the value of this particular piece in any demonstrable manner.

Because of the above, all four tests of eligibility for "fair use" put forth by Section 107 of the US Copyright Code are met.

[sausageseller]

Actually I'm quite well aware of them.

The material in this case qualifies for "fair use" protection on several grounds.

First, neither I, nor FreeRepublic, are using the material for commercial purposes or financial gain.

Your "fair use" argument is useless, evidence being all the blocked from posting material on FR.

This quote specifies altruistic intent on the part of the author, as opposed to commercial gain.

Quote has ABSOUTLY nothing do with republishing on your part.

Finally, the effect of exposure of the author's work on FreeRepublic enhances the author's market value, rather than diminish it, and since he, himself, makes his essays available, in full on many other websites, it does not diminish the value of this particular piece in any demonstrable manner.

You can't argue that: First, neither I, nor FreeRepublic, are using the material for commercial purposes or financial gain.

Then say his "market value" has increased.

You have failed in all four of your tests.

[shibumi]

And you have failed in basic reading comprehension.

[humblegunner]

The writer is a blogpimp.

What’s he going to do, write a nasty blog post about it?