XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net   
      
   In article ,   
    Thanatos  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  Anim8rFSK  wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  Thanatos  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > In article ,   
   > > >  Anim8rFSK  wrote:   
   >   
   > > > > The one I think is really really really ridiculous is that you have to   
   > > > > have permission to show the HOLLYWOOD sign.   
   > > >   
   > > > Another of the multitudinous examples of how copyright law is broken and   
   > > > needs to be brought under some semblance of control.   
   > > >   
   > > > If you put a big honkin' sign on the side of a hill and turn it into a   
   > > > worldwide icon, you can't then (morally or rationally) turn around and   
   > > > bitch about people taking pictures of it.   
   > >   
   > > Yep. I'll bet dollars to donuts that this one is somehow rigged by   
   > > Valenti's evil organization.  I bet you could show a similar CHIGAGOLAND   
   > > sign without repercussions.   
   > >   
   > > The thing is, you'd think they'd WANT you to showcase the HOLLYWOOD sign.   
   >   
   > You'd think the RIAA would *want* radio stations to promote their   
   > artists on the radio, too. Yet they're calling music on the radio unfair   
   > piracy and demanding Congress pass a law requiring radio stations to pay   
   > the RIAA for the privilege of advertising the RIAA's product for them.   
      
   Isn't it them that wants payment for the 30 second previews on iTunes?   
      
   --   
   Stargate Universe SGU:  It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"!   
   It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars,   
   fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting.   
   Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)