"Parody" that uses copyrighted material can, under some circumstances, constitute "fair use." Here's the Supreme Court outlining this general principle in the famous 2 Live Crew case, known formally as Campbell v. Acuff Rose Music, … [Read more...]
Archives for October 16, 2010
My letter in the Arlington Advocate
My letter in the Arlington Advocate supporting Deval Patrick for a second term as governor. As many here know, I do not agree with Governor Patrick about everything, most certainly about indigent defense or court funding. However, his … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker – Running on Fumes
We know that former failed gubernatorial candidate Tom Reilly -- still bitter over his own horribly mismanaged campaign four years ago -- endorsed Baker a couple days back. His reasoning? "It hasn't gone well" under Patrick and we "need a … [Read more...]
The Democratic Party gets lots of publicity
Hi All: Jackass 3D opened in theaters nationwide yesterday! If activism within the Democratic Party got one tenth of the publicity that this movie is getting, I wouldn't have ultra conservative (anti-choice & anti- equal marriage … [Read more...]
Stop Whining
The Chamber of Commerce makes a disgusting remark about working class people who have lost their jobs due to outsourcing. "stop whining" he said. This same Chamber is flooding our election in favor of Republicans. This can only … [Read more...]
“If you think…then vote for the governor”
Charlie Baker implores us in his ad: "If you think Massachusetts is going in the right direction, then vote for the governor." Let's see, unemployment is lower than in the rest of the country, the state economy is recovering … [Read more...]
MA GOP’s painfully lame ad may also violate copyright
So the MA GOP has a new web ad that's supposed to be this big attack on Deval. It's painfully lame. But it also may violate the copyright laws. Here's the ad. Can you identify the singer? That's right - that's James … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: “Palin into O’Donnell: Scientists Propose ‘Theory of Devolution'”
Borowitz: Palin's Evolution into O'Donnell Proves Darwin Was Wrong: Scientists Propose 'Theory of Devolution' OSLO, NORWAY (The Borowitz Report) - Two of the theory of evolution's most vociferous doubters, Sarah Palin and Christine … [Read more...]