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MA GOP’s lame ad and James Taylor’s copyright: upon further analysis, it’s still not “fair use”

October 16, 2010 By David

"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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, copyright, fair-use, gop, ma-gov, patrick

MA GOP’s painfully lame ad may also violate copyright

October 16, 2010 By David

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, gop, ma-gov, patrick

Things I do not understand: Loscoccoclysm, etc.

October 14, 2010 By Charley on the MTA

Does an "average person using a reasonable degree of care" do these things?Do you jump off a speeding train known as a losing political campaign -- in October? If you lose, join the club of losers -- there are a lot of 'em. If you bail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, ma-gov, paul-loscocco, tim-cahill

Pick me a winner, Tom

October 14, 2010 By Charley on the MTA

Well, this is Massachusetts, where it's never, ever, ever too late to stick the shiv in ... Tom Reilly endorses Baker. We need a change and to have that change we need new leadership," said Reilly. He said Baker was not the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, ma-gov, tom-reilly

“When you’re debating the polls, you’re losing”

October 14, 2010 By David

The words in the title are not mine, actually.  They are the words of the wingnuttiest of them all, WTKK's Michael Graham, who really, really doesn't want Deval Patrick to win. But of course he's right - in fact, he wrote that post in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, baker, ma-gov, patrick

New Suffolk poll: Loscocco-gate bad news for Baker as his unfavorable ratings soar

October 13, 2010 By David

Charley beat me to the punch, but I want to elaborate a bit on the new Suffolk poll, which is impossible to see as anything but very good news for Governor Patrick.  As Charley has reported, the horserace numbers are good: at 7 points, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, baker, cahill, ma-gov, patrick

Taking stock of today’s developments in Loscocco-gate [updated]

October 13, 2010 By David

Loscocco is finished as any sort of political player.  He's shown himself to be a treacherous, opportunistic loser who, after being rebuffed by Baker and signing on with Cahill instead, then invented a reason to desert the Cahill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, baker, cahill, ma-gov, patrick

BREAKING: Emails appear to show collusion between Cahill campaign and lottery

October 13, 2010 By David

More from the fine Twitter reporting of Adam Reilly and David Bernstein: both are saying that evidence now being produced in court strongly suggests that the Cahill campaign was in contact with the lottery.  Which would be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, cahill, ma-gov

BREAKING: Judge orders partial injunction against Cahill’s ex-consultants

October 13, 2010 By David

This just in, via Adam Reilly's and David Bernstein's real-time reporting on Twitter: the judge hearing Tim Cahill's lawsuit against his treacherous ex-consultants, has just ordered the continuation of an injunction against Weaver, Yob, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, baker, cahill, loscocco, ma-gov

What the Media Says About Republican Charles Baker’s Backroom Dealings Surrounding Loscocco-gate

October 13, 2010 By john-e-walsh

"Gee, do ya think a "lifeline" could be code for a gig?" -- Peter Gelzinis (Boston Herald, 10/10/10) "Sounds like Loscocco traded his support for a potential job." -- Jim Hand (Attleboro Sun Chronicle, 10/6/10) "Never do I remember anything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baker, cahill, loscocco, ma-gov

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