And you accept the Drudge report as honest journalism? right.
This is the same person who has been caught in out and out lies more than once. Has been successfully sued several times for slander and lost each time. Real balanced and unbiased journalism here. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush Wins! > > > Sorry. I linked to it from www.drudgereport.com and it > worked ok. Try > to go there and link. > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > www.endoradigital.com > 630/942-5211 x-134 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: CF-Community > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:37 AM > Subject: Bush Wins! > > > This ought to open a very big can of worms: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/politics/recount/12VOTE.html > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > www.endoradigital.com > 630/942-5211 x-134 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: C. Hatton Humphrey > To: CF-Community > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:17 AM > Subject: RE: Lucasfilm shuts down fanfic site > > > > > > Of course, one could make the point that the Constitution > > > does _not_ say > > > > your right to not be pissed is protected. Although > many people > > would > > > > disagree, see various "hate speech" type laws around the > country. > > > > Personally, I think the more an idiot is allowed to spew > > > hate speech, > > > > the more people will realize... well, that they are > an idiot. > ;) > > > > > > Agreed, but you miss my point. My example was more along the > > > lines of a > > > slander or libel, not hate speech or anything along those > > > lines. You can be > > > pissed all you want about an idiot spewing, but when someone > > > takes your name > > > and uses it in a slanderous way, then the law can be involved. > > > > > > > Personally, I think libel/slander should be legal as > well.... in > theory. > > I should be able to say that you have three arms, even > if that is > a > > complete lie. I'm kind of an absolutist when it comes to free > speech. > > (Of course, nothing works in absolutes, and it would be > different > if > > Newsweek said you had 3 arms.) > > I would hope that any competent person would see a difference > between > the > absurd (your 3 arms suggestion) and the graphic (such as > the stories > > that > were pulled.) The first difference is that while you can draw me > with > 3 > arms 4 legs and a pair of horns, these stories took a > step down the > Dark > Side (sorry, couldn't resist). My example of slander or > libel would > > make > the implication that people were involved in rather interesting > sexual > escapades. That is what this "slash fiction" does. Some may not > find > lies > to that scale disturbing, others would be threatening lawsuits if > they > found > their name and likeness put into such a situation. > > My personal opinion in the matter is that once your freedoms begin > restricting mine or attacking my personal beliefs directly with > attacks > aimed at me personally, we have problems. > > We're also going a little off the topic by using that example. I > think a > better case might be made if your company (blah.com just > to throw an > > example > out) had a group of characters that were used in > commercials. What > would > the reaction be if someone took those characters and then > created an > explicit (and to some minds immoral or unethical) carnal > story line > that > bordered on the bizarre. If this was done without > permission (since > > the > characters are copyright) then using the character's name and > possibly > image > in the story would be considered copyright infringement. > > Had the names been altered, the setting changed from what the > characters are > normally found in... then that might be enough of a change to be > considered > artistic license. No changes are made though. > > Hatton > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
