
and why let this doofus erode our rights to make the kind of pictures that make this board tic?
It seems like a shift in position. It didn't feel like 'hey let's ring Prince's doorbell and run away because he really hates that' it felt more like 'Prince that's just silly you think you own your image. We're going to do the opposite of what you want us to and fuck you if you don't like it.'
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 5:40,
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It seems like a shift in position. It didn't feel like 'hey let's ring Prince's doorbell and run away because he really hates that' it felt more like 'Prince that's just silly you think you own your image. We're going to do the opposite of what you want us to and fuck you if you don't like it.'

or at least he chooses his battles.
he generally gets an idea and runs with it, then when it starts to get tedious, he lets it go...
I think it's understandable given that this was a fight he didn't have to pick in the first place. We made our point, got a couple articles written about us, and that's about all we should expect, I think...
b3ta hardly has the reputation to be ideological standard-bearers, at least not with any real success
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 5:45,
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he generally gets an idea and runs with it, then when it starts to get tedious, he lets it go...
I think it's understandable given that this was a fight he didn't have to pick in the first place. We made our point, got a couple articles written about us, and that's about all we should expect, I think...
b3ta hardly has the reputation to be ideological standard-bearers, at least not with any real success

but really he didn't need to bow his head this time. From what I can tell the British media likes him at least a little bit and Prince is just being insane and to boot the company they're sending us scary letters through has no teeth.
And for fucks sake I thought "we love the web" meant something.
And also what keeps all those other celebrities we wind up from just doing the same damn thing and just making this a website of creative commons kitten pictures and scribbly animations of nondescript blobs?
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 6:00,
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And for fucks sake I thought "we love the web" meant something.
And also what keeps all those other celebrities we wind up from just doing the same damn thing and just making this a website of creative commons kitten pictures and scribbly animations of nondescript blobs?

The guy runs a fun messageboard for the general public. He could just as easily choose not to and his life would probably be a lot simpler.
There is no fucking way in hell that I'm going to criticise him for not defending my "rights" to parody. I know I sure wouldn't defend his or yours.
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There is no fucking way in hell that I'm going to criticise him for not defending my "rights" to parody. I know I sure wouldn't defend his or yours.

i'd defend your rights, and i expect you to defend mine. that's the way society works, or we all have to succumb to the biggest current bullies.
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I would do my best to ensure freedom of expression, an environment of fun etc etc, but I wouldn't put my liberty, wallet, marriage or mortgage on the line in order to ensure your ability to publish CDCs on images of celeb du jour. Rob's given us a fabbo place to play hookey and I feel that aside from some moderation to keep the louts away, his "responsibility" ends there.
If Rob doesn't want to deal with the nausea of legal suits caused by the actions of a bunch of people he doesn't know, then that's fine with me!
If people really want to do things that place them knowingly in a line of fire, that's their problem and they can/should find another forum in which to get shot.
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 6:56,
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If Rob doesn't want to deal with the nausea of legal suits caused by the actions of a bunch of people he doesn't know, then that's fine with me!
If people really want to do things that place them knowingly in a line of fire, that's their problem and they can/should find another forum in which to get shot.