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Warpy

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54. He usually does get the point about many different things

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:04 PM

Sep 2014

His essay on why funny people kill themselves was certainly spot on. I linked that one all over the place.

Cracked.com has become a must read these days.

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Cracked: "What We REALLY Mean When We Talk About Leaked Pics" [View all] nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 OP

I refuse to look at them PeoViejo Sep 2014 #1

Even if the damage is done, so to speak, one need not participate in the exploitation oneself. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #2

I'm abivalent on this, in practice. Helen Borg Sep 2014 #3

Me neither, by and large. Even if I think it's tacky at best. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #5

..but you are giving Money to the perpetrators. PeoViejo Sep 2014 #6

But anyone who looks is including himself or herself in the group that is hurting these women. pnwmom Sep 2014 #15

Lol, I looked and... MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #11

Very funny....... PeoViejo Sep 2014 #12

Le Results Blue_Adept Sep 2014 #17

To the alerter MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #30

that's twice RussBLib Sep 2014 #45

You are not the furthest thing from misogynistic kcr Sep 2014 #51

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #59

You're right, I don't know you. I can only go based on what you post here. kcr Sep 2014 #62

I will concede MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #63

Nah, you're just a scumbag whose posts I'll never value. abelenkpe Sep 2014 #56

Lol, scumbag? MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #61

Stop - please stop JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #65

That was over the top. But I don't blame people for getting irritated. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #70

"Is (theoretically) getting aroused by the sight of a beautiful naked women suddenly Misogynistic??" nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #69

this article is a terrific read. Daniel O'Brien explains the issue perfectly BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #4

He also does not hold the victims totally blameless either, refreshing. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #8

that's good too. he sure put responsibility where it BELONGS, in this article. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #66

He usually does get the point about many different things Warpy Sep 2014 #54

Cracked used to be a weak version of Mad Magazine, so BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #67

Just throwing out there that... MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #7

Another excellent article from Cracked... SidDithers Sep 2014 #9

Agreed. John Cheese has some very insightful columns there too arcane1 Sep 2014 #28

A owned a thing. B stole it. Let's blame A for having the audacity to own a thing in the first place progressoid Sep 2014 #10

A owned a thing. A still owns a thing Fred Drum Sep 2014 #13

Violating copyright is a type of theft. And viewing someone's stolen pnwmom Sep 2014 #16

wrong in so many ways Fred Drum Sep 2014 #18

If he continues with that show, they have the right to sue him and they will win. pnwmom Sep 2014 #19

fair use clearly applies Fred Drum Sep 2014 #20

Fair use doesn't allow the use of an entire image without permission, and it doesn't pnwmom Sep 2014 #21

i don't think you understand fair use Fred Drum Sep 2014 #23

I don't think you do. The US appeals case I just referred you to is much more related pnwmom Sep 2014 #24

as i said, every case is different Fred Drum Sep 2014 #26

If he's displaying whole, unpublished (by the copyright owner) images, he will lose on fair use. n/t pnwmom Sep 2014 #31

from 17 U.S.C. � 107 Fred Drum Sep 2014 #32

The part you deliberately left out is the key part: pnwmom Sep 2014 #33

please continue Fred Drum Sep 2014 #39

Please read the article discussing the Appeals Court decision. It discusses the four factors pnwmom Sep 2014 #40

Fair use doctrine is a fairly broad one. hifiguy Sep 2014 #36

The issue concerns an artist and a gallery, not a broke teenager. If they are sued, pnwmom Sep 2014 #38

Try and prove up the damages, though. hifiguy Sep 2014 #42

Copyrights are property. progressoid Sep 2014 #22

i agree victim blaming is WRONG Fred Drum Sep 2014 #29

lucky for us that the FBI doesn't write the laws Fred Drum Sep 2014 #41

They enforce the laws, and determine who they will prosecute. pnwmom Sep 2014 #52

as i've stated a couple of times now Fred Drum Sep 2014 #57

They can be charged with theft of intellectual property, because intellectual property was stolen.nt pnwmom Sep 2014 #64

we're just arguing past each other Fred Drum Sep 2014 #68

Idiotic Logic sub.theory Sep 2014 #35

There is a difference between justifying something and hifiguy Sep 2014 #43

More blaming the victims sub.theory Sep 2014 #47

Bullshit. hifiguy Sep 2014 #48

Bullshit yourself sub.theory Sep 2014 #50

I was not referring to that particular theft. hifiguy Sep 2014 #60

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #44

It is theft and it's a crime sub.theory Sep 2014 #46

i'm not minimizing anything Fred Drum Sep 2014 #49

Useless sub.theory Sep 2014 #53

i agree with this Fred Drum Sep 2014 #58

But A owned something that I think was immoral! Blue_Adept Sep 2014 #14

If I grope your ass on the train, you still own it, right? hunter Sep 2014 #37

Celebrities bore me. cwydro Sep 2014 #55