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  • Even With Its 'Public Facing' Tumblr Blog, The Intelligence Community Is Still Avoiding The Surveillance Discussion

    nashedron ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 04:05am

    Intel community blog name

    Seriously? They couldn't come up with a better URL for their disingenuous blog than "IC On The Record," which can alternatively be read "I Con The Record"? Once again human folly makes it clear that, at least at moments, "intelligence service" is an oxymoron.

  • Arthur Conan Doyle Estate Sued To Show That Sherlock Holmes Is Public Domain

    nashedron ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 04:48am

    Re: This lawsuit is actually wrong

    The complaint for declaratory judgment may be wrong for some reason--we'll know once the court decides--but it isn't wrong for the reason you suggest.

    If you look at the document, it's clear that it's seeking a declaration regarding copyright within the United States only. (It could hardly do otherwise, since the court has no jurisdiction in Mexico or any other non-U.S. territory.)

    If the term of copyright is different in Mexico, that's certainly interesting, but it doesn't affect this case.

    Nas