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• On the post: Nina Paley Explains Intellectual Disobedience

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 20 Jun, 2012 @ 04:08pm

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  culture is not created by the artist - culture is created by the audience
  
  Very nicely put.

• On the post: Nina Paley Explains Intellectual Disobedience

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 20 Jun, 2012 @ 04:05pm

  Re:

  http://questioncopyright.com/sita.html

• On the post: North Korean Study Confirms It: People Will Share, Whatever The Risks

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2012 @ 11:28am

  faith in humanity restored

  This is why my faith has been restored in people. Until I saw how ordinary people were willing to put themselves at risk to share, I was a misanthrope. Now I think people are pretty cool.

• On the post: Fan-Made Movie Edits: Another Cultural Loss At The Hands Of Copyright

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 09:34am

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  Cultural loss? Are you kidding?
  
  All he did was take someone else's work, and show you how HE saw it. It's not some great new work, it's just someone else's work with his fingers on it. Nothing more and nothing less.
  
  This isn't a problem of copyright - this is a problem of common sense. The guy knew from the get go that nothing would come of this. Why cry now?

  
  Don't be so hard on George Lucas. We all know his last 3 Star Wars movies are a lame and uninspired mess. It's true we can't blame copyright for that - it was more a lack of common sense, like you say. The point of this post is that fans like Topher Grace can fix those mistakes, and we could all benefit.

• On the post: Protestors Give USTR 'Corporate Power Tool Award'; Replace Toilet Paper In Hotel With TPP-TP

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 07:25am

  Awesome

  I'm generally of mixed opinions on these kinds of protests.
  
  Not me. This is excellent. Go witty protestors!

• On the post: After the German Pirate Party's String Of Successes, Here Comes The Backlash

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 11 May, 2012 @ 11:30am

  "Intellectual Chaos"?

  Without protection for intellectual property there would be intellectual chaos. (Pater Anselm Gr?n.)
  
  Like, anyone could think whatever they want? Sounds good to me.

• On the post: Congress: The TSA Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 09 May, 2012 @ 12:34pm

  decommission all of it

  I'd much rather those scanners were in warehouses than airports, where they cost everyone far more.
  
  The equipment was a waste of money to begin with. It won't be wasted any less if it's "used"; it'll just generate more waste, especially time.

• On the post: Distributor Neglects Indie Filmmaker's Movie, So He Asks Fans To Pirate It

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2012 @ 10:19am

  yep

  I heard many stories like this on the "festival circuit." They're a big reason I chose to free Sita Sings the Blues (which consequently earned me more money that any distributor would have). Getting a conventional distribution deal was just about the worst thing that could happen to an independent filmmaker in 2008.

• On the post: Content Creators: Control Is An Illusion And That's A Good Thing

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2012 @ 02:18pm

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  Good artists copy.
  Great artists steal.
  For everyone else, there's copyright.

• On the post: Shattering pyrex To Show A Massive Weakness In Trademark Law

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2012 @ 09:49am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mike I think you're off base here

  If "Pyrex" was found to be a generic term for heat-resistant glass, it would enter the public domain as an unprotectable synonym for heat-resistant glass.
  
  What kind of legal action would lead to such a finding? Who would sue whom? I assume in this case, consumer advocates would have to sue Corning.

• On the post: Shattering pyrex To Show A Massive Weakness In Trademark Law

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2012 @ 09:21am

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  I'm doing my part to increase that association without people having to suffer flying shards of glass in their kitchens. Eventually the pyrex brand will become disassociated with heat-resistant glass, but consumers are paying a high price for this change. They may be injured, their meals ruined, and they certainly won't be getting refunds for their broken purchases.
  
  Again, consider if an unlicensed seller were passing off soda lime glass as pyrex. That would become the poster child for stricter Trademark enforcement, and you can bet the "endangering consumers" argument would be front and center.

• On the post: Shattering pyrex To Show A Massive Weakness In Trademark Law

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2012 @ 08:48am

  Re: Re: Re: Mike I think you're off base here

  My point is that if passing off soda lime glass as pyrex is somehow the consumers' fault for not being "knowledgable/educated" enough, then surely the moron in a hurry who addressed his comment to "Mike" is equally to blame.
  
  Personally, I think Techdirt has some responsibility to let readers know who wrote what articles. Likewise I think Corning has some responsibility to sell genuine pyrex under the pyrex brand. Do I think we need more laws to enforce this? No. But the comment I responded to blamed consumers for being sold soda lime glass as pyrex. I found this ironic.

• On the post: Shattering pyrex To Show A Massive Weakness In Trademark Law

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2012 @ 08:15am

  Re: Mike I think you're off base here

  "Nina Paley" is a very old trademark for me. "Mike" is a different brand. The problem is lack of consumer knowledge/education and not reading the byline.

• On the post: Tom The Dancing Bug Takes On Insanity Of Copyright Extension And Disproportionate Punishment

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2012 @ 06:41am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pirates

  I am merely princess of bullshit. Someday I'll marry my prince of bullshit, and then I shall be queen.

• On the post: We're Living In the Most Creative Time In History

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 08:56pm

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  All creative work is derivative.

• On the post: Knowledge Is A Universal Natural Resource — And Locking It Up Hurts Everyone

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2012 @ 06:05am

  Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  Culture is anti-rivalrous.

• On the post: More Senators Dropping Off As Co-Sponsors Of PIPA

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 12:43pm

  Um, yay I guess

  I'm imagining everyone in Congress shaking each others' hands, saying, "Victory! Now we have twice as many funders to choose from! Who wants to be funded by Tech now? Rubio? Boozman? Hatch? And whoever wants to stick with Hollywood can get twice as much now! Twice as much money for Congress! Let's have a party!"

• On the post: Anti-SOPA/PIPA Protest Songs

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 08:16am

  Re: Anti-SOPA lyrics for The Battle Hymn of the Republic

  That's great!!

• On the post: Anti-SOPA/PIPA Protest Songs

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 07:15am

  Infringement

  I love The Day The LOLcats Died video. It is totally infringing copyright. Some people are saying it's Fair Use because it's "parody," but legally it's not parody, it's satire, and satire isn't covered by Fair Use. If distinguishing between parody and satire sounds idiotic, it is, but that's what our brilliant courts have determined. According to them parody uses the work to comment on the work itself (changing the lyrics to make fun of the song American Pie itself), while satire uses the work to comment on another issue (using the melody to talk about SOPA).
  
  I mention this because SOPA and PIPA are merely results of our copyright laws. Let's not forget that as long as we have our copyright laws, we'll keep getting things like SOPA and PIPA. Stop cutting of the Hydra's heads and drive a stake through its heart instead.

• On the post: It Is Time To Stop Pretending To Endorse The Copyright Monopoly

  

  Nina Paley ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2012 @ 10:08am

  Amen

  Amen and Hallelujah, Brother Falkvinge.

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