09-27-2013, 07:56 PM
(09-27-2013, 02:37 PM)kandrathe Wrote:(09-27-2013, 01:39 PM)LennyLen Wrote: Enjoy it while it lasts. They got a cease and desist notice so probably won't be around much longer.DMCA. This is why we can't have nice things. Like, freedom of expression.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/...ch-killer/
Quote:In the paper, Seltzer argues that "federal law, through copyright and the DMCA, bears direct responsibility for the chilling restriction on online speech... Depriving speakers of opportunities for publication and dissemination can be tantamount to banning speech; pressuring distribution points can cut them off."
To me; I see the comic strip as both a creative, and fan thing -- taking two passions and mashing them up creating a new thing that is entertaining in its own right. It's sort of like hip hop borrowing riffs from popular music to create a known and familiar hook.
There is a difference though. In Hip Hop, they are paying to use that beat. And when they don't pay, they get SUED.
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