OPINION
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin opinion-, opinio, from opinari
Date: 14th century
1 a : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter b : APPROVAL, ESTEEM
2 a : belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a generally held view
3 a : a formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert b : the formal expression (as by a judge, court, or referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based

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'Fair Use'. Just Exactly What The Fuck Does That Mean? 11.15.04
It means that some douche-bag (Richard Adams, Web and Graphic Designer, DreamQuest Design) can steal original works of art, change the size of them, repost them to his site, use vaguely worded legislation to tell you to fuck-off when you complain, and legally get away with it!

Does this sound 'Fair'? Only to the douche-bag I assure you.

What does the government have to say about it?
"The distinction between “fair use” and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined." and "Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.” www.copyright.gov

Incase you are unaware of 'Fair Use' and the quagmire that it is...
“What is fair use? We would all appreciate a clear, crisp answer to that one, but far from clear and crisp, fair use is better described as a shadowy territory whose boundaries are disputed, more so now that it includes cyberspace than ever before. In a way, it's like a no-man's land. Enter at your own risk.” http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm

http://www.eff.org/IP/eff_fair_use_faq.html

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html

http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/fair_use.html

A few weeks ago I was concerned about 'Fair Use' and how vague it is and the potential for abuse while discussing it with a friend. Now that it has directly affected me I am PISSED-OFF! And all of this could have been avoided if a douche-bag (Richard Adams, Web and Graphic Designer, DreamQuest Design) had simply shown a little common courtesy. Click Here For The Story

As I had said before I had been discussing 'Fair Use" with a Bud of mine. Although he and I differ on our opinions about it, he did have a simple question for Dick Adams... A simple question from Tedlick Badkey to Richard Adams

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." James Madison, father of the Constitution

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! The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it will order domestic airlines to turn over personal information about passengers (09.21.04) Your Papers Please!
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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." George W. Bush, August 5, 2004

! What an asshole! (09.17.04) Bush the Grave Robber
! So that is where their money came from, anyone suprised? (09.17.04) Bush the Nazi collaborator
! Now THIS will be a lotta fun (09.17.04) Team America
"NATIVE AMERICAN Ask Me About Terrorism"
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!!! 2600 Editor Emmanuel Goldstein was arrested along with 1200 others in the streets of New York on August 31. Like many, he wasn't a part of the demonstrations that were taking place but was filming and recording what was happening from a city sidewalk. This is his story of what happened that day along with audio, video, and pictures. (09.14.04) Notes From the RNC - The 8/31 Experience
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"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal." Alice Cooper

! THEN: "Our conservative estimate is that Iraq today has a stockpile of between 100 and 500 tons of chemical weapons agent" (09.13.04) NOW: "I think it's unlikely that we will find any stockpiles"
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"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." Thomas Sowell

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! US finds evidence of WMD at last - buried in a field in Maryland (05.28.03) Julian Borger, The Guardian. "The sanitation crews were shocked to find vials containing live bacteria. As well as the vaccine form of anthrax, the discarded biological agents included Brucella melitensis, which causes the virulent flu-like disease brucellosis, and klebsiella, a cause of pneumonia."
! Weapons of Mass Disappearance (06.01.03) "We've been to virtually every ammunition supply point between the Kuwaiti border and Baghdad," Lieut. General James T. Conway, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said last week. "But they're simply not there."

! The Real Reasons for the Upcoming War With Iraq: (03.06.03) "A Macroeconomic and Geostrategic Analysis of the Unspoken Truth by W. Clark "
! If this doesn't put a smile on your face... (05.16.03) "...you are probably dead"
! I may have disagreements with the ACLU, BUT... (05.16.03) "Welcome to the land of the FREE (to invade your privacy)"
"Those who consent to be led deserve slavery."
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! Hello America, The Republic is dead, your Liberties are dead, the rule of Constitutional law is dead, Apathy and Ignorance have won. Only by accepting these simple Facts can one determine, with clarity, the course of their future actions. (05.08.03) Patriot Act I · Patriot Act II
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"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom — for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself." Excerpt, The Declaration of Arbroath

November 19th, 2002 the darkest day in America since September 11th, 2001. Homeland security bill passed. HR 5710. The worst piece of legislation in my lifetime! · www.whitehouse.gov/homeland · The Freedom of Information Center

BEN SARGENT CARTOONS

And so it begins.
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"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever." from Nineteen Eighty-Four

IOA=Big Brother
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! What does total information awareness mean? The Guardian explains, "Think, Big Brother is Watching You. IAO will supply federal officials with `instant' analysis on what is being written on email and said on phones all over the US. Domestic espionage." (11.21.02) Big Brother IS Watching You!

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! T.W.A.T. did you say?
! The definition of IRONY!
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Please visit homelandsecurity1 for some of the best commentary on the current 'War on Liberty' being wage against U.S. citizens.

"Naturally, the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." Hermann Goering Adolf Hitler's Deputy Chief and Luftwaffe Commander, Nuremberg Trials 1946, from "Nuremberg Diary" by G M Gilbert (Signet, New York, 1947)

! Please read A Primer on the Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Because, "The Second Amendment is among the most misunderstood provisions of the U.S. Constitution. That is not because it is particularly difficult to understand. On the contrary, for more than a hundred years after it was adopted, hardly anyone seemed the least bit confused about what it meant. The confusion, and some serious mistakes, only became widespread in the twentieth century, when influential people began to think it was a good idea to disarm the civilian population. Because the plain meaning of the Second Amendment rather obviously creates an obstacle to these disarmament schemes, the temptation to misinterpret this provision of the Constitution became very strong."
'God' is far too immense to be defined by any single doctrine.
! republicans/democrats, opposite sides of the same coin. For a true option to Washington status quo please visit the Libertarian Party
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! "I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE BROTHER; IT IS MURDER". The Future According To Bush
! The Federal Government Is Taking Over Your Life. Oh, heck, just book everybody, Dano.
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"Money, favors, and privileges from government are like used tampons - they're bloody, they stink, and there's always strings attached." Rex Nulla

"The fool looks at the finger that points to the sky."
! PROPOSED LAW COULD SUBJECT YOU TO A $250,000 FINE AND 20 YEARS IN PRISON EVEN IF YOU HAVE NEVER DONE DRUGS! A law that needs to be stopped!
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"Gravity is a harsh mistress."
! The event currently known as 9-11 needs a new name. Kathleen Parker, June 19, 2002. AMEN Sister, AMEN!!!
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"I never learned anything useful from someone who agrees with my point-of-view."
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"We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." George Orwell

Don't ask for my opinion if you've already decided what it should be!
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