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Re: Scripts

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From: Ad absurdum per aspera
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 04:47
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>> ... looking from any internet or FTP sites that hold screenplays.  
>> All I've gotten so far is Star Wars screenplays and Monty Python.

> I find it somewhat distressing that someone in misc.writing, of 
> all places, would be asking for help in violating other writers'
> copyrights.  Dave Barry and Douglas Adams, among others, have not
> appreciated the massive electronic copying of their work without
> authorization or payment.

I wouldn't want to break my record of (as far as I know) 100% 
net.agreement with Elle by saying that we're comparing apples 
to oranges.  :)  But we're at least comparing Golden Delicious
to Granny Smith.  Dave Barry's humorous column can be enjoyed
in its entirety on a computer terminal, depriving him and his
syndicator and his publishers of their money.  Somehow I don't
think *reading* about Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader chasing down
the canyon is going to be quite the same as seeing it...

It's still wrong, though.  If you post copyrighted works to the 
net beyond the bounds of fair use, at least have the good grace 
to blush, so to speak -- acknowledge that *you*, not your sysadmin 
or employer or other net.entities, are the responsible party.
Better yet, restrict yourself to fair use or write for permission.

Cheers,

Joe
"Broken English is the unofficial language of science."
                               Francois Kourilsky, CRNS
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Date: 20 Dec 1992 20:47 PST
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