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Farscape ForumRe: Xenite.Org will not support the May 13 Operation BlackoutJim Henson's Farscape |
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Farscape ForumRe: Xenite.Org will not support the May 13 Operation BlackoutJim Henson's Farscape |
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Posted by Michael Martinez on April 27, 2000 at 15:48:03 In Reply to: Re: Xenite.Org will not support the May 13 Operation Blackout posted by lelon on April 27, 2000 at 15:39:06:
: Companys such as paramoun and Fox studios have consistently for : many years now gone too far in attempting to regulate fan : sites. Even if on some occasians the sites are technically : committing copyright violation, they are in no way harming : anyone, and in fact helping the success of the show. The implications of not enforcing copyrights and trademarks are quite broad. Operation Blackout wants to bring about a change in the laws. First of all, I feel they are going about this the wrong way. People need to talk to the lawmakers, not try and punish the studios. Secondly, as someone who has enforced his copyrights against other Webmasters, I AM siding with the studios. That is what I said in my statement. It would be hypocritcal for me to demand greater flexibility than "fair use" now allows. : By not participating in the Blackout, you are clearing : supporting the studio's behavior, and setting a poor example : for other fan sites.... No, by not participating in the Blackout, I am giving the protest a little drama and raising a critical voice against what I feel is a poorly conceived plan. That drama MAY help get some publicity onto the real issue, which isn't whether the law should be changed but how to establish effective communication between the fans and the studios. Operation Blackout is not the solution. It doesn't even properly identify the problem. That's why I'm not supporting it.
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