Coulrophobia
An Ironic Demand Letter
First Life bills itself as a 3D Analog World. It makes ambitious claims about the users’ ability to ‘work, reproduce and perish.’ There does not seem to be a terms of service agreement, suggesting that users would have to rely upon the court system for intellectual property protection, a distinct disadvantage compared to, for example,…
Can’t Leave My Work In The Office
My son asked me to order a “Get Fuzzy” book for him and I wound up blogging.
Barney’s Lawyers Pays Settlement After Using His Words
News.com: “Barney’s legal threats end up extinct” (Barney’s law firm settles suit brought by EFF on behalf of Barney commentary site – link to settlement agreement in article). Background here.
One Bank, One Card, Two Demand Letters
NY Times article on the demand letter
A website named StereoGum hosted this video and attorneys for Universal sent a demand letter and posted a courtesy copy in the comments thread as well as a copy of Universal’s letter to Bank of America (See the November 13 comments here for the text of the letter…
Doctrine Of Eternal Fair Use
Madisonian.net discusses whether Nietzsche Family Circus, which pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Nietzsche quote, is fair use.
Parodies In Virtual Reality
[Fill In Barney The Dinosaur Joke Here]
What can be said about Barney the Dinosaur that hasn’t already been said?
EFF Sues Barney to Defend Online Speech.
Film Class: Vonage Parodies
NY Times: “Agencies Are Watching as Ads Go Online.”
You will not be able to get the “Woo Hoo” song out of your head if you watch these consecutively.
This seems to be an authorized Vonage ‘People Do Stupid Things” commercial
Here is a self-described ‘mockery’ of the Vonage ad:
Another, labeled ‘Vonage…
Coulrophobia, Continued
Eric Goldman on more coulrophobia.