In a message dated 5/29/04 4:54:41 PM, Lgoldb@arlingtonva.us writes:
> =A08:00 - 9:30 Willful Infringement, Film Screening & Discussion with=20
> Producer, Jed Horovitz
>=20
Okay, I was about to write this privately to a couple of friends, but I=20
really think that anything I say should not be behind somebody's back. I'm n=
ot a=20
member of ALA or VRT (sorry, but with a son I just don't get out much and we=
=20
have a very small staff) so please feel free to disregard this opinion, but=20=
I=20
find this event EXTREMELY questionable.=20
Mr. Horovitz has proven in his emails to completely disregard current=20
copyright law and replaces it with utopian ideal. This is not so bad in itse=
lf (I'm=20
all for Utopia myself) except he presents it as fact. Time and again he has=20
misinformed this list on proper law. There are FAR better people to talk abo=
ut=20
copyright issues and willful infringement, if you wish to call it that.=20
Archivist Rick Prelinger and lawyer Eric Schwartz come immediately to mind.=20=
>From my=20
point of view as a distributor, this is exactly like having a program on how=
to=20
steal videos from libraries. [And if you so desire, I have given speeches on=
=20
medieval pickpocketing training techniques. :-) ]=20
Sorry to be a downer, but as those who read this listserv know, I have an=20
overly active morality combined with a willingness to huff. Feel free to dis=
cuss=20
either topic.
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Fax: (201) 767-3035
Email: milefilms@aol.com
Website: http://www.milestonefilms.com
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In a message dated 5/29/04 4:54:41 PM, Lgoldb@arlingtonva.us writes:
=A08:00 - 9:30 Willfu=
l Infringement, Film Screening & Discussion with Producer, Jed Horovitz<=
BR>
Okay, I was about to write this privately to a couple of friends, but I r=
eally think that anything I say should not be behind somebody's back. I'm no=
t a member of ALA or VRT (sorry, but with a son I just don't get out much an=
d we have a very small staff) so please feel free to disregard this opinion,=
but I find this event EXTREMELY questionable.
Mr. Horovitz has proven in his emails to completely disregard current copyri=
ght law and replaces it with utopian ideal. This is not so bad in itself (I'=
m all for Utopia myself) except he presents it as fact. Time and again he ha=
s misinformed this list on proper law. There are FAR better people to talk a=
bout copyright issues and willful infringement, if you wish to call it that.=
Archivist Rick Prelinger and lawyer Eric Schwartz come immediately to mind.=
From my point of view as a distributor, this is exactly
Sorry to be a downer, but as those who read this listserv know, I have an ov=
erly active morality combined with a willingness to huff. Feel free to discu=
ss either topic.
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Fax: (201) 767-3035
Email: milefilms@aol.com
Website: http://www.milestonefilms.com