What The Hell Am I Doing Here?

Monday, August 2, 2004

Would you have been friends with Adolf Hitler?
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Adolf would've respected your tastes and morals, and you could've hung out together in his mountain home that was featured in Homes & Gardens Magazine. I'm not exactly sure if you should give your self a pat on the back for that, but go ahead and do it anyway.
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More animal news:

Hyote captured alive!. The Hyote, a magical mystery animal that's been running around central Maryland, has apparently been captured. (Previous post here.) Amazingly though, this Hyote--a male red fox with sarcoptic mange, according to veterinarians--is most likely the offspring of the larger animal caught on video last month. Once the baby Hyote is well again, animal control will release it back into the wild. Link (Thanks, Soupie!) [Boing Boing]

Holy Crypto-zoology, Batman!

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And now.......cat photos!

First, Scooter:

And now; The Tick, Jim Kirk, Bob:

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JibJab Asks for Court's Help. Ludlow Music, the owners Woody Guthrie's famous song, have been threatening to sue a Web animation firm for a week over alleged copyright infringement. But the site strikes first, filing a suit in a California court asking the judge to tell Ludlow to get lost. By Rachel Metz. [Wired News]

Sing it with me!

Woody is spinning
in his dark grave hole
The suits are beginning
to act like assholes
But a little website
Is standing up for
Rights that belong to you and me!

Ludlow Music has been threatening to sue JibJab for infringing its copyright, saying JibJab never asked for permission to use the song. JibJab's creators have said they believe they have a right to use the song since it was used in a parody and as such is protected speech.

These rights belong to you and me!!

Visit Woody Guthrie dot Org

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Canada Music Biz Bites Dentists. Dentists in Canada discover they have to pay fees to Canadian music publishers for the right to play copyright music in their offices. U.S. dentists may be surprised to find out that similar rules apply in their country. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]

Spit.

But dentists like Dean -- who play their iPods, CDs or the radio and broadcast it through the office for patient enjoyment -- are now required to pay licensing fees on the copyright music they play. The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, or SOCAN, recently started enforcing the rule. Dean, who is also president of the Canadian Dental Association, first heard about the fee in September, as members of the professional group were notified by SOCAN.
They wondered, "Is this for real?" Dean said. "Some were bemused, some were, I guess you could say, upset. We were just caught off guard."
Those offices that pipe music through speakers are now paying about $100 to $200 per year, depending on the square footage of the office.

Rinse.

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