We all move in inexorable rhythm with the swing of the cosmic pendulum.
-Shawn Kara ONeal
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
There are no straight lines in Nature:
All direction is curved
ALL motion is spiral
5 stages of Catastrophism:
1. I don't have time for this crap.
2. Oh crap! am I nuts?
3. Emotional response problems from loved ones.
4. Improving your understanding and skills through research.
5. You are ready to quickly assess situations, make a plan and act.
Flowers unfold according to a sequence of prime numbers. Prime time indeed.
Don't allow your train of Consciousness to get derailed by the deadwood on the tracks of life.
-Shawn Kara ONeal
3 signs to watch for: before you head for the door, the hills, etc.
1. Insoluble problems (like Fukushima)
2. A man will have the solutions
3. people will say "you must be divine".
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What is fair use?
There are no hard and fast rules for fair use (and anyone who tells you that a set number of words or percentage of a work is "fair" is talking about guidelines, not the law). The Copyright Act sets out four factors for courts to look at (17 U.S.C. § 107):
- The purpose and character of the use. Transformative uses are favored over mere copying. Non-commercial uses are also more likely fair.
- The nature of the copyrighted work. Is the original factual in nature or fiction? Published or unpublished? Creative and unpublished works get more protection under copyright, while using factual material is more often fair use.
- The amount and substantiality of the portion used. Copying nearly all of a work, or copying its "heart" is less likely to be fair.
- The effect on the market or potential market. This factor is often held to be the most important in the analysis, and it applies even if the original is given away for free. If you use the copied work in a way that substitutes for the original in the market, it's unlikely to be a fair use; uses that serve a different audience or purpose are more likely fair. Linking to the original may also help to diminish the substitution effect. Note that criticism or parody that has the side effect of reducing a market may be fair because of its transformative character. In other words, if your criticism of a product is so powerful that people stop buying the product, that doesn't count as having an "effect on the market for the work" under copyright law.
- More info: http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/IP
