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Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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Aug 8, 2008 9:21 pm |
Article about [Dan O Neill], the [Air Pirates] and the [Mouse Liberation Front] satirizing DisNey's [Mickey Mouse]. In 1975, Disney won nearly $200,000 in damages and a restraining order against O'Neill, who was mocking Disney by continuing to draw Mickey Mouse every chance he got. Four years later, when O'Neill was fined and jailed for violating the injunction, the Mouse Liberation Front was formed.
It's worth remembering in general that behind any law is the potential to put someone in jail for breaking it (LeeWay, Laws Make Criminals). Just ask Tim Leary and Wilhelm Reich. Intellectual Property law has teeth.
Bill Seitz, fluxent at gmail dot com, Weblog