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"Not yet, but-why don't you stick around for a fortnight or so?" she told them.
Oathblood Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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He's an outClansman'she thought, weighing him in her mind. -but-why not?
Oathbreaker Lackey, Mercedes 1989
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The latest is over in the UK, where a guy charged with speeding due to a YouTube video has been found not guilty because there's not enough evidence that he was the one actually driving the car -- or that the car was Craigslist Forced To Cough Up Name Of Oscars Ticket Seller To The Movie Industry from the but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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Where this could get more interesting is if it eventually gets appealed up to the Supreme Court, and the court recognizes (as it hopefully will) that there's a discrepancy between this ruling and the ruling in another of Lessig's cases, but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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Just a reminder that while insiders may from the but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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Canada Post tried to claim that the infringement was actually an altered photo of the CEO briefly shown in the film -- but that's a pretty clear fair use, and, as Geist notes, recent US court rulings say that fair use should be taken into account before sending a takedown. from the but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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Where this could get more interesting is if it eventually gets appealed up to the Supreme Court, and the court recognizes (as it hopefully will) that there's a discrepancy between this ruling and the ruling in another of Lessig's cases, but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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YouTube Joins Hulu In Letting Content Holders Block Access For TV-Connected Devices from the but-why? dept
Techdirt Mike Masnick 2010
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YouTube Joins Hulu In Letting Content Holders Block Access For TV-Connected Devices from the but-why? dept
Techdirt Mike Masnick 2010
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Warner Music Takes Down Popular Star Wars Acappella Video from the but-why? dept
Techdirt 2009
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