Elayne Riggs' Journal (for Leah)

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Non-Starters

Things I can't get worked up about that the rest of the liberal blogosphere apparently finds vital to discuss on the "it's all about me" theory:

NY Times charging to read online op-ed columnists - How dare they make us pay to read online what we'd pay to read on paper? We cry censorship, even though the paper's news reporting is still freely available! Don't they know it's more important for bloggers to do whatever they want with other people's creativity?

Garrison Keillor legally obligated to defend trademark - How dare his lawyers issue a blogger a cease and desist order for trying to make money off a wordplay dilution of the PHC trademark, even though if they don't they leave themselves open to losing said trademark?! We cry oppression of the little guy, and Keillor as a liberal should be ashamed of his lawyers complying with the law! Don't they know it's more important for bloggers to do whatever they want with other people's creativity?

Pledge ruled unconstitutional - Okay well, ya got me there. Most liberal bloggers aren't getting worked up over this either. But, I suspect, only because it doesn't impact us doing whatever we want with other people's creativity.

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