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  <title>Comments for the public domain</title>
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    <id>tag:www.dashes.com,2004:/anil//1.1779</id>
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    <published>2004-06-21T22:40:13Z</published>
    <updated>2005-08-12T06:49:49Z</updated>
    <title>the public domain</title>
    <summary>The beautiful thing about Cory&apos;s speech being in the public domain isn&apos;t merely that I could make an HTML version called Cory Doctorow: Microsoft Research...</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Anil</name>
      <uri>http://anildash.com/</uri>
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      <![CDATA[<p>The beautiful thing about Cory's speech being in the public domain isn't merely that I could make an <span class="caps">HTML </span>version called <a title="Cory Doctorow: Microsoft Research DRM talk" href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/stuff/doctorow-drm-ms.html">Cory Doctorow: Microsoft Research <span class="caps">DRM </span>talk</a>, or that <a href="http://a.wholelottanothing.org/archives.blah/007922">Matt could clean it up</a>, or that <a href="http://www.kottke.org/04/06/cory-drm-talk">Jason could read it aloud</a>, it's the far larger and more important artistic potential.</p>

<p>In 50 years, I could take the whole shebang and turn it into an animated film with entertaining musical numbers.</p>

<p>I was thinking <span class="caps">DVD</span> Jon and Dmitry Skylarov as the lead character's witty sidekicks, constantly sniping at each other during the journey, but actually quite fond of each other when the chips are down. "Aw, Dmitry! I knew you were okay, after all!" "Da, Jon. I vas thinkink same thing!"</p>

<p>That lead character, of course, would be called Dr. O. The good Doctor would have a trio of wisecracking monkeys who follow him around, just for the merchandising potential. (Their names? Alice, Bob, and Carol. "Stop stealing my banana!" "But the bananas belong to the commons!" "Common? Common, quit stealing my banana!")</p>

<p>So Dr. O, <span class="caps">DVD</span> Jon, Dmitry, and the talking monkeys would all venture to the land of Redmond, reading ebooks and signing <em>completely unencumbered</em> songs to each other. The action sequence involves them fighting their way out of an entanglement in an obstruction only referred to as "The Darknet".</p>

<p>And then the climax of the film could be a big musical number ("Dee! Arrre! Emmm!") where they convince the Redmondites to abandon their path of shackling up the poor little songs and books that just want to be free.</p>

<p>And me? I would sell you the Alice, Bob, and Carol stuffed animals. Because you greedy bastards can't just copy a stuffed animal and give it away to all your thieving friends. Lunchboxes and footy pajamas are also available.</p>]]>
      
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    <id>tag:www.dashes.com,2004:/anil//1.1779-comment:3731</id>
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    <title>Comment from camworld on 2004-06-21</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Come now, you know perfectly well that in 50 years the planet will be over-run with rogue Dick Cheney cyborgs that terrorize human beings because they have developed a taste for their eyeballs. Dancing, animated monkeys are going to be the last thing humans think about when running from rogue Dick Cheney robots with...machine guns.</p>]]>
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    <published>2004-06-22T01:14:51Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Neil T. on 2004-06-22</title>
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        <name>Neil T.</name>
        <uri>http://www.neilturner.me.uk/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I'm impressed, albeit slightly concerned by how much thought you've put into this film...</p>]]>
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    <published>2004-06-22T08:24:41Z</published>
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    <id>tag:www.dashes.com,2004:/anil//1.1779-comment:3733</id>
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    <title>Comment from sebas on 2004-06-22</title>
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        <name>sebas</name>
        <uri>http://www.xqse.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Wow, sometimes you scare me :)<br />
Who is going to play the monkeys?</p>]]>
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    <published>2004-06-22T20:11:34Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Ø¨Ø¯Ø±Ø¤Ù‡ÙŠ on 2004-06-25</title>
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        <name>Ø¨Ø¯Ø±Ø¤Ù‡ÙŠ</name>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Because you greedy bastards can't just copy a stuffed animal and give it away to all your thieving friends. Lunchboxes and footy pajamas are also available.</p>

<p>Don't doubt the power of my child laborer armies overseas producing detailed knockoffs for pennies on the dollar.</p>]]>
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    <published>2004-06-25T14:40:32Z</published>
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