Re: Pluto's OK


"Rand Simberg" <simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:451249f0.315940768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:13:09 +0100, in a place far, far away,
gax.slee@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Gareth Slee) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

The IAU decided this week to remove Pluto from the list of planets. A
spokesman released this statement, "We're awfully sorry to have to let
Pluto go, but this restructuring is necessary to move this solar system
forward. We've got to tighten our asteroid belt and make difficult
decisions. We've really enjoyed working with Pluto in the past and wish
it no ill will. We look on this event as a great opportunity to
revitalize our system."

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Can I republish this on my blog, with attribution?

You can 'publish' anything you like on a personal blog.
Unless you're making money off of it, anything goes.
And unless they have it behind a credit card or such
....anything goes. If they're not making money off it
anything goes.

Putting something on the internet isn't publishing, it's
private speech. A personal blog or this post has
first amendment protection. Copyright laws do not
apply at all to speech.

Most people aren't aware of it, but the Supreme Court decision
in Reno v Aclu was clear. That internet talk such as this is
considered no different than two people chatting on the
sidewalk or in their own living room. No one has anything
to say about what is said or quoted, copyright or not.

Except that such internet speech, "as the most participatory form of
mass speech yet developed, deserves the very highest level
of first amendment protection". To quote Justice Renquist
in the decision.




Jonathan


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