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[theweaselking]

"Space Cadets" - a reality TV show about convincing 9 people that they're going to be blasted into space after undergoing intensive training in Russia.

They're actually in Britain, on the set of Space Cowboys, using the mockups from the film.

I would so TOTALLY try to fly over the set during filming with a banner trailing from my plane, that says "It is a lie. You are in Britain." But I'd write the banner in Russian.

Also,
After very long thought and utterly serious deliberation, the Florida Supreme Court has unanimously pronounced pit bulls to be very bad dogs. Much too bad, you see, to symbolize a lawyer's services.

Also,

Three Liger cubs born in Novosibirsk zoo.

Also,
Labour shortage in New Orleans is so bad that Burger King is offering a $6000 signing bonus.

Comments

[harald387.livejournal.com]

From the last article:

Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

I've probably seen this a thousand times, but I've never really thought about it.

What exactly is the web, if not 'redistribution'?

-K

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

If I were to take that whole article and post it somewhere without permission, that would be redistribution. Linking it isn't quite the same thing.

One can make a case about proxy servers, however.

[harald387.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying that you're redistributing it. I'm certain linking's fine. I'm equally certain that posting it on the web initially is fine.

I'm just wondering whose brainstorm it was that came up with 'it's okay to post this to the web, but not okay to redistribute it'. Because that does not make sense.

See the monkey? Look at the funny monkey!

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

The people whose website it is on have permission to do so. They are part of the AP.

[jerril]

Yes, but what about the four servers between me and that website? And the google cache? And the internet archive? And various proxy servers? That's the slightly funny point about it.