Blakes7 March 2001

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I See Dead People
by Dana Shilling 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

OK, there's a necropolis in "Duel," but what do they do with dead bodies on Terra-- bury them? Cremate them? If there's a small population, there would probably be room for burials, but of course there would be no religious objections to cremation. -(Y)

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Re: copyright
by Steve Rogerson 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Annie said: "It appears to me that US copyright law is very similar if not the same as international (and UK) copyright law. Whether or not the trademark laws are also the same, I have to admit I don't know. I can say, though, that trademark and copyright are two different things and you *can not* copyright a character name (or situation)." I'm not sure if that is true in the UK. The reason I say that is that I am currently reading Chris Boucher's Dr Who novel Corpse Marker in which the … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] Re: use of image
by Shane Little 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Steve wrote: > Shane said: "The defense rests. Prosecution opens: yes, it is possible under the > current > libel laws to sue someone for an altered image or explicit artwork," > > Not so clear as you suggest. The extrapolation from an altered photograph to a > piece of artwork both being covered by libel laws does not necessarily work and to > my knowledge has never been put to the test in court. Perhaps not, but in the case of a piece of nude artwork which receives … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] Re: Blues war
by J MacQueen 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

>From: Fiona Moore <nydersdyner(a)yahoo.co.uk> >and Avon to a newer university that was probably >better academically but >less well respected (say the equivalent of Hull). I'd suggest the Australian "bushland" classification, but there are only two of those and Macquarie is pretty well respected. Well, more than Newcastle (if you ignore the reputation of the medical faculty there). "Bushland" can also equal mozzie infested, sadly. Might explain why Avon's a bit snappy. … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] Clearing (was blues war)
by Tavia 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Emma wrote: >Hence at my (slightly lower class perception) uni, the >first question on meeting an English person at St Andrews >uni (particularly if opposing them in debates/sports etc >and wanting to wind them up) was often 'I suppose you >came through clearing', the subtext being 'you were too >thick to get in down south.' There are southern analogues to this... At Imperial College London (one of the better places to study science/engineering in England) sufficiently many … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] I See Dead People
by Alison Page 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Kat said - >There's also "Morality Meat" by Raccoona Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jnr) Oy! I'm the one who's supposed to bring her up at every opportunity. Good ref though (that's the one with the little stick-on piggy tails right?) Alison

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Fw: [B7L] the future of programming
by Una McCormack 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Matthew read Alison's post about programming over my shoulder, and here's his thoughts: > [You may post this if you like] > > That isn't the future of programming. That's what the vast majority of the > industy is like today. > > And of course, one reason why software is so unreliable is that the systems > complexity is so large, even on a relatively trivial piece of software, that > it is _literally_ impossible (computationally impossible) to ensure that it > is … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] Deliverance and unfinished endings
by Shane Little 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Jacqui said: > Watching Series one recently - there are actually 5 unfinished stories Good basises for speculation in all cases, but I'm not so sure you can call them unfinished exactly. After all, for the Liberator crew, the story is finished in all cases. More like unresolved threads left hanging at the end of stories, for people to speculate on--including the crew... > And Meegat and friends - where there is a discussion among the Liberator group. The population of Cephalon (about … [View More]

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Re: [B7L] Recent slash discussions etc
by Marian de Haan 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Dana wrote: >Horizon is by definition a genzine. The first story in Horizon 22, Josie McCall's "Immolation," has a lot of violence. Although there is no explicit description, Avon's sexual involvement with an OFC and with Soolin are plot points. I think that a story with a similar violence level and that is no more explicit than "Tarrant took Avon in his arms, happy to assuage their loneliness" has equal claims to be considered gen.< That depends how you define slash. I thought the word … [View More]

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Re: use of image
by Steve Rogerson 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Shane said: "The defense rests. Prosecution opens: yes, it is possible under the current libel laws to sue someone for an altered image or explicit artwork," Not so clear as you suggest. The extrapolation from an altered photograph to a piece of artwork both being covered by libel laws does not necessarily work and to my knowledge has never been put to the test in court. Let me explain. Your example was the use of an actress's head superimposed on the nude body of another woman. This could … [View More]

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Blakes7 March 2001