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March 12, 2004
"Softly, A Legend Passes"...
by Ron HoganHarlan Ellison has published his obituary of DC Comics editor and "goodwill ambassador" Julius Schwartz on his official website. I'd quote from it, but Ellison maintains that "copying or distributing any part of this piece for personal use, commercial use, or any other use you can come up with is strictly forbidden," so I'll play it safe and simply suggest that this is one history lesson you'll want to hear.
Ron: Yeah, I saw that a few days ago and given the disclaimer, which doesn't seem to understand the doctrine of fair use (and which would get people more excited about the obituary), I figured why contribute to sour grapes?
Posted by: Ed at March 12, 2004 09:56 AMEd is right about fair use. The disclaimer is really an insult to intelligent people.
Posted by: Amanda at March 12, 2004 10:01 AMI didn't especially feel like distracting from the memory of Julius Scwartz to mention it in the same breath as the referral to the obit, but, yeah, of course Ellison completely blows off the legitimate doctrine of fair use. On the other hand, I was willing to cut him a little slack because I know his head's all caught up in that lawsuit against AOL.
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