February 2012
27 posts
Copyright and Pinterest
Reporting on a lawyer and photographer who deleted her Pinterest account, Business Insider points out the specifics of fair use and copyright:
Kirsten turned to federal copyright laws and found a section on fair use. Copyrighted work can only be used without permission when someone is criticizing it, commenting on it, reporting on it, teaching about it, or conducting research. Repinning...
"Pinning" and intellectual property: Could using... →
wnyc:
onaissues:
“A woman named Kristen decided to look into the legality of Pinterest. After all, she’s a lawyer with a passion for photography. What she found scared her so much, she shut down her Pinterest boards entirely.”
Read more on Business Insider.
Pinsane. —A.P.
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capitalnewyork:
Ride the NYC subway?
Meet the boss of your commute: MTA chairman Joe Lhota
Lhota, a lifelong conservative Republican, was “installed by a governor who doesn’t much care about transit to straighten out the finances and public image of an authority that is a political pinata, all while keeping the trains running on time.”
In his first 100 days, he has:
Implemented Fastrack,...
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officialssay:
“My job description as I have defined it is to save Western civilization.”
—Newt Gingrich in a 1979 address to his congressional staff, via The Washington Post’s recent review of thousands of documents, spanning nearly three decades, that detail the politician’s career.
If salvation is Newt Gingrich, give me damnation.
"The unleashed id of a long-form writer is a... →
Spotted at last night’s Cindy Sherman opening: Chuck Close, Lou Reed, and Bill Cunnginham. I may have stared at bit too long when Lou Reed walked by.
“I want a good man for you, a brave man. Find a cowboy in the middle west and...”
– Easily my favorite line from the Christmas special.
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Watchdarklamb:
The best part about this video is that though you might think it’s a parody (a la` portlandia) it’s not. It’s for real.
“We met at a loft party in bushwick…”
One of the most memorable moments comes at minute 5:44 so check that out for sure.
Okay cool, I’m gonna go pack up and leave the city now.
Click if your Thursday needs a good eye-roll.
I know this is low-hanging fruit for...
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" And you know, if it wasn't the Grammys, it'd be... →
heymikewaskom:
—Justin Vernon
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH!
A good interview.
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Today would be just a regular Tuesday in my calendar, except I have dinner reservations and an exciting theater engagement with Nancy.
I’ll let you know if it’s any good ;)
UPDATE: Not recommended. I’ll share more words later, but in brief: dud.
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When The Night Knows—Whitney Houston x Chromeo...
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thefeeling:
“As a result, viewings of Midnight in Paris on the big screen became events in the Smug Olympics of the urban iPad class, with audiences risking physical injury as they competed to laugh the loudest to demonstrate to all around that yes, they know who Gertrude Stein is. It was laughter directed at the audience itself, not at the screen. Laughing to show you get the joke. Or since...
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