[Noisebridge-discuss] NB Front Page!

[Sai]

Um, "tort" = civil prosecution, not criminal. Strawmanning is still
lame, even if slightly funny. :P

- Sai

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com> wrote:
> And I'm sure the local police department and FBI offices will use every
> resource at their disposal to ensure that Noisebridge upholds the wiki to
> the letter of the law. ;)
>
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Sai <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
>>
>> Several people got scared about the OP's use of the term "propaganda",
>> even though that usage is completely constitutionally protected humor,
>> and has nothing whatsofuckingever to do with the actual IRS policies
>> about partisanly participation in actual US elections.
>>
>> On the other hand, the unsanctioned use of Jimbo's name and likeness
>> in a banner purporting to support NB *is* illegal (as a tort) and
>> makes NB at the mercy of Jimbo's sense of humor (and/or actual support
>> of NB). I have no idea how litigious he is, but it is a liability.
>>
>> WTF, d00ds? Why freak out about something that actually isn't a legal
>> liabilty, but encourage something that is?
>>
>> - Sai
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