I love Improv Everywhere. Check out their latest stunt here. Now look at what happens when a news station does its normal “business as usual” but isn’t aware of just how Internet savvy the group is.
Then look at what happens when The Anchorman tries for a witty comeback.
Or uses MS Paint for the first time:
As a librarian, the whole fair use issue intrigues me. Why else would I listen to Lessig as I drive in the Scion? Out of sheer pretension?
Perhaps.
Also – did you see the memo to Hollywood from the New York Times? Is it within fair use to rip off Devin?
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That is pretty funny, and a very interesting point from Improv Everywhere- do copyright claims only apply to big companies?
We’ll find out when the New York Times hears from my lawyers.
The Big Apple will learn to fear the Barrister Guild of Devinistan.
Dog wisperer(adventurer2) got an email with links to improv everywhere on utube. they are sooooooooooooooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!! I love the food court one!!!!!!!!! the janitor is sooooooooooooooo halarious!!!!!!!!! the grand cenrtal freeze one and the sleeping in a turkish funiture store are funny also!!! Sidewalk driver likes the one where 100 shirless men walk into anacrombien fich(I have no Idea if that is spelled right!!) the store is obsessed with srtless guys but they kick out all 100 of them even the ones trying to buy $45 shirts!!!!!!!! the suicide jumper is also halarious!!!!!