Blackmoor Vituperative

This week, 50,000 new lawsuits have been filed against downloaders. It’s only going to get worse.”

“The history of copyright and intellectual property rights goes back to the 1700s. The free distribution of copyright works has never been impeded like it is today.”

“Surveillance methods being used are in the same league as those used by the NSA, CIA, MI5, MI6 and China. A real and genuine underground of revolt is brewing.

(from What’s inside your home is yours, except computer files, ZDNet)

Check out these samples of French animation.

Last April, Shepard Fairey mobilized his legal team to send Baxter Orr a cease and desist order threatening legal action against him. The Austin, Texas, artist made a parody of Fairey’s Andre the Giant design, adorning it with a SARS mask and the title “Protect Yourself.”

Now the Associated Press is suing Fairey for copyright infringement for using a wire service photo as a model for his artwork

What comes around goes around. Personally, I think both suits are absurd, and simply illuminate the absurdity of our copyright laws and the legal system that keeps them in place.

A custom figure maker called Sillof has created a series of figures for a Steampunk version of Star Wars that is really quite nifty. Check it out.

Just a quick entry to mention a list of Gary Gygax jokes, and a really neat gallery of art made from A4 paper.

This is perhaps the most brilliant thing I have seen in the realm of web-based comics.

Garfield Minus Garfield

The National Library of France (BnF) has an amazing collection of prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000. They are credited to Villemard.

Just for fun, here is a link to one reader’s opinion of the Top Ten Skimpiest Superheroine Costumes.

I used to have such a crush on Supergirl… and Vampirella… and Witchblade…

I have to admit that I am surprised that Starfire did not make the list.

YesButNoButYes has collected what they think are the top 15 unintentionally funny comic book panels ever. Funny, funny stuff.

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