“Our legendary personalities are evergreen ‘brands’ with the benefit of worldwide recognition,” reads a message on the Richman agency’s website. Guardian UK Article *vomits* Where is the line drawn between “public figure” and “celebrity”? How can a dead person have an agent, particulary where there are no specific works concerned other than a sense of character? It’s one thing to insist that Duck Soup is a work that should be protected (which any more simply means controlled by whomever has the most buX0rs), but shouldn’t personalities and such pass into the public domain as well? ( boingboing : Bill Gates 0wns Einstein, Groucho , Freud, Asimov, Fuller, et al )
My brain is having trouble assessing whether that was awesome or a waste of time. The cliffhanger only upsets me more, as now I must decide whether to pursue further viewings.
ReplyDeleteI settled on "marginally awesome" with no intent of seeing further episodes... though The Other Michael has mentioned something interesting in episode 4, I'm not wielding that kind of patience right now.
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