A readable rant on an absurd war. The (then) upcoming Second Gulf War is compared to ritualized tribal warfare in the New Guinea highlands. With references to von Clausewitz, the ex-Soviet Union, the Khmer Rouge, etc. While on the other side of the IP (intellectual planet), a Gil Scott-Heron homage / parody crystalizes the reductio ad absurdum of the thousand year copyright. Mickey Mouse in the public domain: not bloody likely. Of course, not many people realize that Steamboat Willie was ripped off IP from Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill Junior. Luckily, Keaton was a drunk heading south in his career and Disney was a ruthless animator heading north towards his regal cryogenic end. Strangely enough, they both passed in 1966.
Posted by jim at March 26, 2003 06:21 AM